#16 THOMAS Son of Thomas. #762 CORDOVA Habitational surname for a family from the ancient city of Crdoba, Spain. Another common source of surnames are nicknames or descriptive names. #138 CASTRO Portuguese/Spanish surname meaning Castle. #347 JENNINGS Family of little John. #974 POLLARD Strong descendent of Paul. #627 SKINNER Occupational surname for someone who made hides or pelts. #504 CASEY Irish surname from the Gaelic OCathasaigh, meaning son of Cathasach #18 MOORE A family who lived near a marsh or bog. #753 KEMP Champion. #166 MASON Occupational surname for a bricklayer. #42 ADAMS Family of Adam. #750 WOODARD Contraction of Woodward meaning ward or caretaker of the woods. #317 KELLER German occupational surname for a winemaker. #368 MILES Son of Mile. There's some overlap between then and now names like Fletcher, Harrison, and Ellis are currently fashionable. #366 HAYNES Enclosure. The Top Ten. #747 STAFFORD From the landing by the ford. #854 MAYS Either family of Matthew or a nickname for a guy who is a good friend. #59 COLLINS Family of Coilean #143 McDONALD Son/family of Donald Albert Aristocratic and bright. #672 SHIELDS From a shed or shelter. Print. Kegley. #802 HENDRICKS Family of Hendrick/Heinrich. #60 REYES Literally translated to Kings, it refers to the phrase La Virgen de los Reyes, meaning the Virgin of the Kings. #612 HUFF Lives by a ridge or hollow. #947 RASMUSSEN Danish/Norwegian surname, meaning son of Rasmus. Williams Meaning: An English name meaning son of William. #647 TAPIA Lives in or behind a mud wall. Martin Meaning: A French name referring to Mars, the Roman god of war. #122 GRIFFIN Mythological creature with the body, tail, and back legs of a lion. #546 BROCK Badger or mischievous person. #2 JOHNSON Son of John. #861 SMALL Person who is short or small. #151 FREEMAN A person who was not owned or ruled by another. Facebook. #2 JOHNSON - Son of John. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution . For girls, Mary was the overwhelming choice of Depression era parents. #51 GOMEZ Man #719 WILKERSON Kin or son of William. Hear ye! #337 NEAL Son of Niall, literally meaning cloud or champion. #48 MITCHELL Variation on the name Michael, meaning Who is like God? #470 HUBBARD Variation of the name Hubert, meaning bright heart. The names are the same as the top surnames in the United States: Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, and Jones. #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. #960 VO Vietnamese surname meaning fighter/soldier. #139 MARSHALL Occupational surname for someone who is a lawman or takes care of horses. Go short, powerful and cute. #983 McCANN From the Gaelic surname MacCana, meaning descendant of the wolf cub. #168 MUOZ Son of Muo, a personal name that means hill. 3. Booth is the last name most popular in Northern England and Scandinavia. #325 BATES Son of Bartholomew. Currently, the most popular last name in America is Smith, with a total count of 2,442,977 people who have the surname. #893 VAUGHAN Welsh descriptional surname meaning small, little. #684 CLINE From the German klein meaning little, small. Parker. #889 BLACKBURN Lives near the dark colored stream. #239 ORTEGA From Ortega, Spain. #931 CANO Spanish/Portugal surname referring to a cave, or a French/Italian occupational surname occupational for someone who supplied cane/reeds for thatching. #177 ROSE Lives near the roses. #686 GRIMES Viking surname meaning masked person, fierce. #492 LOGAN From the Irish surname OLeoghain, meaning descendant of the warrior. #467 TATE Cheerful person. #968 STANTON From the village on stony ground. #996 ODOM Son-in-law of a prominent person. #323 CAMPOS Lives in or near the countryside. #209 KNIGHT Occupational surname for a knight or someone who worked in a knights household. #147 WELLS From the well spring or water hole. Prigord is a habitational French last name used for people who came from the Prigord region of France. Courteous. The most common Japanese last names, Sato and Suzuki, are all the way down at numbers 195 and 202. #384 McCARTHY Form of the Gaelic Mac Carthaigh meaning son of Carthach (loving). #476 FRANCO Person from France. #793 DORSEY From the village of Arcy in La Manche, France. Most probably used for someone who was brave and formidable in battle. #210 ELLIOTT Family of Elias. #766 WINTERS Nickname surname for someone who was literally cold or unemotional. They were also the most popular in the prior decade of the 1920s. - above email address may be outdated. But the bureau also compiled lists of the fastest-growing surnames in the United States and these include Zhang, Li, Ali, Liu, and Khan - a testament to the wonderful diversity of our nation. #843 TREJO Habitational Spanish surname, for someone from Trexo, a place in Asturias in northwest Spain. #538 MACIAS Spanish/Jewish surname meaning Messiah. 1. Literally means wild olives. #979 HINTON From the high enclosure/settlement. #348 WATTS Family of Walter. #156 CRAWFORD By the river/ford crossing 1892 -1908. #436 CURRY Locational surname for families from a town named Curry. #754 NOLAN From the Gaelic surname ONullain, meaning son or descendent of the Kings herald. #977 PROCTOR Occupational surname for a proctor/manager/attorney. #413 FRANCIS Person from France or free man. Laverne (See more girls names beginning with L) Lena. Billy Strong mind and protection. #498 PARSONS Occupational surname for a parson or priest. #890 DUNLAP From the fort by the muddy place. Vladimir m Russian, Serbian, Croatian, Bulgarian, Macedonian, Slovene, Albanian, Medieval Slavic Derived from the Slavic element vladeti meaning "rule" combined with meru meaning "great, famous". Literally means battlefield. #36 SCOTT From Scotland. #216 LANE Irish surname from OLaighin, meaning the descendant of Laighean. #327 CALDWELL Lives by the cold well. #176 BOYD Scottish surname, from the Celtic term boidhe meaning fair or yellow. #306 JUAREZ Son of Suero. Woodley. This page was last edited on 12 January 2023, at 13:01 (UTC). #66 ROGERS Family of Roger #642 YORK From the ancient city or county of York, UK. #420 CROSS Locational for someone who lived near a crossing, or occupational for someone who carried a cross in church. #610 MASSEY Matthews land. #246 BURKE From the burg (town) of the castle. #783 DEJESUS Follower of Jesus Christ. #443 NEWTON From the new town. Oldham. #479 GALLAGHER Irish surname meaning descendant of Gallchobhair. #539 VILLANUEVA From the new town. #880 MAYER Occupational surname for a mayor of a village or town. The second character, t (pronounced with a long 'oh . #55 DIAZ Son of Diego #534 FLYNN From the Gaelic surname O Floinn, literally meaning ruddy or red-haired. #542 STOKES From the Old English stoc meaning trunk of a tree. #10 MARTINEZ Son of Martin. #88 MENDOZA People who live near or are from the village of Mendoza, Spain. #682 CALLAHAN From the Gaelic surname O Ceallachain. 44. #438 HARMON Form of the name Herman, meaning army man. #522 LLOYD From the Welsh Llwyd, meaning grey. #609 COPELAND Bought land. #456 HUANG Chinese surname that means bright or yellow. These were the most common names from the roaring 20's. Classic names for flappers, bootleggers, and more! 1920s 1910s . #777 PRUITT From the Old French proux meaning valiant or brave one. Last Names Starting with 'P' Jump directly to your surname. #578 RANGEL Spanish/Portuguese surname, meaning unknown. #75 HOWARD Occupational surname for a ewe herder. #583 MORA Blackberry. #800 SLOAN From the old Gaelic given name Sluaghadhan, meaning a leader of a military expedition. #220 RAY Ray of sunshine, or King. Means valor, courage. #288 FIELDS Lived in or near the fields. #881 BENDER German occupational surname for a barrel maker. #278 McCOY Anglicized form of a Scottish surname meaning son of Aodh. #310 CORTZ Person with manners. #414 GRIFFITH Leader with a strong Grip. #344 SHELTON From the ledge/enclosure. #536 HOGAN From the Irish O Hogain meaning descendent of gn. #700 WARE Occupational surname for someone who was employed at a weir or dam, or habitational surname for someone who lived near one. #891 GOULD Descriptional surname for someone with golden hair or occupational for someone who worked with gold, like a jewelry maker or gilder. #386 ROBLES From the village of Robles, in the province of Leon, 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 #921 HORNE Occupational surname for someone who carved objects out of horn, or made musical horns (usually made out of animal horn at the time). . #587 WEISS German surname element meaning fair hair or pale complected. 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. #928 MULLEN Lives at or near a mill. #311 DOUGLAS From the dark or green river. #590 GREER From the family of Gregory. The latest year's crop of Kiwi babies have more names of non-European origin than ever before. #699 GOLDEN Nickname surname for a blonde person, someone with golden hair. #941 BOOKER Occupational surname for someone who bound, wrote, or sold books. #784 MARIN Family of Marino or lives near the sea. #929 XIONG Chinese surname meaning bear. #400 HIGGINS From the Irish surname Huiginn meaning descendant of Uigin (Viking). #614 CAMERON Nickname surname meaning bent nose. #895 McKAY From the Gaelic surname MacAodh, literally meaning son of fire. #820 HOWE Lives near a man-made mound or burial mound. #652 FARRELL From the Irish surname,O Fearghail literally means Descendant of the brave man. 5. #528 POPE Occupational surname. #391 CHANG Chinese surname with many meanings. #816 ESPARZA Occupational surname for a professional swordsman/soldier. Daw was a nickname for David. #430 FITZGERALD Son of Gerald. #948 BRANDT Family of Brando, literally meaning hot-tempered. #874 NAVA Habitational surname from many towns named Nava in Spain, literally meaning treeless plateau. #950 DONALDSON Son of Donald. #193 RYAN Irish surname and given name meaning descendant of a follower of Ran #573 SHAH Persian surname meaning king. #451 GOODMAN Man of god, or landowner. #795 ODONNELL Family of Donnell/Donald. #761 KLINE German nickname surname given to someone who was small. #666 BENITEZ Son of Benito. January 23, 2020 POSSIBLE REASONS BEHIND STUDENT VISA REJECTION. Italian Names. Literally means the gate at the boundary. #100 JIMENEZ Son of Jim/James. #20 MARTIN From the god of Mars. Kelly Meaning: An Irish name meaning descendent of Ceallach. #813 MIDDLETON From anyone of the places named Middleton in the UK, literally meaning the middle town. #290 YANG Chinese surname meaning willow tree or aspen. Saito. #491 WATERS From the place near the water, or family of Walter. #5 JONES From the family of Jon/John. #770 BULLOCK From the English word bullock meaning young steer. #14 WILSON Son of William. #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. #884 LANDRY Land ruler. This surname of pre-Roman origin is said to come from the Basque language, being linked to the adjective 'young'. #153 TUCKER Occupational surname for someone for a cloth thickener. #112 FISHER Occupational surname for fisherman. #120 GRAHAM People who lived in or near a gravelly homestead a contraction of the name Grantham (like Downton Abbey) #188 FERGUSON Son of Fergus. The top black names that emerged proved to be interesting and thematic. #958 BURCH Lives near the birch tree or grove. 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