Description

Template:SurnameArticle is used on any article about a specific surname. The article name must be the surname itself followed by " (surname)". For example, for the surname "Abel", use the article, Abel (surname). If it is not, then please Rename it so that it does follow that form.

How to use it

Copy and paste the "Page outline" (which you see below under that heading) into the top corner of the edit box of the surname article (right before {{alsoWP}} if that is there, and before anything else). Then, simply add information after the "equals" signs on the template (avoiding carriage returns if practicable). Anyone can add more later; the only addition you must make is in the "Surname =" line: paste or drag'n'drop from the address bar or elsewhere, but a useful second addition is to copy the surname also to the external link for the Internet Surname Database.

Notes

The lines after the }} are used for starting the history/background of the surname in as much more detail as contributors wish.

The article will automatically be categorized with Category:Surname articles and its respective surname category and will have a prominent extra link at the top to the latter.

Page outline

{{SurnameArticle
| Surname = 
| Image = <!--Image, such as coat of arms, goes here.-->
| Origin = <!--Country(ies) or region(s) of origin-->
| Meaning = <!--What it means (brief word or phrase)-->
| Variant1 = <!--Variants; these link to existing or proposed categories-->
| Variant2 = 
| Variant3 = 
| Variant4 =<!-- add variants 5, 6, 7, or any other number in the same way 
(within reason) -->
}}
<!--After the template, a more detailed description/history of the surname.-->

==Individuals with that surname but no separate page==
(''list them here and someone can create pages when there's enough detail'')
==See also==
(''other relevant pages on Familypedia'')
==External links==
(''relevant pages on other sites'')
*http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/<!-- insert name straight after "com/" -->

{{surname-stub}}