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CDinDC t1_j9wnhtb wrote

Reply to comment by danathecount in TIL residents of Tangier Island, 12 miles off the coast of Virginia, have remained so isolated they still speak a dialect similar to the original colonists from the 1700s by emily_9511

Iceland also needs this app because their surname system doesn’t make it clear who might be a cousin. If I meet someone with my great-grandmother’s maiden name as a last name, I know to avoid mating with them.

In Iceland, surnames are just your fathers first name + dóttir or son. It can be a lot less clear that you might be genetically connected to a hook up.

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MattyKatty t1_j9y7i4d wrote

> If I meet someone with my great-grandmother’s maiden name as a last name, I know to avoid mating with them.

That far removed, and that being the only familial connection, you would very likely be fine. Unless your great-grandmother also happened to be her own aunt/cousin, I guess.

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Sharrakor t1_j9yfgu3 wrote

You know your great-grandmothers' maiden names?

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-UpsetDesk t1_j9yulbz wrote

… You don’t?

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Sharrakor t1_j9yvewy wrote

I just remembered that I made a family tree years ago, so upon looking them up, now I do. I will probably forget before the end of the day, though.

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