姓氏体现着历史、习俗、伦理道德等文化价值,不同民族有不同的姓氏特点,体现了各自不同的文化价值观。一、英美民族姓氏起源现代英美民族的姓氏大概可以追溯到中世纪(Middle Ages:between AD 1100 and 1500),中华民族的姓氏已有五千多年历史,但作为比较固定的文化范型,可以追溯到秦汉时期,距今有两千多年历史。而对于美国“新大陆”的土著居民,在哥伦布发现美洲之前,他们只有名而无姓氏。 Surname reflects the history, customs, ethics and other cultural values, different ethnic groups have different surname characteristics, reflecting their different cultural values. First, the origin of Anglo-American ethnic origin The surnames of modern Anglo-American peoples probably dating back to the Middle Ages (between AD 1100 and 1500), the Chinese surname has more than 5000 years of history, but as a more fixed cultural paradigm, traceable To the Qin and Han dynasties, dating back 2,000 years of history. And for the indigenous peoples of the United States, “New World,” they were only known but not surnamed before Columbus discovered America.