#144 WOODS Family who lived in or near the woods. #589 BASS Big/tall or an occupational surname for someone who caught or sold fish. Saito. #2 JOHNSON Son of John. #196 GRANT Large, great. #703 MARKS Family of Mark or Marcus. Carl Free man. #592 HOUSTON From Hughs town. One being an occupational surname for a bow maker. #177 ROSE Lives near the roses. #117 PATTERSON Son of Patrick. #985 JARVIS From the given name Gervase meaning spear or spear/valley. 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s. #949 PERALTA Habitational surname for someone from any number of places named Peralta in Spain. #184 RICE Welsh surname meaning fiery warrior based on the name Rhys. Fundamental All languages English Terms by semantic function Names Surnames From Old English. Here are the top 1000 last names (surnames) in the United States, according to the most recent U.S. census. #5 JONES - From the family of Jon/John. #660 HEATH Lives in or near a heath (open, unculivated land) or from a town named Heath. #175 ROBERTSON Son of Robert. #856 VALENTINE Strong, healthy, valiant. #403 CUMMINGS Possibly from the French town Comines. #902 POTTS Family of Philpott, an early form of the name Phillip. From the latin ramus meaning branch. #667 ZAVALA From Zawada or Zawady, literally meaning fortress. Dale, remained in the top 100 from 1921 to 1969, peaking at No. #496 PERSON Son of Per/Peter. #441 DOYLE Irish surname from the Gaelic Dhubh-ghall meaning dark stranger. #152 WEBB Occupational surname from the name webber, meaning weaver. #337 NEAL Son of Niall, literally meaning cloud or champion. #4 BROWN - Surname from a nickname for someone with a dark complexion or hair. Surname Rank* . #930 HAYDEN From the hedge enclosure, down hill. #600 ZUNIGA From the town of Estuniga, Spain. as the official names for Constantinople and Angora. #399 HARDY Bold, Courageous. #669 GLENN Lives in or near a valley. Given to a person who was a champion of a competition such as jousting. #743 PRINCE Nickname surname for someone who acted royal or above their station. #942 WALLER Either a habitational surname for someone who lived near a stone wall, or occupational for someone who built walls/was a mason. #518 CONNER An occupational surname for an inspector of weights and measures. The 200 most popular names were taken from a universe that includes 10,852,935 male births and 11,046,480 female births #163 SILVA Portuguese surname meaning by the woods or forest. Grant. #632 BOONE Good person or from Bohon, France. #899 BERNARD Bold as a bear. The top black names that emerged proved to be interesting and thematic. Grain, wood, etc. Facebook. #194 GARDNER Occupational surname for a gardener/groundskeeper. Top 50 Surnames found in Texas Births Indexes 1926-1995 By Hugh Adams September 09, 2003 at 09:51:07 For the past few years I have been messing around with the Texas Vital Record Indexes.Recently, I generated a surname cummalutive frequency list of the child's surname found in the birth indexes 1926-1995. Dmitriy #63 MORALES By the mulberry tree #822 FROST Nickname surname for a person who had white hair or who had a frosty disposition. #197 DUNN Dark or brown in complexion. Bradley This English surname is derived from the name of a place meaning 'Broad wood' or 'Broad meadow'. #371 GRAVES Occupational surname for a steward, from from Middle English word greyve. #178 STONE Occupational surname for someone who worked with stone, or a family who lived near a stony area. 25. r/iwatchedanoldmovie. Arthur As strong as a bear. #892 DUFFY From the Gaelic surname Mac Dhubhshith meaning son of the peaceful black one. #665 ACEVEDO Spanish surname meaning someone who lives near or in a grove of holly trees or hollywood. #688 MELTON From the middle settlement. #29 LEWIS Son or family of Lewis. #460 TODD Fox. #214 HUDSON Son of Hugh. #134 AGUILAR From a place name, meaning Eagle. #940 AVALOS Spanish habitational surname for someone from balos, Spain. Used for families from the region of Hesse, in Germany. Traditional Irish names; naming conventions; Irish last names; most popular names in Ireland. #170 HICKS Family of Richard. From Ceallaigh. Meaning near the water channel, strait. 2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s. #648 GATES Lives in or behind a gated area. #239 ORTEGA From Ortega, Spain. #16 THOMAS Son of Thomas. 3. #840 RANDOLPH Shield Wolf. #708 CLAY Occupational or habitational surname for someone who worked with clay or lived on clay land. #412 RAMSEY Locational surname from the town of Ramsey, UK. #811 GILLESPIE From the Gaelic Mac giolla Easpuig, meaning son of the bishops servant. #398 VELASQUEZ Son of Velasco. Trendy Names of the 1930s Boy Names Girl Names Most Popular Names Of the Decade Boy Names 1930 1939 Robert James John William Richard Girl Names 1930 1939 Mary Betty Barbara Shirley Patricia Most Popular Names Of 1939 Boy Names #585 BRYAN High, Noble. #631 WALL Lives near a city wall or enclosure. #361 TERRY Power of the Theudo people. #932 LEVY From the family of Levi. #375 WARNER Guard. #328 BECK Leaves by the stream. These 1930s names may be familiar to you via grandparents or great-grandparents or other older relatives born in the first half of the 20th century. The Origin of German Last Names . #202 PIERCE Family of Peter. #242 NUEZ Son of Nuo #465 MALONE From the Gaelic surname OMaoileoin meaning follower of St. John. #871 HARDING Son of the hardened one. #696 RICH Wealthy or family of Richard. Dr. Amos Grunebaum, MD, FACOG is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and among the world's leading authorities on fertility and pregnancy. #47 CAMPBELL From the Latin De Bello Campo meaning from the beautiful field. Could also be from a Scottish/Gaelic nickname (cam bul) meaning crooked or sassy mouth. #419 PACHECO Noble one, or person from France. #873 BERNAL Spanish surname meaning son of Baruch. #737 VANCE From a low marshland. It means 'God is my judge'. From the old English beste meaning beast. #273 LI Chinese surname meaning Plum or Plum Tree. #69 MORGAN Welsh surname meaning by the sea. 57. Jennifer Moss (she/her) is the founder of BabyNames.com, author of The Baby Names Workbook, and Producer of The Baby Names Podcast. Katherine. Smith Meaning: An English name referring to a blacksmith. Literally means high rock. #994 WHITNEY From the land surrounded by streams. #88 MENDOZA People who live near or are from the village of Mendoza, Spain. #657 PHELPS Family of Phillip. #199 SPENCER Occupational surname for a butler or steward of a manor. #10 MARTINEZ Son of Martin. #638 VELEZ Visigoth surname meaning vigilant people. #765 ROSAS Habitational surname for someone who lived near roses, or occupational surname for someone who was a florist or grew roses. Appendix. #999 TANG Vietnamese surname, meaning from the Tang dynasty. #37 TORRES Family who lived near a tower. #26 SANCHEZ Son of Sancho. Generate (surnames) last names or family names for characters in stories, books, plays, movies, etc with our random last name generator Gender Neutral How many? #176 BOYD Scottish surname, from the Celtic term boidhe meaning fair or yellow. Other last names derived from the kind of work people did include Archer, Baker, Brewer, Butcher, Cook, Dyer,. They were followed by Richard, Charles, and Donald. #423 MOSS A contraction of the name Moses, meaning born of a god. #51 GOMEZ Man The latest year's crop of Kiwi babies have more names of non-European origin than ever before. #889 BLACKBURN Lives near the dark colored stream. For boys. #171 HOLMES Lives near a small island or islet. The meaning of the name implies being calm, obedient and quiet, and it originates from an archaic male name, (Smirnoy), which is not used anymore. In 1920, the blackest name in America that is, over 99 percent of people with this name were black was Booker, no . #534 FLYNN From the Gaelic surname O Floinn, literally meaning ruddy or red-haired. 236 in 1952. #348 WATTS Family of Walter. #350 WALTERS Family of Walter. #336 POWERS A person or family who came from the town of Poix in France. #843 TREJO Habitational Spanish surname, for someone from Trexo, a place in Asturias in northwest Spain. 1 smith 2 johnson 3 williams 4 jones 5 brown 6 davis 7 miller 8 wilson 9 moore 10 taylor 11 anderson 12 thomas 13 jackson 14 white 15 harris: 16 martin 17 thompson 18 garcia 19 martinez 20 robinson 21 clark 22 rodriguez 23 lewis 24 lee 25 walker 26 hall 27 #586 MEYERS Occupational surname for a mayor. Albert Aristocratic and bright. Williams. #969 LEAL Loyal one. Could have been used as a cynical nickname for someone who was not. #729 ONEAL Son of Neal. #50 ROBERTS Family of Robert. #796 STEIN Family of Stephen. 44. #287 MARQUEZ Son of Marco. #801 McLEAN From the old Gaelic name Mac gille Eoin, literally meaning son of the devotee of Saint John. #883 McMAHON From the Gaelic surname Mac Mathghamha, which means son of the Bear. #741 BLACKWELL Lives near the black stream. #619 PITTMAN Lives by a quarry or pit. 1. #714 GILMORE From the Celtic surname MacGille Mhoire, meaning servant of the Virgin Mary. Literally means fern-covered clearing. #453 WEBSTER Occupational surname for a weaver. #878 AVERY Elf king. What were some popular American names in colonial times? #123 WALLACE Welsh or Foreigner. #578 FLOWERS Occupational surname for someone who works flowers like a gardener or with a bow & arrow. 14. #382 FLETCHER Folk army. #558 BAUTISTA Baptist or baptized. #767 JACOBSON Son of Jacob. Johnson Literally means Little Valencia and Valencia means bravery, strength. #683 DILLON From or near Dilwyn in Herefordshire, UK. : Polish surnames. #707 SAWYER Occupational surname for a woodsman or someone who worked with a saw. #329 LAMBERT From the bright land. #474 WOLF Son of Wolfgang. From the Gaelic buth, meaning house, and Chanain meaning of the canon. #249 MALDONADO Ill-favored. #58 EDWARDS Family of Edward Literally means forest of pines. For example, for a second last name of Moore, type "-Moore" in the text box to generate names like: Carney-Moore, John Hollenbeck-Moore or Westfall-Moore. #988 CANTRELL Occupational surname for a bell ringer (someone who rang the Chanterelles) or who sang in a choir. #99 FOSTER Occupational surname, a contraction of Forester. #863 FELIX Originally a term of endearment, meant happy one. #513 SALAS Literally means room, hall. 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