BabyCenter is committed to providing the most helpful and trustworthy pregnancy and parenting information in the world. The latest year's crop of Kiwi babies have more names of non-European origin than ever before. Devi and Singh, the most common surnames in India, are at numbers 6 and 9, respectively. George, Thomas and Joseph round out the list of ten most popular boy names of the 1930s. [citation needed] Garcia and Martinez represent the rapid growth of several Hispanic communities in the United States. Grant. The noun (smirny) now has a different pronunciation, but the archaic form has been preserved in this surname. Albert Aristocratic and bright. #445 REESE From the given name Rhys, meaning enthusiasm, passion. In this article we'll look at what the most popular baby boy names were for the year 1930. The latter derived from the Middle English flo/fla meaning arrow, with the addition of the suffix er (one who does or works with). #421 CALDERON Spanish occupational surname for one who makes or sells cooking vessels (i.e. Kathleen. #969 LEAL Loyal one. #255 CARR From an area of wet, rough ground #808 DUARTE A prosperous guardian. 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s. #200 HAWKINS From the hawks place. Literally means from the wood grove of Augustus. #64 MURPHY Irish surname meaning Descendant of Murchadh. #105 SULLIVAN Irish surname from descendant of Sileabhn (Little Dark Eyes) #410 ROBBINS Family of Robin. #57 CRUZ Of the Cross relating to Jesus Christ #930 HAYDEN From the hedge enclosure, down hill. #162 MENDEZ Contraction of Menendez, meaning son of Mendo. For each rank and sex, the table shows the name and the number of occurrences of that name. #540 ZAMORA Family from the ancient city of Zamora in North West Spain. #911 BEST Occupational surname for someone who was a cattle-herder or dealer. #83 CHAVEZ Occupational surname for a key maker. Smirnov is a popular surname in Russia's North. #648 GATES Lives in or behind a gated area. #253 AUSTIN Family of Augustin/Augustine. Top twenty New Zealand Surnames . Fundamental All languages English Terms by semantic function Names Surnames From Old English. #844 HOUSE Habitational or occupational surname for someone who either owned a big mansion or worked in one. #717 HOBBS From the family of Hobb, a nickname for Robert. Grain, wood, etc. It means 'God is my judge'. #244 VALDEZ Son of Valdo/Waldo. #985 JARVIS From the given name Gervase meaning spear or spear/valley. #800 SLOAN From the old Gaelic given name Sluaghadhan, meaning a leader of a military expedition. #6 GARCIA - Of unknown meaning. #405 SHARP Smart person. #192 WEAVER Occupational surname for a weaver of cloth. #16 THOMAS Son of Thomas. #690 SAVAGE Nickname surname for someone who was wild. #661 FOLEY From the old Gaelic surname, OFoghladha, meaning Descendant of the pirate. #114 SIMMONS Family of Simon. Traditional Irish names; naming conventions; Irish last names; most popular names in Ireland. #847 MICHAEL Who is like god? #806 GENTRY Born of high status. #224 HOFFMAN German occupational surname meaning property manager. #659 DICKERSON Son of Richard. #400 HIGGINS From the Irish surname Huiginn meaning descendant of Uigin (Viking). Saito. #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. 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. #177 ROSE Lives near the roses. Most Common Italian Last Names. #490 MAXWELL From Macks stream, pool, or well. #178 STONE Occupational surname for someone who worked with stone, or a family who lived near a stony area. #356 VAUGHN From the Welsh fychan meaning small, little #431 ROSALES From the place of roses. #947 RASMUSSEN Danish/Norwegian surname, meaning son of Rasmus. #877 VENTURA Foundling or deserted child used for someone who was innocent or gullible. #344 SHELTON From the ledge/enclosure. #739 JOHNS Family of John. Jennifer is widely regarded as the leading expert on popular baby name trends and the naming process, serving as the authoritative source on the subject for national and international media. #891 GOULD Descriptional surname for someone with golden hair or occupational for someone who worked with gold, like a jewelry maker or gilder. #125 WEST From the West. #843 TREJO Habitational Spanish surname, for someone from Trexo, a place in Asturias in northwest Spain. #385 LOVE From the French louve meaning a female wolf. 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. Need a Consultation? Or a form of the Irish/Celtic name Conchobhair, meaning Descendant of the Hound/Desire possibly meaning wolf lover. #785 BERGER Either Swedish surname for someone who lived near a hill or mountain, or French for a shepherd (Bergere). Italian Names. #38 NGUYEN Someone who played a stringed instrument, similar to a lute. #556 SANTANA Follower of St. Anna. #270 SIMS Family of Simon. #315 NAVARRO Person from Navarre, France. There's something about Irish names - both first and last names - that people the world over find compelling. #823 GLASS Occupational surname for a glass blower. #230 WILLIS Family of William. Literally means valley of the hare. #134 AGUILAR From a place name, meaning Eagle. To search, press CTRL-F on a PC, or -F on a Mac, then enter your last name. #791 BARTLETT Son or family of Bartholomew. #44 BAKER Occupational surname for family of a baker. #504 CASEY Irish surname from the Gaelic OCathasaigh, meaning son of Cathasach #904 COSTA Someone from the coast or a bank of a river. #935 MOYER From the ancient Gaelic surname Mac an Mhaoir meaning steward, assistant, right-hand man. #36 SCOTT From Scotland. #202 PIERCE Family of Peter. #880 MAYER Occupational surname for a mayor of a village or town. #474 WOLF Son of Wolfgang. #529 LINDSEY From Lincolnshire or Lincoln Island. #216 LANE Irish surname from OLaighin, meaning the descendant of Laighean. #182 MILLS Occupational surname for one who lived near or worked in a mill. #705 HUMPHREY From the name elements hun meaning bear cub and fried meaning peace. Interpreted as peaceful warrior. Kegley. #803 CALHOUN Variant of the Scottish surname, Colquhoun, meaning nook or corner. #292 BANKS Lives near hillside or ridge. #333 AYALA Lives near the hillside or pasture. #746 GUEVARA From Guevara, Spain. 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? #602 WILCOX Son of William. Raslo. #373 THORNTON Lives in or near the town with thorns. #828 BRAVO Brave, proven in battle. #243 WHEELER Occupational surname for a person who made wagon wheels. #896 ESPINOSA Lives by the thorn bushes or a person with a prickly character. #815 LEBLANC French surname for someone who was pale or had very blond hair. #581 ARIAS Occupational surname either from the Latin aro meaning farmer, or a craftsman from the Latin ars meaning skill. #811 GILLESPIE From the Gaelic Mac giolla Easpuig, meaning son of the bishops servant. #676 BOYER Bow maker. Miracle, (Old English and Latin Origin) Derived from the first name Mauritius meaning "dark". #480 FARMER Occupational surname for a person who worked a farm. #488 BARTON From the barley town. The table below shows the top 250 most popular baby boy names in 1930, with a total count for the number of births registered with . #129 HERRERA Occupational surname for an iron worker (ferrier). #117 PATTERSON Son of Patrick. #72 BAILEY Occupational surname for a bailiff. #886 SAMPSON The sun. #924 LYNN Most likely a habitational surname from the Welsh word llyn meaning lake. 236 in 1952. ' Silva' is also a widespread surname in regions of the former Portuguese Empire in Asia, such as India and Sri Lanka. #593 CARSON Probably a form of Karsten, or a created name meaning Son of Carr/Kerr. #655 HORN An occupational surname for someone who either played a horn instrument or made small articles, like spoons, out of animal horn. #332 CRAIG Lives near the outcropping of rocks. #522 LLOYD From the Welsh Llwyd, meaning grey. #568 MORTON Scottish surname meaning from the big hill. #813 MIDDLETON From anyone of the places named Middleton in the UK, literally meaning the middle town. #145 WASHINGTON From the area belonging to Wassas people. #772 LEACH Either an occupational surname for someone who worked with leaches (like a doctor) o from the word loecc/loch meaning water or lake for someone who lived near one. With thousands of award-winning articles and community groups, you can track your pregnancy and baby's growth, get answers to your toughest questions, and connect with . Might go back to meaning campers on the river Legra. #443 NEWTON From the new town. 2. #279 GARRETT Family of Gerald. Dr. Amos Grunebaum, MD, FACOG is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and among the world's leading authorities on fertility and pregnancy. #426 RIVAS From the sea side or river bank. #862 BENTLEY From the clearing overgrown with bent-grass. Tobin), but there was a lot of deviation from the pattern when he and his brothers and sisters became parents in the 1930s and 1940s. Ivan was a famous king of Russia. #940 AVALOS Spanish habitational surname for someone from balos, Spain. #987 REYNA From the French surname Rainer meaning army counsel. Given to a young person who was excitable or energetic. Literally means yew tree. #329 LAMBERT From the bright land. #381 LARA Spanish habitational surname for someone who came from Lara de los Infantes, a small community in the province of Burgos, Spain. #120 GRAHAM People who lived in or near a gravelly homestead a contraction of the name Grantham (like Downton Abbey) #439 McGEE Gaelic surname meaning Son of Aodh, meaning fire. It is derived from the word 'Both,' which was used to denote various types of shelter such as a herdsman's dwelling on a summer pasture. #660 HEATH Lives in or near a heath (open, unculivated land) or from a town named Heath. #312 SCHNEIDER Occupational surname for a tailor. 1. #92 ALVAREZ Family of Alvaro. 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 Allen 28 Young 29 Hernandez 30 King: 31 Wright 32 Lopez 33 Hill 34 Scott 35 Green 36 Adams 37 Baker #762 CORDOVA Habitational surname for a family from the ancient city of Crdoba, Spain. #949 PERALTA Habitational surname for someone from any number of places named Peralta in Spain. #963 ANDERSEN Son of Anders/Andrew. #817 HARDIN Habitational surname for families from any number of towns in England named Harden/Hardin. Salford. #787 BLANKENSHIP From the hill with a cairn. 14. #630 GALVAN Nickname for someone who had a receding hairline or was going bald. #856 VALENTINE Strong, healthy, valiant. Internal Affairs records show that while Smith, Wilson and Williams are the most popular family names, Singh and Wang at seventh and eighth have overtaken names like Anderson and Thompson. #152 WEBB Occupational surname from the name webber, meaning weaver. #42 ADAMS Family of Adam. If you see a surname that you would like. #634 WILKINSON Son of William. For girls, Mary was the overwhelming choice of Depression era parents. #857 RAYMOND Counsel protection. #218 ANDREWS Family of Andrew. #709 TANNER Occupational surname for someone who tanned hides. #848 CONRAD Brave counsel. #752 SHANNON From the Gaelic OSionain, an occupational surname for someone who worked with straw. #973 SIERRA Spanish surname meaning mountain range used for families living in or near the Galicia and Asturias regions of northern Spain. Is your family name on the list? 14/08/2014. #335 FRAZIER Scottish clan surname, meaning varies but possibly near the strawberry field. #212 DUNCAN Irish surname from the Gaelic meaning brown chief. #487 CLARKE Occupational surname for a clerk. (Watt was a nickname for Walter) #669 GLENN Lives in or near a valley. #112 FISHER Occupational surname for fisherman. #584 VALENZUELA Habitational surname from several places named Valenzuela in Spain. #415 PAUL Small. #169 HUNT Hunter. 100 Most Common Surnames You can find the latest information on the Most Common Surnames in Birth, Marriage and Death registers pages. as the official names for Constantinople and Angora. Bradley This English surname is derived from the name of a place meaning 'Broad wood' or 'Broad meadow'. #261 VEGA From the plain, meadow. In the 1930s boy names stayed in the traditional realm when it came to the top 10. #994 WHITNEY From the land surrounded by streams. #401 AGUIRRE From a prominent place. #514 COBB Nickname meaning lump or a short form of the name Jacob. They provide figures for each year from 2013 onwards, and. #303 BREWER Occupational surname for a brewer (beer or ale maker). #40 FLORES Son of Floro. #124 MORENO Brown-skinned. #859 HAHN German surname from the word hane meaning rooster, applied as a nickname for a conceited or sexually active man. #621 RANDALL Son of Rand/Rande. #727 WALTER Family of Walter. #210 ELLIOTT Family of Elias. #918 PHAN Vietnamese surname of unknown meaning. Derived from the Latin word Pascha, Pascal is a patronymic or a hereditary surname. #395 BALDWIN Brave friend. #375 WARNER Guard. #485 WISE Wise or educated person. They were also the most popular in the prior decade of the 1920s. #73 REED Red person with reddish complexion. #272 HOWELL Anglicized form of the Welsh Hywel, meaning eminent. #342 FLEMING Flemish (Belgian/Dutch) person or from Flanders, Belgium. Since 1910 there have been 60 times more Aftons per capita born in Utah than in the U.S. That is impressive, but the thing that makes Afton really stand out is just how popular it was in Utah during its day. #227 PEA Lives near the rock or cliff. #866 BOYLE From the Gaelic surname OBaoighill, meaning family of the rash or angry person. Marley. #139 MARSHALL Occupational surname for someone who is a lawman or takes care of horses. #197 DUNN Dark or brown in complexion. Meaning near the water channel, strait. #783 DEJESUS Follower of Jesus Christ. #54 TURNER Occupational surname for someone who worked with a lathe. #131 ELLIS Son or Famiy of Elijah/Elias #631 WALL Lives near a city wall or enclosure. #851 CROSBY Lives by the cross or crossing. Simply give us a call on . #988 CANTRELL Occupational surname for a bell ringer (someone who rang the Chanterelles) or who sang in a choir. #48 MITCHELL Variation on the name Michael, meaning Who is like God? Other last names derived from the kind of work people did include Archer, Baker, Brewer, Butcher, Cook, Dyer,. 1. #324 BARNETT From the place near the clearing (burned place). Persons with name: 980,000 Written: Meaning: The first kanji, sai , can be used to refer to a meal taken by monks and priests, but in broader terms it conveys an image of purity and divine worship. #407 BOWEN Welsh surname meaning Son of Owain. Robert and Mary were the most popular names from the 1930s. #282 WANG Chinese surname meaning king. #451 GOODMAN Man of god, or landowner. #201 ARNOLD Power of the Eagle. #769 KNOX Near a round-topped hill (cnoc) Weston. #534 FLYNN From the Gaelic surname O Floinn, literally meaning ruddy or red-haired. What are some surnames that come from Scotland? #314 BARRETT Warlike person, quarrelsome. #691 HO Chinese surname with several meanings, descriptive of a chin waddle or characteristic long-lasting. #274 WONG Variation of the Korean surname Huang, which literally means shiny or yellow. #190 STEPHENS Family of Stephen. #721 BEARD Descriptive surname for a man with a very distinct beard. Picard #254 DOMINGUEZ Son of Domingo #461 WU Chinese surname meaning gateway to heaven. #269 DEAN From the valley. #13 GONZALEZ Son of Gonzalo. #703 MARKS Family of Mark or Marcus. #625 MATHIS Family of Matthew. #430 FITZGERALD Son of Gerald. #768 LESTER From Leicester, U.K. or the county town of Leicestershire. #549 DRAKE Dragon. #323 CAMPOS Lives in or near the countryside. #545 LANG Nickname for a person who was tall. #313 JOSEPH He will add. cauldrons). Literally means lives by the stream that leads to the port or bay. #932 LEVY From the family of Levi. #468 MACK Son of The Lipton name became a famous trademark worldwide and the company was eventually bought out by Unilever in the 1930s.' As the tea's popularity grew, it became a hot commodity at various auctions. #538 MACIAS Spanish/Jewish surname meaning Messiah. These names are people who self-identified as "Black" in the Decennial Census survey. #278 McCOY Anglicized form of a Scottish surname meaning son of Aodh. It is a Hebrew name for 'Passover'. From the latin ramus meaning branch. #45 HALL Occupational or place surname for a person who lived or worked in a hall. #235 GEORGE Family of George (Farmer). Wison. #990 BRANCH Possibly a habitational surname for someone from Branch, a land division in Wiltshire, U.K. or from Branches Park, a former country mansion in West Suffolk, U.K. #833 FREDERICK Peace ruler. #336 POWERS A person or family who came from the town of Poix in France. [Sources: Frequently Occurring Surnames in the 2010 Census; and Ancestry: What's the Most Common Surname in Your State? #50 ROBERTS Family of Robert. #736 PRESTON From the village with the priest. 57. #454 GOODWIN Good friend. #109 HENDERSON Son of Hendrick/Hendry. #327 CALDWELL Lives by the cold well. #781 BARR From the great hill. #657 PHELPS Family of Phillip. #402 LIN Chines surname meaning from the forest. Literally means Son of bringer of wisdom. #478 ROWE Locational surname of someone who lived by a row of something, or from Rowland, meaning Renowned Wolf. #123 WALLACE Welsh or Foreigner. #761 KLINE German nickname surname given to someone who was small. #429 SERRANO Lives near a mountain ridge or collection of hills. #913 LUGO Habitational surname for families from the town of Lugo in Galicia, Spain. #19 JACKSON Son of Jack/John. #91 PRICE Family of Rhys. #283 WEBER German occupational surname for a weaver. #339 GREGORY Possibly from Gregorian monks, literally means watchful, awake. Most Popular 1000 Names of the 1930s from the Social Security Administration This page was last edited on 12 January 2023, at 13:01 (UTC). #360 BARKER Occupational surname for someone who either tanned leather (from the bark of a tree), or from the Old French Berchier, which was a shepherd. #353 MORAN Sea Warriors. #755 McCULLOUGH From the Scottish clan name, MacCullaich meaning son of the boar, where the boar represented a brave man. #885 CASE Occupational surname for someone who makes boxes, cases, or chests. #777 PRUITT From the Old French proux meaning valiant or brave one. #626 CHRISTIAN Follower of Christ. 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. Literally means oak. #797 BROWNING Descriptive surname from the Olde English brun meaning someone with brown hair or skin. #90 HUGHES Family of Hugh. #434 MANNING Strong, valiant. For example, in the transliterations they use the sz instead of sh, w instead of v, j instead of y, and c for the (which in English would usually be Tz, Ts, or simply Z). #795 ODONNELL Family of Donnell/Donald. British surnames such as Williams, Jackson, Robinson, Harris, Davis, Brown and Jones are also common among people of non-British descent, such as African Americans due to slavery. #544 BALLARD Nickname for a person who had a bald head. #923 QUINTANA Country house. #888 MAGANA Habitational name from either of the villages named Magaa, in Soria and Crdoba provinces in Spain. #574 ROTH German surname meaning red, used for a person with red hair. #458 DELACRUZ Literally translates to of the cross. #12 LOPEZ Son of Lope/Lobe, meaning wolf. 85. #713 WILEY Habitational surname for families who came from a number of towns in the U.K. named Wiley. #248 SANTIAGO Of the Saint Tiago/Diego. #208 BRADLEY From the broad meadow. #236 CHAPMAN Occupational surname meaning tradesperson or merchant. Or a respelling of the Irish ODuilleain, meaning descendant of the blind one. #673 RUBIO Red-headed or someone with a ruddy complexion. #287 MARQUEZ Son of Marco. Email. #518 CONNER An occupational surname for an inspector of weights and measures. #774 DAVILA From the village. Hear ye! #393 SALINAS Lives in a large building or fortress. #662 ATKINS Family of Adam. Main category: Polish surnames. #20 MARTIN From the god of Mars. #671 HARRELL Nickname for someone with a good head of thick hair. #591 SUMMERS Occupational surname for a sumpter a person who drove pack mules or horses. #310 CORTZ Person with manners. Among those 1930s baby names with the greatest drop in popularity are Wanda and Phyllis for girls, and Fred and Earl for boys. #726 VANG Scandinavian surname, probably habitational from a number of farmsteads and other places. The second element has also been associated with miru meaning "peace, world". Ten most common Finnish surnames So, we're starting out with a list of the most common Finnish surnames, plus the number of people who have this surname in Finland in 2021, out of a population of around 5.5 million. #730 MOSLEY Habitational surname for a family that came from any number of towns named Mosley in the U.K. #380 DAWSON Son of David. Wassa was a feminine Anglo-Saxon given name. #564 HESS Person with hood/helmet. #52 PHILLIPS Family of Phillip. #526 KRAMER Occupational surname for a merchant or shopkeeper. #610 MASSEY Matthews land. #814 SELLERS Occupational surname for someone who was a merchant/seller. #35 WRIGHT Occupational surname meaning a craftsman. #205 PETERS Family o Peter. #597 DECKER Occupational surname for a thatcher or roofer. #712 BERG From the mountain. #382 FLETCHER Folk army. 5. #493 CAMACHO Twisted or disfigured. #745 SOLOMON Peaceful one, from the Hebrew Shalom. #140 OWENS Son of Owen. Much like today, dozens of surname names made the American popularity charts 100 years ago. 4. #496 PERSON Son of Per/Peter. Carl Free man. #889 BLACKBURN Lives near the dark colored stream. #240 WATKINS Family of Walter/Watt Appendix. #793 DORSEY From the village of Arcy in La Manche, France. #331 BYRD Occupational surname for someone who worked with birds. #479 GALLAGHER Irish surname meaning descendant of Gallchobhair. #304 MAY Family of Matthew. #519 MOODY One of brave spirit. #525 FRENCH Person from France. #606 LARSEN Son of Lars. Print. #206 SANTOS Saints or Family of Santo. 56. #191 SOTO Lives in or near the small forest. #701 BRENNAN From the Irish surname O Braonin, meaning descendant of Braonn. Literally means raindrop or drop of moisture. #364 HAIL From the remote valley. Click on the names below to learn more about their meaning, history and origins. #143 McDONALD Son/family of Donald #486 GALLEGOS Foreigners. #842 WALLS Someone who lived near or behind a big wall. #148 VARGAS From the pasture. #337 NEAL Son of Niall, literally meaning cloud or champion. further information on, please me!! #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. #943 PARRA Spanish/Portuguese surname, meaning grapevine/trellis. Possibly used for someone who grew grapes or had a winery. #233 SANDOVAL From Sandoval, Spain. #372 BUSH Lives near the bush or thicket. #977 PROCTOR Occupational surname for a proctor/manager/attorney. Charles Free man. #731 McCLURE From the Gaelic surname MIlluidhir, which literally translates as Son of Ordars follower. #326 CHAMBERS Occupational surname, servant who worked the bedrooms or chambers. Top Vintage Surnames. #223 PERKINS Son of Peter. #55 DIAZ Son of Diego #715 RUSSO Descriptive surname for someone who was a red-head or had a ruddy complexion. #263 MONTGOMERY From a mountain name in France. #550 BARRERA Family that lived near muddy area or ground of clay. #185 SCHMIDT Occupational surname, German form of Smith meaning ironworker or tradesman. #118 ALEXANDER Defending Men possibly an occupational surname for a soldier. #976 HESTER Either lives by the beech tree, or an occupational surname for a herald/town crier. Facebook. #575 NICHOLSON Son of Nicholas. #328 BECK Leaves by the stream. #462 HINES Occupational surname for a deer keeper or tender. george, thomas and joseph round out the list of ten most popular boy names of the 1930s. #531 NORTON From the north town, north settlement. #338 LEONARD With the strength of a lion. #264 OLIVER Elf Army #37 TORRES Family who lived near a tower. #792 DURHAM Habitational surname for a family from Durham, U.K. literally meaning by the hill. #654 DALTON From the town near the valley, dale. In fact, some of the names are much older than the 1920s. 1920s 1910s . #247 LARSON Son of Lars. #245 HARPER Occupational surname for someone who played or made harps. Girl names from the 20s cover a wider range of names than most people believe. Literally means Good little one. #941 BOOKER Occupational surname for someone who bound, wrote, or sold books. #498 PARSONS Occupational surname for a parson or priest. Interestingly, the five most common American surnames as of 2010 haven't changed that much over time and are Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, and Jones. #188 FERGUSON Son of Fergus. #560 SHAFFER German occupational surname for someone who was a household manager or steward. #743 PRINCE Nickname surname for someone who acted royal or above their station. Williams Meaning: An English name meaning son of William. #874 NAVA Habitational surname from many towns named Nava in Spain, literally meaning treeless plateau. #552 PATRICK Nobleman. #753 KEMP Champion. Spain Garcia In Spain almost 3.5% of the population is called ' Garcia ': that's around 1,378,000 people. #964 SPENCE Occupational surname for someone in charge of a pantry/goods in an estate. #158 SIMPSON Son of Simon. #776 WHITEHEAD Descriptional surname for someone with white or very light blonde hair. Means valor, courage. #103 PERRY Son of Harry. The second character, t (pronounced with a long 'oh . #26 SANCHEZ Son of Sancho. #958 BURCH Lives near the birch tree or grove. Literally Priests Town. Ford, the automobile manufacturer, used to vacation at the Wayside Inn in Massachusetts, where he enjoyed the dance programme run by a man named Benjamin Lovett. Currently, the most popular last name in America is Smith, with a total count of 2,442,977 people who have the surname. #643 HODGE Pet form of the name Roger. These are the top 100 most common Italian surnames for families currently living in Italy. This surname of pre-Roman origin is said to come from the Basque language, being linked to the adjective 'young'. #633 KIRBY Lives near the Church/Farm. #838 HICKMAN Occupational surname for a servant of a man called Hick. #729 ONEAL Son of Neal. #812 BUCK Either descriptive or occupational surname for someone who resembled a male deer, or someone who traded in them. All Time This Year Trending Now Fastest Rising Surnames. #513 SALAS Literally means room, hall. Could be habitational or occupational for someone who worked in a mansion. #149 HENRY Ruler of the Home. #623 KIRK Literally means church and could be a habitational surname for someone who lived near a church or occupational for someone who worked in a church, like a pastor. #956 ESTES From the East. #622 SINGLETON Habitational surname of people who lived in a town named Singleton or in or near a burnt clearing. Pascal. : Polish surnames. But by and large, these once-stylish surnames are currently neglected. #452 ROMAN Person from Rome, Italy. #298 LUNA From one of the towns named Luna in Spain. 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