title: [The distribution of surnames in the Saguenay and Charlevoix regions as indicators of population structure in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries].
abstract: "This paper presents a statistical analysis of surnames, revealing a striking similarity between the Saguenay and Charlevoix regions in the province of Quebec, since the 19th century.  Indeed, a migration study also shows that the former region was created in the 1840's by immigrants coming mostly from the latter.  An analysis by decade also shows that the Saguenay population structure has remained relatively stable since the middle of the 19th century.  It is suggested that this kind of surnames analysis may be a useful indicator not only of the dynamics of a population, but also of the evolution of the whole gene pool.  It seems however to reflect very poorly the movement or diffusion of any deleterious gene in particular." (SUMMARY IN ENG AND SPA)
mesh_terms: D000569:Americas; D001695:Biology; D002170:Canada; D003710:Demography; D019049:Developed Countries; D003906:Developing Countries; D004641:Emigration and Immigration; D005823:Genetics; D005828:Genetics, Population; D009656:North America; D011153:Population; D011154:Population Characteristics; D011157:Population Dynamics; D012106:Research; D012942:Social Sciences
keywords: Americas; Biology; Canada; Comparative Studies; Demographic Analysis; Demographic Factors; Demography; Developed Countries; Developing Countries; Genetics; Genetics, Population; Historical Demography; Historical Survey; Migration; North America; Northern America; Population; Population Characteristics; Population Dynamics; Research Methodology; Social Sciences
vernacular_title: La statistique agregee des patronymes du Saguenay et de Charlevoix comme indicateurs de la structure de la population aux XIXe et XXe siecles.