Evolution of surname distribution under gender-equality measures.
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 21533170.
- Also identified by DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0018105 and PMC identifier 3077379.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
- The licence permits redistribution, so the abstract is shown in full and the full text is available from the publisher.
Abstract
We consider a model for the evolution of surname distribution under a gender-equality measure currently being discussed by the Spanish Parliament (whereby children would adopt their mother's and father's surnames in alphabetical order). We quantify how this would bias the alphabetical distribution of surnames, and analyze its effect on the present distribution of surnames in Spain.
Medical subject headings
- Names