#950 DONALDSON Son of Donald. #274 WONG Variation of the Korean surname Huang, which literally means shiny or yellow. #10 MARTINEZ Son of Martin. #683 DILLON From or near Dilwyn in Herefordshire, UK. #901 FRIEDMAN Servant of god or friend. (S), or less than 100 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races". #281 FULLER Occupational surname for someone who washed cloth in the clothmaking process. #627 SKINNER Occupational surname for someone who made hides or pelts. #842 WALLS Someone who lived near or behind a big wall. #286 LUCAS From Lucania, Italy. #325 BATES Son of Bartholomew. #513 SALAS Literally means room, hall. Could be habitational or occupational for someone who worked in a mansion. #786 McINTYRE Son of the carpenter or craftsman. O'Connor 10. #6 GARCIA Of unknown meaning. #896 ESPINOSA Lives by the thorn bushes or a person with a prickly character. Although it currently means the religious leader of the Catholic church, it was a title used for clergy of any rank. Leslie Odom, Jr. Has Welcomed His Second Child. 5.00%, or 5 total occurrences, were "Hispanic Origin". Patronymics. #265 JENSEN Son of Jens #608 DAVENPORT Habitational surname of families from Davenport in Cheshire, UK. Some states, such as Louisiana, maintain policies that enforce patrilineal surnaming as a default when the father is known and supports the children, unless both partners agree otherwise. #352 McDANIEL Son of Daniel. #285 ROJAS Red-headed or ruddy complexion. #873 BERNAL Spanish surname meaning son of Baruch. #428 RODGERS Family of Roger. #52 PHILLIPS Family of Phillip. // Leaf Group Lifestyle. #809 ELLISON Son of Ellis/Elias/Elijah. Tue Oct 25 2016 - 15:19. #972 DUDLEY From Duddas clearing Dudda was a nickname for a rotund/heavy person. #564 HESS Person with hood/helmet. Literally means black. #705 HUMPHREY From the name elements hun meaning bear cub and fried meaning peace. Interpreted as peaceful warrior. #612 HUFF Lives by a ridge or hollow. #894 HERRING Occupational surname for a fisher or seller of herring (fish). #735 HUERTA Lives by the top of a hill or near a fortress. #542 STOKES From the Old English stoc meaning trunk of a tree. #668 HENSLEY Habitational surname for someone who lived in or near Hensley, UK. #890 DUNLAP From the fort by the muddy place. ), 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. #751 CORTES Courteous, refined. It didnt match my green card, she told me. #241 GREENE Lives in or near a green area. As has long been claimed, the U.S. is a melting pot of every ethnicity in the world. Daly 25. 18. #587 WEISS German surname element meaning fair hair or pale complected. Clair The word may have origins in French and Latin. #613 ROCHA Portuguese surname based on the French surname Roche, which means lives by the rocky crag. We will also take a look at the background of some of the other surnames starting with M. 1.Mabel, (Anglo-Saxon origin) It originates from the Latin word Amablis. #946 KRUEGER German occupational surname for someone who made or sold glass/pottery kruog, or ran an inn krug. #463 MULLINS French occupational surname for someone who worked in a mill. #308 PEARSON Son of Piers. #140 OWENS Son of Owen. #854 MAYS Either family of Matthew or a nickname for a guy who is a good friend. As such, you will find many Icelandic surnames ending in -son or -dttir, translating respectively to son of or daughter of, connecting to the genitive form of the father or mothers name preceding it. Perhaps to describe a person who is steadfast or stubborn. #457 POTTER Occupational surname for someone who made pottery. Even your best guess will do. #662 ATKINS Family of Adam. #119 HAMILTON From the crooked hill. Most probably used for someone who was brave and formidable in battle. #137 FORD Lives by a shallow place in the river. The original locative name of Henry of the Marsh might be shortened over the years to Henry Marsh. Attention: This site does not support the current version of your web browser. O'Sullivan 4. #509 TYLER Occupational surname for a tailor. #980 NOVAK The newcomer/new one. O'Doherty 16. #790 CUEVAS Habitational surname for someone who lived in or near caves. #738 BARRY From the Gaelic surname O Baire, meaning the male descendant of Fionnbharr, or fair-haired one. #635 BRIDGES Lives near a bridge or a bridge builder. Your last name can give you clues into who you are and where you came from. In this case a similar sounding American name may be adopted. #87 GRAY From a nickname for someone with gray hair or house. Literally means moon. #731 McCLURE From the Gaelic surname MIlluidhir, which literally translates as Son of Ordars follower. #850 BENJAMIN Son of my right hand. #743 PRINCE Nickname surname for someone who acted royal or above their station. #505 FLOYD From the Welsh Lloyd or Llwyd, meaning grey. Need a reference? Many signified a profession (such as Potter) or place of residence (such as Hilton, short for hill town). Literally means land of forest. #164 SHAW Family who lived near a dense wooded area. #404 CHANDLER Occupational surname for a candle-maker. (Hernndez Grande said that, as an adult, she managed to get the license corrected. #127 HAYES Lives in or near an enclosure. Despite a history of troubled relations between the two countries going back centuries, persons do intermarry and so, in those areas of the Irish Republic closest to Northern Ireland, it's harder to tell from the last name whether the family is Catholic or Protestant. Plenty of womenand men, for that mattermight choose not to give their last name to their kids if its bundled up in familial trauma. Data from the 2010 Censustells a different story. Retrieved from https://namecensus.com/last-names/catholic-surname-popularity/. #121 REYNOLDS Family or son of Reginald, or the King (rey). Meaning near the water channel, strait. #303 BREWER Occupational surname for a brewer (beer or ale maker). 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. Or a form of the Irish/Celtic name Conchobhair, meaning Descendant of the Hound/Desire possibly meaning wolf lover. #937 FRYE Born free. #183 MEYER Mayor. #479 GALLAGHER Irish surname meaning descendant of Gallchobhair. Margaret Mary Healy Murphy (1833-1907), American Catholic nun; Mary Murphy (disambiguation), multiple . #105 SULLIVAN Irish surname from descendant of Sileabhn (Little Dark Eyes) This sounds much less white than Smith or White, but it's still quite popular. #999 TANG Vietnamese surname, meaning from the Tang dynasty. Literally means Little Valencia and Valencia means bravery, strength. #42 ADAMS Family of Adam. Powell, Kimberly. Not sure about the geography of the middle east? 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. #25 HARRIS Son of Harry. The FamilySearch Library has digitized records for the years 1594 to 1924 from the main Cathedral in St. Augustine, indexes, and various transcripts. #62 MORRIS Dark-skinned, from the Moors. One being an occupational surname for a bow maker. Baby names are an important cultural tradition across the world, and have been for thousands of years. #957 SANFORD From the sandy ford. #118 ALEXANDER Defending Men possibly an occupational surname for a soldier. Even in the U.S. and the United Kingdom, patrilineal surnames are a surprisingly new convention. #320 MOLINA Occupational surname for a miller. #14 WILSON Son of William. #891 GOULD Descriptional surname for someone with golden hair or occupational for someone who worked with gold, like a jewelry maker or gilder. In fact, data from a Census Bureau study reveals that the number of Hispanic surnames in the top 25 doubled between 1990 and 2000. #465 MALONE From the Gaelic surname OMaoileoin meaning follower of St. John. #227 PEA Lives near the rock or cliff. 2. 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). Probably a habitational surname for a family who lived near tree stumps. #217 RILEY From the rye clearing. #299 FOWLER Occupational surname for someone who works with fowl (birds). #357 BECKER Either an occupational surname meaning baker or used for a family who lived by a stream. O'Brien 7. #473 GUERRA Literally means war, used for a stubborn person or soldier. "Catholic Last Name Popularity, Meaning and Origin". Although hyphenated last names are much more widely accepted than double-barrel surnames in the U.S., even they have faced roadblocks. #966 CHURCH Someone who worked in a church or lived near a church. #502 OSBORNE Viking name, literally meaning Bear God #784 MARIN Family of Marino or lives near the sea. #836 HEBERT Illustrious soldier. #573 SHAH Persian surname meaning king. #458 DELACRUZ Literally translates to of the cross. #407 BOWEN Welsh surname meaning Son of Owain. While Smith remains the most common U.S. surname, for the first time, two Hispanic namesGarcia and Rodriguezmade the top 10. ETHNONYMS: Afro-French, Black Creoles, Black French, Creoles, Cr oles, Cr oles Noirs, Creoles of Color. #801 McLEAN From the old Gaelic name Mac gille Eoin, literally meaning son of the devotee of Saint John. Creating a new last name from scratch, which would be shared among all members of the family, involves a lot of extra paperwork. #652 FARRELL From the Irish surname,O Fearghail literally means Descendant of the brave man. With a 14-day free trial, it's very easy to get started and discover your past! #866 BOYLE From the Gaelic surname OBaoighill, meaning family of the rash or angry person. #535 YATES Occupational or habitational surname for someone who was a gate-keeper, or lived near a prominent gate. #347 JENNINGS Family of little John. #261 VEGA From the plain, meadow. Literally means high rock. 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 Salazar literally translates to old hall. Literally means from the wood grove of Augustus. Originally from the Latin Aurelianus, which referred to the farm or estate of Aurelius. (S), or less than 100 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only". If you know your Italian ancestors' traditional naming patterns, you can use the names of bambini to guess the parents' and grandparents' identities: the first son was named after the father's father. #647 TAPIA Lives in or behind a mud wall. #892 DUFFY From the Gaelic surname Mac Dhubhshith meaning son of the peaceful black one. #992 ROLLINS Family of Rollo. #159 PORTER Occupational surname for someone who transported items. #199 SPENCER Occupational surname for a butler or steward of a manor. The earliest recorded surname is Clirigh. #522 LLOYD From the Welsh Llwyd, meaning grey. Courteous. #511 BOWERS Occupational surname for a worker. #895 McKAY From the Gaelic surname MacAodh, literally meaning son of fire. #969 LEAL Loyal one. A large swath of American society has simply failed to conceive of a reality beyond patrilineal surnames. #594 MORROW From the row of cottages on the moor. #596 WHITAKER From the white field or from the wheat field. #605 ROBERSON Son of Robert. #398 VELASQUEZ Son of Velasco. For example, those of Spanish descent have an interesting way to denote familial lines through the last name alone. #441 DOYLE Irish surname from the Gaelic Dhubh-ghall meaning dark stranger. #2 JOHNSON Son of John. #172 PALMER Pilgrim. the first daughter, after the father's mother. #248 SANTIAGO Of the Saint Tiago/Diego. #550 BARRERA Family that lived near muddy area or ground of clay. #162 MENDEZ Contraction of Menendez, meaning son of Mendo. #997 DAUGHERTY From the Gaelic surname ODochartaigh, meaning descendent of the hurtful one. #828 BRAVO Brave, proven in battle. #848 CONRAD Brave counsel. Search for a specific ancestor in FamilySearch. #372 BUSH Lives near the bush or thicket. #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. #993 ROWLAND From the renowned land. Trivia The name Kimada, which has six letters and is the inverse of Adamik, contains equal proportions of vowels and consonants. #745 SOLOMON Peaceful one, from the Hebrew Shalom. #528 POPE Occupational surname. Im going to go out on a limb and say Im not sure those are common conversations, she told me. #250 MORRISON Son of Morris. #687 ARELLANO Habitational surname for a family from Arellano, spain. #667 ZAVALA From Zawada or Zawady, literally meaning fortress. #771 KERR From the word kjarr, meaning wet ground covered with brush. #155 BURNS Lives by the stream. #136 MURRAY Scottish place name from the area of Moray, meaning seaboard settlement. 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 . #5 JONES From the family of Jon/John. #41 GREEN Occupational surname for a groundskeeper or family that lived near an open green. Black Creoles of Louisiana. #438 HARMON Form of the name Herman, meaning army man. #305 HOLLAND From the Netherlands/Holland. #805 CHUNG Chinese/Korean surname literally meaning hanging bell flower. Individual judges have repeatedly used the legal doctrine of the best interests of the child to side with the father. Here are the top 1000 last names (surnames) in the United States, according to the most recent U.S. census. #641 VINCENT Conqueror. #311 DOUGLAS From the dark or green river. #645 ABBOTT Occupational surname for someone employed by or who served as an abbott. #385 LOVE From the French louve meaning a female wolf. #139 MARSHALL Occupational surname for someone who is a lawman or takes care of horses. Here are the facts and trivia that people are buzzing about.