Genealogy:Model surname category page

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This is largely superseded because we are putting that sort of information on corresponding article pages leaving very little editable text on the category pages; see Forum:Surnames for the reasoning and Help:Surname for the updated guidelines.

This page sets out two "model" forms of the text to be shown in a "... Surname" category. Neither is compulsory; but contributors who copy and paste one of these models (and type or paste the surname in the places indicated) will ensure that their page is able to be found easily, more quickly than by typing things out.

The first model has our current thinking on the "ideal" set of details (which requires replacement of "XXX" with the actual surname in three places).

Each model includes a one-click search of Wikipedia for the name. Wikipedia has different ways of presenting surnames; a search should give either:

• a page with just the name (possibly a disambiguation page linking to places and/or people), such as Wikipedia:Special:Search/Milton; or
• a hit list starting with some of the most useful pages: such as a page of the form "XXX (surname)" or pages mentioning (in name or text) people with that surname. Try this: Wikipedia:Special:Search/Forlong.

[edit] Detailed format

Copy the text below and paste into the [[Category:... Surname]] page. Replace "XXX", in the three places where it appears, with the specified name. Then optionally replace "Alternative spelling 1", and so on.

<!-- Replace "XXX" below, once near the top and twice near the bottom, with the specified surname. -->

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This category collects pages and subcategories related to the [[XXX]] surname.

==Meaning and origin==
(''If this becomes lengthy, create a separate article with just the name as its title; example: [[Ferguson]]'')

==Alternative spellings and/or variants==
===Spellings===
* ''Alternative spelling 1 (Replace with actual name)''
* (''If more than one, give each a separate line starting with a star'')

===Variants===
<!--(''For cultural variants; for example, for names that have very different uses in different cultures.'')-->

==Cultural context==
<!--(''If this becomes lengthy, then - as above - create a separate article with just the name as its title'')-->

==List/s of individuals possibly not listed automatically below==
* [[:Category:XXX Unlinked Individuals|]]

== References ==
<references/>

==External links==
* [[Wikipedia:Special:Search/XXX|Search Wikipedia for the name]]

[[Category:Surnames]]