title: Migration through surnames in Campobasso Province, Italy.
abstract: Data on grandparental surnames were obtained from school-children in 22 communes from Campobasso Province, Italy (Molise Region). The distribution of surnames was shown to be almost exactly linear by a log2-log2 transformation, which justified the fitting of the data to Fisher's logarithmic distribution. The values for v were higher among women. When v was standardized to minimize bias due to sample size, the value was one-third the estimate of migration from exogamy data. The higher values of v for females indicate that there is greater mobility of female marriage partners than males.
authors: Dipartimento di Biologia animale e dell'uomo, Università di Torino, Italy.
authors: G
authors: G
authors: Biondi
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Raspe
authors: C G
authors: CG
authors: Mascie-Taylor
mesh_terms: D004641:Emigration and Immigration / Q000706:statistics & numerical data* / Q000639:trends*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007558:Italy; D016014:Linear Models; D008297:Male; D008393:Marriage / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000639:trends; D009275:Names; D011159:Population Surveillance / Q000379:methods*; D012737:Sex Factors; D012945:Social Values