#809 ELLISON Son of Ellis/Elias/Elijah. #17 TAYLOR From the family of the tailor. #873 BERNAL Spanish surname meaning son of Baruch. #365 BENSON Son of Benjamin. #931 CANO Spanish/Portugal surname referring to a cave, or a French/Italian occupational surname occupational for someone who supplied cane/reeds for thatching. #777 PRUITT From the Old French proux meaning valiant or brave one. #606 LARSEN Son of Lars. #412 RAMSEY Locational surname from the town of Ramsey, UK. #242 NUEZ Son of Nuo #216 LANE Irish surname from OLaighin, meaning the descendant of Laighean. "Top 100 Most Common Last Names in the United States." #590 GREER From the family of Gregory. . #312 SCHNEIDER Occupational surname for a tailor. #538 MACIAS Spanish/Jewish surname meaning Messiah. #262 BISHOP Occupational surname for a bishop. #760 STRONG Descriptive surname for a person who was physically strong. #212 DUNCAN Irish surname from the Gaelic meaning brown chief. #19 JACKSON Son of Jack/John. 434k Noah is predicted to be the #2 boy name, 5.2m John is predicted to be the #23 boy name, 2.6m Joseph is predicted to be the #24 boy name, 1.6m Matthew is predicted to be the #34 boy name, and 287k Luke is predicted to be . #864 PECK Occupational surname for someone who dealt in pekkesa medieval measure of dry goods equal to 28 pounds. #745 SOLOMON Peaceful one, from the Hebrew Shalom. #542 STOKES From the Old English stoc meaning trunk of a tree. The percentage of American babies born with the top 10 most popular first names for boys in their time has fallen dramatically in the past century, from 40 percent in the 1880s to 8 percent by 2015, a statistic that might reflect a rise in people using names to signal their identity. #299 FOWLER Occupational surname for someone who works with fowl (birds). If new parents make a point of discussing how to structure their childs last name, Mallinson said, they might open up space for a similar explosion of surnames. The FamilySearch Library has digitized records for the years 1594 to 1924 from the main Cathedral in St. Augustine, indexes, and various transcripts. #60 REYES Literally translated to Kings, it refers to the phrase La Virgen de los Reyes, meaning the Virgin of the Kings. The share of women who themselves kept their surname after marriage was about 3 percent in 1975, when some states still required women to take their husbands name to register to vote. #923 QUINTANA Country house. #107 COLEMAN Son of Colum. The personal name meant something along the lines of "hound of desire" in Gaelic. #789 PALACIOS Spanish surname for someone who lived in a palace or worked in a palace. #297 SCHULTZ Occupational surname for a judge or mayor. I am a retired Registered Investment Advisor with 12 years experience as head of an investment management firm. #135 STEVENS Son of Steven. #636 BRUCE From various place names in Normandy, France. #423 MOSS A contraction of the name Moses, meaning born of a god. One being an occupational surname for a bow maker. #701 BRENNAN From the Irish surname O Braonin, meaning descendant of Braonn. Literally means raindrop or drop of moisture. Literally means the gate at the boundary. Here are the top 100 names as ranked by the 2010 Census. #870 HURLEY From the village on cleared land. Again, you have to be aware of the two names and keep an eye out for both. FamilySearch Terms of Use (Updated 2021-09-27) | Privacy Notice (Updated 2021-04-06), 2023 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. #653 WYATT Brave warrior. #117 PATTERSON Son of Patrick. Burke 30. #376 CABRERA From the place of goats. #930 HAYDEN From the hedge enclosure, down hill. #591 SUMMERS Occupational surname for a sumpter a person who drove pack mules or horses. #539 VILLANUEVA From the new town. 1 Available. #758 MOON Either from the French word moun meaning a monk or someone who lives a monastic lifestyle, or from the Cornish word mon, meaning thin applied to a person who was skinny. Most were expelled from their homes on the Iberian Peninsula in 1492, when the Catholic monarchs of Spain issued the Alhambra decree. #888 MAGANA Habitational name from either of the villages named Magaa, in Soria and Crdoba provinces in Spain. #600 ZUNIGA From the town of Estuniga, Spain. #585 BRYAN High, Noble. #597 DECKER Occupational surname for a thatcher or roofer. 92.00%, or 92 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic Black Only". #301 DAVIDSON Son of David. #62 MORRIS Dark-skinned, from the Moors. #424 SWANSON Son of Swan or an occupational surname for a herdsman (swain). #177 ROSE Lives near the roses. #304 MAY Family of Matthew. #512 OROZCO Habitational name from Orozco, Spain. #198 KELLEY Irish surname meaning bright headed or red-headed. #275 REID Red-headed or had a ruddy complexion. Not sure about the geography of the middle east? Byrne 8. #105 SULLIVAN Irish surname from descendant of Sileabhn (Little Dark Eyes) Agostinho It originated from the Portuguese surname Augustine, derived from the Latin word "augere," meaning "to increase." Saint Augustine of Hippo was a significant early Christian theologian who has spread evangelism across continents. #500 HARRINGTON From the town of stony ground. #526 KRAMER Occupational surname for a merchant or shopkeeper. #806 GENTRY Born of high status. Though few studies on the topic have been conducted, evidence suggests that in almost every American family with a mom and a dad, children receive their fathers last name. #474 WOLF Son of Wolfgang. #805 CHUNG Chinese/Korean surname literally meaning hanging bell flower. #879 PUGH Welsh surname from ap Hugh meaning son of Hugh. #221 DELGADO Slender, skinny. #821 LIVINGSTON From the town founded by Leving (given name). #449 ADKINS Family or son of Adam. Baby names are an important cultural tradition across the world, and have been for thousands of years. #204 HANSEN Son of Hans. #837 ENRIQUEZ Son of Enrique. 15. #633 KIRBY Lives near the Church/Farm. #54 TURNER Occupational surname for someone who worked with a lathe. #458 DELACRUZ Literally translates to of the cross. In this case a similar sounding American name may be adopted. 50 Most Common Last Names in America (Update for 2023), Population of the United States by Race and Hispanic/Latino Origin, Extreme Points of the United States (States & Territories). #567 COCHRAN Scottish surname for a family who lived near the lowlands of Cochrane. Individual judges have repeatedly used the legal doctrine of the best interests of the child to side with the father. #323 CAMPOS Lives in or near the countryside. #920 BLANCHARD With white hair or pale complexion. #968 STANTON From the village on stony ground. The look and structure of the American family has transformed to include more queer couples, more unmarried couples, and more racially diverse couples, all of whom seem less attached to patrilineal surnames. #415 PAUL Small. #457 POTTER Occupational surname for someone who made pottery. It doesnt match my passport. #654 DALTON From the town near the valley, dale. #553 PIEDA Habitational surname from several places in Spain. #815 LEBLANC French surname for someone who was pale or had very blond hair. #420 CROSS Locational for someone who lived near a crossing, or occupational for someone who carried a cross in church. #961 OCONNELL Descendant of Conaill. #155 BURNS Lives by the stream. #288 FIELDS Lived in or near the fields. #228 RICHARDS Family of Richard. #270 SIMS Family of Simon. #507 IBARRA From the valley or hillside. #717 HOBBS From the family of Hobb, a nickname for Robert. #2 JOHNSON - Son of John. ), This problem was apparently widespread enough that, in 2019, New York State passed a law to allow residents to choose two last names separated by a space. #763 BARAJAS Habitational surname for a family from any number of villages of that name. #284 WELCH From the same root as Welsh, meaning foreigner. Black Creole culture in southern Louisiana derives from contact and synthesis in the region over nearly three centuries between African slaves, French and Spanish colonists, gens libres de couleur (free people of color), Cajuns . #849 GILES Holy man or one who does good. #669 GLENN Lives in or near a valley. Last Tuesday in New York City, members of the National Socialist Party, otherwise known as neo . #833 FREDERICK Peace ruler. #34 KING Ruler of the area. #936 LIM Chinese surname meaning forest. #442 GARNER Contraction of Gardener or occupational surname for someone who was in charge of the storehouse (granary). #709 TANNER Occupational surname for someone who tanned hides. Smith seems to be at the top of the list of the whitest names, followed by Johnson, Miller, Brown, Jones and Williams. #762 CORDOVA Habitational surname for a family from the ancient city of Crdoba, Spain. #523 MUELLER German occupational surname for a miller or one who works in a mill. #327 CALDWELL Lives by the cold well. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups: "White only", "Black only", "American Indian and Alaskan Native only", "Asian and Pacific Islander only", "Two or More Races", and "Hispanic". In 2018, 8.8 percent of babies born in Shanghai received their mothers family name. If Michael Houlihan immigrated to the U.S four generations ago from predominantly Catholic Southern Ireland (now The Irish Republic), his fourth generation descendant may be as little as 6.25 percent genetically Irish. #256 LAWSON Son of Lawrence #942 WALLER Either a habitational surname for someone who lived near a stone wall, or occupational for someone who built walls/was a mason. Some of the most influential ethnicities that have changed the fabric of American family names include Spanish, Portuguese, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, and English settlers who arrived on North American shores and brought their familial nomenclature with them. #660 HEATH Lives in or near a heath (open, unculivated land) or from a town named Heath. #324 BARNETT From the place near the clearing (burned place). #211 CUNNINGHAM Scottish surname from the Gaelic Cuinneagin meaning descendant of the leader. #598 YODER Swiss surname meaning son or family of Theodore. #690 SAVAGE Nickname surname for someone who was wild. #820 HOWE Lives near a man-made mound or burial mound. #446 WALTON From the walled town. Unknown meaning. Might go back to meaning campers on the river Legra. Begin learning more about yourself and your heritage. #52 PHILLIPS Family of Phillip. Surname Origin Italian Last Names Italian Last Names Abate Abato Abbruzzese Abela Abella Abramo Abruzzese Abruzzo Accardi Accardo Accetta Accomando Accordino Aceto Achille Acierno Acquaviva Acquisto Acri Adami Adamo Addonizio Adduci #257 JACOBS Family of Jacobs #648 GATES Lives in or behind a gated area. This sounds much less white than Smith or White, but it's still quite popular. By the same principle, Iceland has patronymic and matronymic systems that include both son and daughter suffixes that help people identify familial lines, which have existed for centuries. #311 DOUGLAS From the dark or green river. Kentucky was populated largely by settlers from Virginia, Maryland, and Pennsylvania. $3,500/mo. #929 XIONG Chinese surname meaning bear. Bureau of Catholic Indian Missions Records, Series 2-1 Surname Index: This index provides limited access to Marquette's premiere record body with genealogical value -- the Native American school attendance records with over 25,000 surnames from 76 Catholic elementary and secondary schools in 15 states, 1890s-1977. #343 RHODES From a clearing in the woods O'Connor 10. #852 FITZPATRICK Son of Patrick #30 ROBINSON Son of Robin, a nickname for Robert. #819 McINTOSH Son of the chief, leader. #505 FLOYD From the Welsh Lloyd or Llwyd, meaning grey. The earliest recorded surname is Clirigh. #227 PEA Lives near the rock or cliff. #363 LEON Lion-like. #427 KHAN Chief, ruler. #45 HALL Occupational or place surname for a person who lived or worked in a hall. #9 RODRIGUEZ Son of Rodrigo. #428 RODGERS Family of Roger. Literally means meadow or field. (S), or less than 100 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races". Adamik is a very common Polish surname which refers to 'a man' in Hebrew. Black Creoles of Louisiana. #860 McMILLAN From the Gaelic surname Macghillemhaoil, meaning son of the monks servant. #120 GRAHAM People who lived in or near a gravelly homestead a contraction of the name Grantham (like Downton Abbey) #244 VALDEZ Son of Valdo/Waldo. #784 MARIN Family of Marino or lives near the sea. #386 ROBLES From the village of Robles, in the province of Leon, Spain. 14. "Catholic Last Name Popularity, Meaning and Origin". Designed, directed, and managed high-quality marketing literature for medical education on procedures and products. Literally translates to the willow woods. #48 MITCHELL Variation on the name Michael, meaning Who is like God? #827 STARK Unwielding, steady, firm. Sep 2006 - Aug 202115 years. #75 HOWARD Occupational surname for a ewe herder. These can include Chavez, Diaz, Ruiz, Cruz, Gutierrez, Mendoza, Jimenez, and many others. #913 LUGO Habitational surname for families from the town of Lugo in Galicia, Spain. #203 VAZQUEZ Son of Vasco. Hear ye! Although hyphenated last names are much more widely accepted than double-barrel surnames in the U.S., even they have faced roadblocks. #217 RILEY From the rye clearing. #429 SERRANO Lives near a mountain ridge or collection of hills. #27 CLARK Occupational surname for a clerk. #268 GILBERT Bright Pledge. #977 PROCTOR Occupational surname for a proctor/manager/attorney. #110 BARNES Someone who lived or worked in or near a barn. McCarthy 14. #800 SLOAN From the old Gaelic given name Sluaghadhan, meaning a leader of a military expedition. #867 HANNA From the Gaelic Ohannaigh, meaning descendant of Annach literally meaning iniquity. #568 MORTON Scottish surname meaning from the big hill. #215 CARROLL Irish surname from the Gaelic O Cearbhaill meaning fierce in battle. #580 HOOVER From the German Huber, meaning plot of land or farm. #555 MERCADO Occupational surname for someone who works in a market. #706 BAXTER Occupational surname meaning a female baker. The Japanese Tamio became Tommy for everyday usage. #863 FELIX Originally a term of endearment, meant happy one. #764 ROACH From the French surname Roches, meaning lives near a rocky crag. #492 LOGAN From the Irish surname OLeoghain, meaning descendant of the warrior. 10. Liiterally means opposite. #695 PONCE Derived from the name Pontius, from the Greek pontos meaning ocean. 2. Check ourencyclopedia for a gloss on thousands of topics from biographies to the table of elements. O'Reilly 12. #490 MAXWELL From Macks stream, pool, or well. #742 DYER Occupational surname for someone who dyed either cloth or hair or hide. #156 CRAWFORD By the river/ford crossing #971 COMPTON From the valley farm. #949 PERALTA Habitational surname for someone from any number of places named Peralta in Spain. #836 HEBERT Illustrious soldier. #68 ORTIZ Son of Orti #55 DIAZ Son of Diego Literally means little shield. If you find a surname in the list that is of interest to you, send a query to: Eileen Swanberg(<== Click HERE) about that surname, along with the Member number (s) from the search results. Aarons Aaronson Abadi Abate Abeles Abelman Abelson Abend Abendroth Aberman Abrahamson Abramov Abramovich Abramovitz Abramowitz Abramowski Abrams Abramson Abt Acker Ackermann Adamsky Adel Adelberg Adell Adelman Adelmann Adelson Adelstein Aderman Ades Adler Agar Agron Aguado Ahrens Akerman Akkerman Aksamit Alhadeff Alman Almen Almon Alon Alper #283 WEBER German occupational surname for a weaver. She teaches at the Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. #119 HAMILTON From the crooked hill. #96 MYERS Occupational surname for a Mayor. Not all features are available in every apartment. (Double-barrel surnames can also retain patrilineal lineages of their own; Spain required that the fathers last name be listed firstand therefore be the next name that gets passed downuntil the laws started to change in 2000.) #400 HIGGINS From the Irish surname Huiginn meaning descendant of Uigin (Viking). The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. #232 LAWRENCE Family of Lawrence or from an area named Laurence. #405 SHARP Smart person. Literally means fern-covered clearing. #803 CALHOUN Variant of the Scottish surname, Colquhoun, meaning nook or corner. #592 HOUSTON From Hughs town. #342 FLEMING Flemish (Belgian/Dutch) person or from Flanders, Belgium. #318 VILA From the city of Avila, Spain. #733 STEPHENSON Son of Stephen. #713 WILEY Habitational surname for families who came from a number of towns in the U.K. named Wiley. #995 DUKE Leader (of an army or troops).
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