Scottish names vs. English or Irish

[jfellrath]

BTW, the patronymic is more of a middle name than a last name. The Russians use ordinary family names, the patronymic just identifies who the father is. For example Vassily Ivanovich Zhukov's son Andre's full name would be Andre Vassilivich Zhukov.

Thanks, Doc. I knew I was remembering that from somewhere. I think I actually recalled it from a Tom Clancy novel - when Jack Ryan's Soviet Counterpart would refer to him as Ivan Emmetovich.