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Re:Many white students lied about their race to improve chan... by endisneigh on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @08:30AM (#29012361)
What exactly is an "ethnic sounding" name?

Pretty much all the literature out there shows that people with more "white names" get more interviews and have more callbacks.

2008 - https://www.econstor.eu/bitstream/10419/35823/1/584702035.pd...

2016 - http://www-2.rotman.utoronto.ca/facbios/file/Whitening%20MS%...

2017 - https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/23780231177371...

Re:Many white students lied about their race to improve chan... by dotancohen on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @08:33AM (#29012405)
Probably a name that was never used by a King of England or found in the New Testament, if the GP is from the US.
Re:Many white students lied about their race to improve chan... by quantumfissure on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @08:32AM (#29012393)
My first and last name aren't typical Anglo-Saxon (i.e. John; Mark; Bill; Ken; etc...).
Re:Many white students lied about their race to improve chan... by mc32 on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @08:39AM (#29012477)
So something like Joaquim Estevez?

Interestingly, in the UK Bill, Ken, John are often seen as lower class names and names like Dominic, Lucian, Francis are more upper class.

Re:Many white students lied about their race to improve chan... by quantumfissure on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @09:05AM (#29012787)
Actually, yes. Paternal/Family name is Hispanic; First name is after my great-great-great grandfather. That gives me an "ethnic sounding" name.
Re:Many white students lied about their race to improve chan... by mc32 on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @09:12AM (#29012853)
Sometimes missionaries (among others) when they go abroad give their locally born kids local names, sometimes they take on local surnames (if the move is permanent) though that’s much less common. Of course there can be marriages too that can mix things up too.
Re:Many white students lied about their race to improve chan... by endisneigh on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @08:33AM (#29012398)
So anything that's not Anglo-Saxon is ethnic sounding? What country are you based in?
Re:Many white students lied about their race to improve chan... by Jensson on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @08:36AM (#29012432)
> What country are you based in?

From context it is USA. Asking job applicants about race is illegal or at least not common in most countries.

Re:Many white students lied about their race to improve chan... by superduperuser on Wednesday October 27, 2021 @08:37AM (#29012457)
United States of America.