Sometimes surnames were created from the father's forename (known as patronymic). 1  Peter has a son called John. John's surname becomes Peterson (Peter's son). 2  Ruairidh has a son called DÃ²mhnall. DÃ²mhnall's surname becomes MacRuairidh, or MacRury (mac Ruairidh).
Mandel Ngan/AFP/Getty Images. There are a few appropriate responses to the news, broken by US Weekly on Wednesday, that Donald and Melania Trump allegedly sleep in separate bedrooms.
John Adams, 2nd President: 1797-1801 â¢ John Adams was the first president to reside in the White House, moving in November 1800 while the paint was still wet. â¢ When Adams and his family moved to Washington to live in the White House, they got lost in the woods north of the city for several hours.