Some English matronyms are Beaton, Hilliard, and Megson.
Family names derived from matronyms are also found in Romania, especially in the region of Moldavia. Examples include: Aioanei, Ababei, Acatrinei, Ailincăi.
Some Icelandic people, like Heiðar Helguson, have matronyms. (See Icelandic name.)
Matronymics also appear in medieval Irish and Welsh tales such as Cath Maige Tuired and the Fourth Branch of the Mabinogi (the children of Dôn).
In the old Finnish system, women were standardly given matronyms, while men were given patronyms. (Since the 19th century the system of inherited family names has been used, however, and today nearly all Finlanders have inherited surnames.)
The Minangkabau of Indonesia are the largest group of people who use this naming system.
There are indications of a Jewish history of matronymic names.
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