partner-contact/base_partner_surname/partner_view.xml

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<openerp>
    <data>
    <record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_partner_address_form1_inherited">
        <field name="name">res.partner.address.form1.inherit</field>
        <field name="model">res.partner.address</field>
        <field name="type">form</field>
        <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_address_form1"/>
        <field name="arch" type="xml">
            <field name="type" position="before">
                <field name="first_name" select="1" on_change="onchange_name(first_name,last_name)"/>
                <field name="last_name" select="1" on_change="onchange_name(first_name,last_name)"/>
                <newline/>
            </field>
        </field>
    </record>

    <record model="ir.ui.view" id="view_partner_form_inherited">
        <field name="name">res.partner.form.inherit</field>
        <field name="model">res.partner</field>
        <field name="type">form</field>
        <field name="inherit_id" ref="base.view_partner_form"/>
        <field name="arch" type="xml">
            <xpath expr="/form/notebook/page[@string='General']/field/form/group/field[@name='name']" position="before">
                <field name="first_name" on_change="onchange_name(first_name,last_name)"/>
                <field name="last_name" on_change="onchange_name(first_name,last_name)"/>
                <newline />
            </xpath>
        </field>
    </record>
    </data>
</openerp>