Why do we have 2nd names and what are there meanings?

If you're talking about last names, it's a little complicated. Last names were a way of identifying yourself back in old times, as where you came from or who your family was, your village, or your clan/tribe. It's been around since before the biblical age. Watch Braveheart with Mel Gibson in it, and pay attention to how they introduce themselves. You'll see what I mean.

Why do we have 2nd names and what are there meanings?
YOURS, "WOODHEAD," MEANS YOUR MOM HATES YOU








AND SHE HATES ME TOO NOT AS MUCH AS YOU, HENCE, YOUR STUPID NAME WOODHEAD, IT MEANS HATED BY MOMMY
Reply:its a good way to trace our ancestory
Reply:If you are referring to middle names, then, in the catholic faith the middle name is that of a saint, In the castilian culture it is your mother's maiden name,yet I an familiar with it's use only with the females of the culture. Protest use paternal father's name as well as maternal father;s first name as middle name, Also a middle name says a lot about your ancestry as well as the faith of your forefathers.