Template:Surname/doc

Usage

 * display – the unqualified surname [optional]
 * display – the unqualified surname [optional]

A surname page – Foo (surname) – should have a brief lede that describes the history of the surname. This can be a single sentence as in the example, Cross (surname). If this lede is absent, consider doing a little research in Wiktionary, etc. to improve the surname page.

Place at the bottom of surname pages. Do not use this template on disambiguation pages that contain a list of people by family name and other entries. Instead categorize the disambiguation page by including the surname parameter with the Disambiguation template. For example,. This will include the disambiguation page in Category:Surnames.

If the page title is not the surname itself, add the surname as the first parameter. For example, "Lee (surname)" or "Lee (disambiguation)"; use  instead. However, this parameter is for display purposes only. controls sorting of all categories for consistency.

Category:Surnames automatically includes all articles that have this template. Any surname language categories should immediately follow the surname template, after they have been verified from reliable sources.

A maintenance category includes any template instances with too many or obsolete parameters. (This should be empty.)