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How your last name will doom your descendants centuries from now – The Washington Post

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https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2012/10/18/how-your-last-name-will-doom-your-ancestors-centuries-from-now/?noredirect=on&utm_term=.1160683da169

I feel like this is a big deal. I remember hearing about this on NPR years ago.

(Wealth, status, and family name or surname.)

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