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One Story a Day for Beginners, Book 8 · August · Story 31 — Family Names

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Story 31. Family Names

A family name is the name that all members of a family use.

In English, people put their family name last, so it's also called a last name.

In China, Li is one of the most common family names.

How many people have Li as their family name?

Almost 100 million people.

What's the most common family name in Canada?

It's Smith.

How many?

It's over 60,000 people.

Wow!

We are the Smith family.

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