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In the late 1800s to early 1900s, was it more common to have two middle names or one?
http://www.genfiles.com/articles/middle-names/ - This is about middle names in [name_u]America[/name_u].
“In less than a single century middle names were transformed from a somewhat faddish rarity to a practical requirement. The practice did not really catch on with the middle class until after the turn of the century, and became increasingly common within a generation or two. Although only a small percentage of children born around 1800 were given a middle name, it had become nearly customary by the time of the Civil War. By 1900 nearly every child born had a middle name. In fact, the enlistment form used in World War I was the first government form to provide space to write a middle name – a reflection of the assumption that nearly every man had one.”