Surnames usually originated from one of the five following sources: (although the same surname may have multiple meanings from different sources in different places). 1  From the first name of father used with either a suffix or prefix (which differ from country to country) to identify the person as son of.2  Examples:urnames usually originated from one of the five following sources: (although the same surname may have multiple meanings from different sources in different places). 1  From the first name of father used with either a suffix or prefix (which differ from country to country) to identify the person as son of. 2  Examples:
It was with this responsibility in mind that John Glenn lifted off from the launch pad at Cape Canaveral at 9:47 a.m. on February 20, 1962. Some 100,000 spectators watched on the ground nearby and millions more saw it on television.
John Glenn, a symbol of the space age as the first American to orbit Earth, sat down with John Schwartz in 2012 â the 50th anniversary of his flight â to talk about making history and that âbeautiful view.â. 1  By ERIK OLSEN, JOHN SCHWARTZ and TAIGE JENSEN on Publish Date December 8, 2016.