- For articles in Italian, please use Template:SurnameArticle/doc (.it) and do not delete lines in English (but translate them if you like).
- Description
- Template:SurnameArticle is used on any article about a specific surname. The article name must be the surname itself followed by " (surname)". For example, for the surname "Abel", use the article, Abel (surname). If it is not, then please Rename it so that it does follow that form.
- How to use it
- Copy and paste the "Page outline" (which you see below under that heading) into the top corner of the edit box of the surname article (right before {{alsoWP}} if that is there, and before anything else). Then, simply add information after the "equals" signs on the template (avoiding carriage returns if practicable). Anyone can add more later; the only addition you must make is in the "Surname =" line: paste or drag'n'drop from the address bar or elsewhere, but useful additions are to copy the surname also to the external links for the Internet Surname Database and "FindAGrave".
- Notes
- The lines after the }} are used for starting the history/background of the surname in as much more detail as contributors wish.
- The article will automatically be categorized with Category:Surname articles and its respective surname category and will have a prominent extra link at the top to the latter.
Page outline
{{SurnameArticle
| Surname =
| Image = <!--Image, such as coat of arms, goes here.-->
| Origin = <!--Country(ies) or region(s) of origin-->
| Meaning = <!--What it means (brief word or phrase)-->
| Variant1 = <!--Variants; these link to existing or proposed categories-->
| Variant2 =
| Variant3 =<!-- add variants 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 in the same way -->
}}<!-- leave this line alone -->
<!--After that, more detailed description/history of the surname.-->
<!-- Then specific headings: -->
==Individuals with that surname but no separate page==
:(''List them here; someone can create pages when there's enough detail'')
==See also==
:(''other relevant pages on Familypedia'')
==External links==
:(''relevant pages on other sites'')
*{{FAGsurname|}}<!-- insert name straight after "|"
(with "_" instead of space if there are two or more words) -->
*http://www.surnamedb.com/Surname/<!-- insert name just after "Surname/"
(with "_" instead of space if there are two or more words) -->
{{surname-stub}}<!-- delete this line after there's lots of detail -->
