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Sinhmani Posted 12 years ago
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IS it possible to find when Jr. and Sr. , the name suffixes came into prevalence

'Jr.' and 'Sr.' are personal name suffixes. Just curious to know when they came into prevalence
  

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Hi Good question. It is a US tradition and I'd guess it is 18th century. It arises because sons are named exactly after their fathers.

— Dave_anon

  • Hi Good question.
  • It is a US tradition and I'd guess it is 18th century.
  • It arises because sons are named exactly after their fathers.
  • The earliest example I could find was John Jacob Astor, Jr (1791 - 1869) who was the son of John Jacob Astor (1763 - 1848) Dave
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Hi

Good question. It is a US tradition and I'd guess it is 18th century. It arises because sons are named exactly after their fathers. The earliest example I could find was John Jacob Astor, Jr (1791 - 1869) who was the son of John Jacob Astor (1763 - 1848)

Dave
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According to this etymology dictionary, junior (Jr.) was from the 1630s, and senior (as the father of two men with the same name) from the 13th century.

http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term=senior&allowed_in_frame=0
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