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*<span id="surname guessing">{{man label|Surname guessing:}}<span> This option affects the initial family name of a child when they are added to the family tree. The default {{man label|Father's surname}} will use the family name of the father. Selecting {{man label|None}} means that no surname guessing will be attempted. Selecting {{man label|Combination of mother's and father's surname}} will use the father's name followed by the mother's name. Finally, {{man label|[https://wikipedia.org/wiki/Icelandic_name Icelandic style]}} will use the father's given name followed by the "sson" suffix (e.g. the son of Edwin will be guessed as Edwin''sson'').
{{man tip|1=Tip |2=The {{man label|Surname Guessingguessing:}} option only affects the initial family name guessed by Gramps when the {{man label|[[Gramps_5.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Entering_and_editing_data:_detailed_-_part_1#Edit_Person_dialog|Edit Person]]}} dialog is launched from a {{man label|Family Editor}} window.
You can modify that name any way you see fit. Set this Preferences [[Gramps_5.2_Wiki_Manual_-_Settings#Display|Display tab]] option to the value that you will most frequently use, as it will save you a lot of typing.
