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beingsubmitted OP t1_ixu3b2b wrote

Reply to comment by unenlightenedgoblin in Trendeigh: Popularity of "eigh" in US names 1910-2020 [OC] by beingsubmitted

>1.5% is significant from a possible sample of 000s of names

A percentage is already "out of". It's already a ratio.

How would fearing a loss of identity lead to abandoning that identity and inventing a new one?

Fearing a loss of identity is not the same as trying to establish an identity. It's very much the opposite.

I see no compelling reason for the hypothesis you suggest.

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