Could have been used as a cynical nickname for someone who was not. #648 GATES Lives in or behind a gated area. #182 MILLS Occupational surname for one who lived near or worked in a mill. #649 CHASE Nickname given to a skilled huntsman. 17. #663 MATHEWS Family of Matthew. #377 McKINNEY Form of the Gaelic Mac Cionaodha meaning son of Cionaodha (pagan god of fire). #495 NORMAN From the northern region of France. The latter derived from the Middle English flo/fla meaning arrow, with the addition of the suffix er (one who does or works with). Data from the 2010 Censustells a different story. #322 HOPKINS From the family of Hob (nickname for Robert). #183 MEYER Mayor. #316 FIGUEROA Lives near the fig tree. #784 MARIN Family of Marino or lives near the sea. Mac or O' anything, usually Catholic, but may be Scottish and therefore Protestant. #434 MANNING Strong, valiant. Catholic Baby Names. #483 TOWNSEND From the end of the town (towns end). Sep 2006 - Aug 202115 years. #733 STEPHENSON Son of Stephen. We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Catholic. Several of the names that rank highly on this list are also predicted to be among the most popular baby names this year. #475 VALENCIA From Valencia, Spain. #462 HINES Occupational surname for a deer keeper or tender. Many Hispanic people in the U.S. continue traditions of double-barrel surnames. #300 MEJIA Unknown meaning, might be a religious surname referring to the Messiah. #744 MACDONALD Son of Donald. #1 SMITH A smith is a craftsman, and was used for as an occupational title for many different crafts. Designed, directed, and managed high-quality marketing literature for medical education on procedures and products. #831 WEEKS Is from or works in a dairy farm, from the old English word wic. #442 GARNER Contraction of Gardener or occupational surname for someone who was in charge of the storehouse (granary). (Hernndez Grande said that, as an adult, she managed to get the license corrected. National Library of Ireland: Parish Registers, galway: Conealy (also commonly spelled Conneely and Connolly). #139 MARSHALL Occupational surname for someone who is a lawman or takes care of horses. #152 WEBB Occupational surname from the name webber, meaning weaver. #554 BURNETT Descriptive surname for someone with brown hair (brunette). 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. #594 MORROW From the row of cottages on the moor. Mallinson knew that their choice was not a popular one for heterosexual American couplesshes a professor of sociolinguistics and gender and womens studies at the University of Maryland at Baltimore County, and wrote a 2017 paper that, in part, analyzes patrilineal surname conventions. History is another factor in determining surnames. As an example of the extent of the post-war migration, the population of St. Mary's County decreased from 15,444 to 12,794 between the years 1790 and 1810. Courteous. Perhaps to describe a person who is steadfast or stubborn. #837 ENRIQUEZ Son of Enrique. He was asking about an FBI memo citing . #67 GUTIERREZ Son of Gutierre. Robinson was the 20th most popular name in 1990 but fell off the list, as Latino surnames become more common. #801 McLEAN From the old Gaelic name Mac gille Eoin, literally meaning son of the devotee of Saint John. Moore 21. #329 LAMBERT From the bright land. #372 BUSH Lives near the bush or thicket. Hernndez Grande, who had moved to the U.S. from Spain at the age of 8, panicked. 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 . #26 SANCHEZ Son of Sancho. Scottish clan name. #909 FRY Born free. the second son, after the mother's father. Accessed 4 March, 2023. #184 RICE Welsh surname meaning fiery warrior based on the name Rhys. Baby names are an important cultural tradition across the world, and have been for thousands of years. #636 BRUCE From various place names in Normandy, France. #569 NASH From the place near the ash tree. #226 MATTHEWS Son of Matthew. #942 WALLER Either a habitational surname for someone who lived near a stone wall, or occupational for someone who built walls/was a mason. #954 GALINDO Spanish surname of unknown meaning. #394 FUENTES Fountains. #502 OSBORNE Viking name, literally meaning Bear God #444 BURGESS Free man of a fortified town. #628 BRADFORD From the broad or big ford. Passing on a double last name the way my culture does, it was just going to be an administrative headache for my kids, she said. #581 ARIAS Occupational surname either from the Latin aro meaning farmer, or a craftsman from the Latin ars meaning skill. #487 CLARKE Occupational surname for a clerk. #584 VALENZUELA Habitational surname from several places named Valenzuela in Spain. #130 GIBSON Son of Gilbert (nicknamed Gib). #798 STOUT Bold one. #864 PECK Occupational surname for someone who dealt in pekkesa medieval measure of dry goods equal to 28 pounds. #791 BARTLETT Son or family of Bartholomew. #706 BAXTER Occupational surname meaning a female baker. #283 WEBER German occupational surname for a weaver. #896 ESPINOSA Lives by the thorn bushes or a person with a prickly character. O'Connor 10. #40 FLORES Son of Floro. In 2002, researchers found that about 97 percent of married couples passed down only the fathers last name to their first kid. #88 MENDOZA People who live near or are from the village of Mendoza, Spain. #49 CARTER Occupational surname for a cart driver. (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.) #643 HODGE Pet form of the name Roger. #421 CALDERON Spanish occupational surname for one who makes or sells cooking vessels (i.e. Garcia leapfrogged from number 18 to number eight, while Rodriguez went up from 22 to nine. #277 LE Vietnamese surname meaning lives near a pear tree. Literally means little shield. #732 BEASLEY From the bent grass clearing. #807 HULL Either a habitational surname for someone who lived on or near a hill, or from the given name Hulle, which was a nickname for Hugh. #925 ESQUIVEL Behind the lime tree. #172 PALMER Pilgrim. #41 GREEN Occupational surname for a groundskeeper or family that lived near an open green. #832 CORONA Literally means crown, but could mean several occupations: someone who made helmets or hats, someone who was going bald, or a follower of Christianity referring to the crown of thorns. #687 ARELLANO Habitational surname for a family from Arellano, spain. #169 HUNT Hunter. #147 WELLS From the well spring or water hole. #881 BENDER German occupational surname for a barrel maker. #90 HUGHES Family of Hugh. #376 CABRERA From the place of goats. #463 MULLINS French occupational surname for someone who worked in a mill. #76 RAMOS Family from the wooded area. #111 GONZALES Son/Family of Gonzalo. In fact, data from a Census Bureau study reveals that the number of Hispanic surnames in the top 25 doubled between 1990 and 2000. #852 FITZPATRICK Son of Patrick #728 HENSON Son of Henry. #414 GRIFFITH Leader with a strong Grip. #892 DUFFY From the Gaelic surname Mac Dhubhshith meaning son of the peaceful black one. #879 PUGH Welsh surname from ap Hugh meaning son of Hugh. #257 JACOBS Family of Jacobs Cassia. #886 SAMPSON The sun. #624 COMBS LIves near a small valley (cumb). #666 BENITEZ Son of Benito. Here are the top 100 names as ranked by the 2010 Census. #179 SALAZAR From Salazar, Spain. Such surnames include Roberts, Lewis, Phillips, Edwards, Evans, Cooper, Hughes, Rogers, Bailey, Scott, and more. Hear ye! #958 BURCH Lives near the birch tree or grove. #842 WALLS Someone who lived near or behind a big wall. That study also offers a roadmap for how American surnaming norms could change. English, Scottish, German, Irish, Scandanavian. #279 GARRETT Family of Gerald. Probably a habitational surname for a family who lived near tree stumps. #202 PIERCE Family of Peter. #267 WILLIAMSON Son of William Nevertheless, some surnames make it somewhat likely that somewhere along the line there was an Irish ancestor who was probably Catholic. #580 HOOVER From the German Huber, meaning plot of land or farm. #761 KLINE German nickname surname given to someone who was small. #776 WHITEHEAD Descriptional surname for someone with white or very light blonde hair. Literally means Good little one. #878 AVERY Elf king. 1. #781 BARR From the great hill. #769 KNOX Near a round-topped hill (cnoc) Brush up on your geography and finally learn what countries are in Eastern Europe with our maps. Instead of primer apellido (first surname) and segundo apellido (second surname), legally, the following expressions are used: apellido paterno (paternal surname) and apellido materno (maternal surname). #885 CASE Occupational surname for someone who makes boxes, cases, or chests. #669 GLENN Lives in or near a valley. #419 PACHECO Noble one, or person from France. Do you have one of the most common last names in Florida? #924 LYNN Most likely a habitational surname from the Welsh word llyn meaning lake. #935 MOYER From the ancient Gaelic surname Mac an Mhaoir meaning steward, assistant, right-hand man. #876 EVERETT Herd of wild boars. #191 SOTO Lives in or near the small forest. #479 GALLAGHER Irish surname meaning descendant of Gallchobhair. #891 GOULD Descriptional surname for someone with golden hair or occupational for someone who worked with gold, like a jewelry maker or gilder. #448 TRUJILLO Family from the city of Trujillo, Spain. #304 MAY Family of Matthew. Examples: Roderick GuerreroRoderick, the warrior or soldier Lucas VicarioLucas, the vicar Carlos ZapateroCarlos, the shoemaker #196 GRANT Large, great. #481 HAMMOND From the Norse Viking name Hamundr, meaning high protection. #271 ESPINOZA From the thorny area. #203 VAZQUEZ Son of Vasco. 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. #449 ADKINS Family or son of Adam. #146 KENNEDY Irish surname, from Cinnidigh, meaning Misshapen or ugly head might be derived from someone who wore a helmet so much their head was misshapen. #841 SCHAEFER German occupational surname from the word schfer which means shepherd. #951 STUART Occupational surname for someone who worked as a steward/assistant. #189 NICHOLS Family of Nicholas. #9 RODRIGUEZ Son of Rodrigo. (S), or less than 100 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only". For example, during the period before the American Civil War when slave-owning was legal, many indentured people were forced to take on the names of those who purchased them, such as Roberts, Jacobs, or even last names that denoted skin color (like White, Black, or Brown). When Alcia Hernndez Grande, now a Ph.D. candidate at Northwestern University, got her drivers license as a teenager in Houston in 2004, she remembers that the DMV tried to split her last name, Hernndez Grande, into two parts. #740 EATON From any number of towns called Eaton in the U.K. #542 STOKES From the Old English stoc meaning trunk of a tree. #435 GILL Nickname for William. #239 ORTEGA From Ortega, Spain. #228 RICHARDS Family of Richard. #5 JONES - From the family of Jon/John. #452 ROMAN Person from Rome, Italy. #788 GAINES Nickname surname for someone who was very clever. Common Surnames in the United States 1990 - Behind the Name Common Surnames in the United States Home Common Surnames Information from the U.S. Census Bureau. Attention: This site does not support the current version of your web browser. Search for a specific ancestor in FamilySearch. #237 RIOS Person who lived near the river. #411 LIU Chinese surnmae meaning to kill, destroy. #217 RILEY From the rye clearing. When two people with hyphenated last names marry, figuring out which last names to pass down is particularly messy. #607 CONLEY From the Gaelic surname OConghaile, meaning son of the brave hound. #136 MURRAY Scottish place name from the area of Moray, meaning seaboard settlement. There . Garcia jumped in popularity from the 18th-most-popular name in 1990 to the sixth-most-popular last name in 2010. Unknown meaning. #947 RASMUSSEN Danish/Norwegian surname, meaning son of Rasmus. #630 GALVAN Nickname for someone who had a receding hairline or was going bald. Literally means Forest land. #973 SIERRA Spanish surname meaning mountain range used for families living in or near the Galicia and Asturias regions of northern Spain. #574 ROTH German surname meaning red, used for a person with red hair. While Smith remains the most common U.S. surname, for the first time, two Hispanic namesGarcia and Rodriguezmade the top 10. #534 FLYNN From the Gaelic surname O Floinn, literally meaning ruddy or red-haired. Begin learning more about yourself and your heritage. #873 BERNAL Spanish surname meaning son of Baruch. records in their database, you can research your family name and discover amazing details you may never have known about your ancestors. Literally means battlefield. #261 VEGA From the plain, meadow. #381 LARA Spanish habitational surname for someone who came from Lara de los Infantes, a small community in the province of Burgos, Spain. #84 WOOD Lives in or near the woods. #991 HENDRIX Family of Heinrich. #638 VELEZ Visigoth surname meaning vigilant people. Might go back to meaning campers on the river Legra. #126 COLE From the word coal indicating a coal miner or possibly someone with darker skin. #276 HANSON Son of Hans. #422 QUINN An Anglicized form of the Gaelic surname O Cuinn, meaning counsel. The trend of naming people after the places that they come from goes beyond the English language, as many German, Dutch Norwegian, and Swedish last names end in -berg (which means mountain in those languages). #389 ERICKSON Son of Eric. #221 DELGADO Slender, skinny. #747 STAFFORD From the landing by the ford. Leslie Odom, Jr. Has Welcomed His Second Child. #12 LOPEZ Son of Lope/Lobe, meaning wolf. Variation of Suarez. #205 PETERS Family o Peter. #548 CHARLES Free man. #110 BARNES Someone who lived or worked in or near a barn. Basque term meaning Cold Mountain. #549 DRAKE Dragon. #555 MERCADO Occupational surname for someone who works in a market. In Puerto Rico, as in many Hispanic cultures, the first surname comes from the father's first surname, and the second one comes from the mother's first surname. #362 HALE From the remote valley. #97 LONG Surname from a nickname for someone who was tall. Why? #746 GUEVARA From Guevara, Spain. Your last name can give you clues into who you are and where you came from. #865 LUCERO Light or evening star. This is as much a reflection of the conversations that couples haveor dontas it is a product of desk-clerk-level policies. #494 STRICKLAND From the cow pasture. Source: Census Bureau, 2010 U.S. Census (latest update in U.S. Census Bureau Frequently Occurring Surnames). #893 VAUGHAN Welsh descriptional surname meaning small, little. Similarly, when the Native American populations were forced into residential schools or reservations, many had their identity stripped away by the state and the government. #484 INGRAM People from England. #420 CROSS Locational for someone who lived near a crossing, or occupational for someone who carried a cross in church. #665 ACEVEDO Spanish surname meaning someone who lives near or in a grove of holly trees or hollywood. Last Tuesday in New York City, members of the National Socialist Party, otherwise known as neo . Means valor, courage. #464 CASTANEDA Literally translates to chestnut, and might have been used to describe a person with reddish-brown hair or worked a chestnut grove. #705 HUMPHREY From the name elements hun meaning bear cub and fried meaning peace. Interpreted as peaceful warrior. #858 MEDRANO Abundance. Charles is an interesting surname recorded in a wide range of spellings, including Carl, Carlo, Carlos, Carletti, Karlowicz, and De Carlo. #616 HOOD Scottish occupational surname for a maker of hoods or nickname for someone who wore one.