Surname

A surname or family name is a name added to a given name. In many cases, a surname is a family name and many dictionaries define "surname" as a synonym of "family name". In the western hemisphere, it is commonly synonymous with last name because it is usually placed at the end of a person's given name.

In most Spanish-speaking and Portuguese-speaking countries, two or more last names (or surnames) may be used. In China, Hungary, Japan, Korea, Madagascar, Taiwan, Vietnam, and parts of India, the family name is placed before a person's given name.

The style of having both a family name (surname) and a given name (forename) is far from universal. In many countries, it is common for ordinary people to have only one name or mononym.

The concept of a "surname" is a relatively recent historical development, evolving from a medieval naming practice called a "byname". Based on an individual's occupation or area of residence, a byname would be used in situations where more than one person had the same name.

Custer (surname)

Custer is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:

  • Boston Custer (1848–1876), brother of George Armstrong Custer
  • Cole Custer (1998–), American racing driver
  • Elizabeth Bacon Custer (1842–1933), wife of George Armstrong Custer
  • George Armstrong Custer (1839–1876), American Civil War general
  • Omer N. Custer (1873-1942), American politician
  • Thomas Custer (1845–1876), brother of George Armstrong Custer, two-time recipient of the U.S. Army Medal of Honor
  • Willard Ray Custer (1899–1985), inventor of channel wing airfoils
  • Custer (TV series)

    Custer, also known as The Legend of Custer, is a 17-episode military-western television series which ran on ABC from September 6 to December 27, 1967, with Wayne Maunder in the starring role of then Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer. During the American Civil War, Custer had risen to the rank of major general, the youngest in the Union Army. He was demoted after the war during force reductions to the rank of Captain, but was reinstated in 1866 as a Lieutenant Colonel in command of the Seventh Cavalry, stationed at Fort Riley, Kansas. Many of the soldiers in the regiment were derelicts, former Confederates, or even criminals. The series was cancelled before the script timeline would have reached the Little Big Horn River of southeastern Montana, where all perished on June 25, 1876, in a Sioux Indian ambush,

    Robert F. Simon played Custer's commanding officer, U.S. General Alfred H. Terry, who disapproved of Custer's long hair and much of his methodology of fighting Indians.Slim Pickens starred as a scout named California Joe Milner. Michael Dante appeared as Sioux Chief Crazy Horse. Peter Palmer played Sergeant James Bustard, a former Confederate soldier. Grant Woods appeared as Captain Myles Keogh. Read Morgan, formerly a cavalry officer on NBC's The Deputy, appeared in the episode "Spirit Woman" in the role of a medicine man.

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    Custer

    by: Johnny Cash

    Now I will tell you buster that I ain't a fan of Custer
    And the General he don't ride well anymore
    To some he was a hero but to me his score was zero
    And the General he don't ride well anymore
    Now Custer done his fightin' without too much excitin'
    And the General he don't ride well anymore
    General Custer come in pumpin' when the men were out a huntin'
    But the General he don't ride well anymore
    With victories he was swimmin' he killed children dogs and women
    But the General he don't ride well anymore
    Crazy Horse sent out the call to Sitting Bull and Gall
    And the General he don't ride well anymore
    Now Custer split his men well he won't do that again
    Cause the General he don't ride well anymore
    Twelve thousand warriors waited they were unanticipated
    And the General he don't ride well anymore
    It's not called an Indian victory but a bloody massacre
    And the General he don't ride well anymore
    There might have been more enthusin' if us Indians had been losin'
    But the General he don't ride well anymore
    General George A.Custer oh his yellow hair had lustre
    But the General he don't ride well anymore
    For now the General's silent he got barbered violent
    And the General he don't ride well anymore




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    Feeling the burn: Fuels reduction project proposed for area of Custer Gallatin south of Bozeman

    Belgrade News 25 Apr 2025
    The Hyalite Cottonwood Hazardous Fuels Reduction Project is proposed for 7,905 acres between Hyalite Canyon Road and the South Cottonwood Creek Trail, north of the reservoir to the Custer-Gallatin Forest boundary ... .
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    No contested races means no May elections in Custer County

    Idaho Press-Tribune 25 Apr 2025
    Custer County voters won't visit any polling sites May 20 since there are no contested races for any of the special taxing districts that would be on the consolidated election ballot ... .
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    Queens Cup cocktail competition returns to The Bonnie for 15th annual showdown

    QNS 25 Apr 2025
    [caption id="attachment_93405" align="aligncenter" width="700"] Via Getty Images[/caption] ... from 7 p.m ... Tali Custer Longo, event manager at the Bonnie, said the bar is "really leaning into the nostalgia of the video game" for this year's competition ... .
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    Planned Road Closure Scheduled for U.S. Highway 385 in Custer Area (DOT - South Dakota Department of Transportation)

    Public Technologies 22 Apr 2025
    Highway 385 in Custer Area ... Tim Wicks, Custer Area Engineering Supervisor, 605-673-4948. CUSTER, S.D ... Highway 385 between Be Still Road and Calumet Road in the Custer area.
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    Kelly J. Custer

    Telegraph Herald 20 Apr 2025
    PLATTEVILLE, Wis.Kelly J. Custer, 69, of Platteville, WI, passed away on Sunday, April 13, 2025. A memorial service will be held at 6.00 p.m. on Friday, April 25th at Haudenshield Funeral Home & Crematory in Cuba City, WI, ... .
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    Sheehy talks military colleges with Miles City students; protestors want him to talk to voters

    Longview News-Journal 16 Apr 2025
    Sheehy, the Republican politician who unseated long-time Democratic Sen. Jon Tester in November's election, was in Miles City for a presentation to students at CCDHS about military colleges and career paths in the U.S. Armed Forces ....
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    Photos: Reed-Custer at Manteno baseball

    Kankakee Daily Journal 15 Apr 2025
    Green Street in Ottawa to be reduced to 1 lane for construction April 16. .
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    Reed-Custer takes adantage of four-run first, gem from Alex Bielfeldt for win at Manteno

    Kankakee Daily Journal 15 Apr 2025
    Monday’s Illinois Central Eight Conference tilt between Reed-Custer and host Manteno was a matchup between a Comets team that looks firmly out of their funk and a Panthers team looking to avoid one of their own ... Tuesday at Reed-Custer.
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    Golddiggers win home baseball opener over Custer 15-0

    Black Hills Pioneer 12 Apr 2025
    DEADWOOD — Lead-Deadwood erupted in the final two innings Thursday evening and defeated Custer 15-0 in the Golddiggers’ high school baseball home opener at Keene Park ....
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    Luke Gallet, Joey Starks lead Dwight past Reed-Custer in area baseball

    Pontiac Daily Leader 12 Apr 2025
    Dwight defeated Reed-Custer 12-4 in a nonconference baseball game.Pontiac lost to Tolono 9-0 and Marquette 3-2.Lexington fell to GCMS 5-3, and Prairie Central beat Iroquois West 14-3.
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    MHSA Havre Blue Ponies Defeats Custer County

    Havre Daily News 11 Apr 2025
    ... runs on three hits to lead Havre Blue Ponies past Custer County on Saturday.
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    Custer County prosecuting attorney disbarred

    Idaho Press-Tribune 10 Apr 2025
    Justin Oleson, the Custer County prosecuting attorney, who also was a partner in a Blackfoot law firm, was disbarred by the Idaho Supreme Court April 2 ... .
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