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by grifaton 5633 days ago
I'm not sure about this - first-century London was about the size of Hyde Park!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roman_London#First_century_AD

Edit - also, it appears that prior to the fifteenth century, the Welsh tended to use a patronymic naming system.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Welsh_surnames