#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. #141 HARRISON Son of harry. #454 GOODWIN Good friend. #153 TUCKER Occupational surname for someone for a cloth thickener. #414 GRIFFITH Leader with a strong Grip. #424 SWANSON Son of Swan or an occupational surname for a herdsman (swain). #954 GALINDO Spanish surname of unknown meaning. #950 DONALDSON Son of Donald. Daniel Daniel is a spiritual Russian name. #28 RAMIREZ Son of Ramiro. By 1400 most English families, and those from Lowland Scotland, had adopted the use of hereditary surnames. #318 VILA From the city of Avila, Spain. #962 VU Vietnamese surname meaning fighter/soldier. #686 GRIMES Viking surname meaning masked person, fierce. #849 GILES Holy man or one who does good. #188 FERGUSON Son of Fergus. #717 HOBBS From the family of Hobb, a nickname for Robert. #537 MARSH Family who lived near the marshland. #401 AGUIRRE From a prominent place. It means 'God is my judge'. Click on the names below to learn more about their meaning, history and origins. Some of those old-fashioned names, including Archie, are traditionally nicknames and that's . The 200 most popular names were taken from a universe that includes 1,467,410 male births and 3,106,292 female births In fact, some of the names are much older than the 1920s. 1970s 1960s 1950s 1940s 1930s. #370 PHAM Vietnamese surame meaning extensive. #100 JIMENEZ Son of Jim/James. #570 WILKINS Family of William. #726 VANG Scandinavian surname, probably habitational from a number of farmsteads and other places. #804 SEXTON Occupational surname for someone who worked as a sexton, a warden of a church. What were some popular American names in colonial times? #363 LEON Lion-like. Email. The U.S. State Department adopts the "Istanbul" form . #919 VILLALOBOS From the town of Villalobos, Spain, meaning the village of wolves. Williams. Originally from the Latin Aurelianus, which referred to the farm or estate of Aurelius. #199 SPENCER Occupational surname for a butler or steward of a manor. #625 MATHIS Family of Matthew. #171 HOLMES Lives near a small island or islet. #119 HAMILTON From the crooked hill. 2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s. 3. #295 WALSH Welsh, foreigner, stranger referring to Celt. #979 HINTON From the high enclosure/settlement. #189 NICHOLS Family of Nicholas. #790 CUEVAS Habitational surname for someone who lived in or near caves. #138 CASTRO Portuguese/Spanish surname meaning Castle. #358 HOLT Lives by or near the woodlands. #299 FOWLER Occupational surname for someone who works with fowl (birds). #786 McINTYRE Son of the carpenter or craftsman. #385 LOVE From the French louve meaning a female wolf. #279 GARRETT Family of Gerald. #387 CERVANTES From old Spanish meaning servant or the word ciervo, meaning stag or a womans man. #479 GALLAGHER Irish surname meaning descendant of Gallchobhair. From Ceallaigh. Italian Names Meaning; Name Day Calendar; . Oliver is the most popular boys' name over the past 10 years but just 62nd since the 1930s. #412 RAMSEY Locational surname from the town of Ramsey, UK. #135 STEVENS Son of Steven. #787 BLANKENSHIP From the hill with a cairn. #999 TANG Vietnamese surname, meaning from the Tang dynasty. #230 WILLIS Family of William. #244 VALDEZ Son of Valdo/Waldo. #365 BENSON Son of Benjamin. #118 ALEXANDER Defending Men possibly an occupational surname for a soldier. #834 BUCKLEY Lives near the goat clearing. Prigord. Abraham. This was the name of a 9th-century ruler of Bulgaria. #228 RICHARDS Family of Richard. #6 GARCIA Of unknown meaning. #739 JOHNS Family of John. #769 KNOX Near a round-topped hill (cnoc) Daw was a nickname for David. #556 SANTANA Follower of St. Anna. #809 ELLISON Son of Ellis/Elias/Elijah. #580 HOOVER From the German Huber, meaning plot of land or farm. #192 WEAVER Occupational surname for a weaver of cloth. #326 CHAMBERS Occupational surname, servant who worked the bedrooms or chambers. #567 COCHRAN Scottish surname for a family who lived near the lowlands of Cochrane. #899 BERNARD Bold as a bear. #652 FARRELL From the Irish surname,O Fearghail literally means Descendant of the brave man. #219 ALVARADO From the white land. #476 FRANCO Person from France. #282 WANG Chinese surname meaning king. #151 FREEMAN A person who was not owned or ruled by another. #778 KENT From Kent, England or literally from the coast. 1892 -1908. #298 LUNA From one of the towns named Luna in Spain. #59 COLLINS Family of Coilean Looking for the perfect name for your little one? #496 PERSON Son of Per/Peter. 100 Most Popular American Last Names. #886 SAMPSON The sun. #679 BOND Landowner who is bound by loyalty to the local lord. #288 FIELDS Lived in or near the fields. #143 McDONALD Son/family of Donald #181 WARREN Lives near a warren/animal enclosure. While Smith remains the most common U.S. surname, for the first time, two Hispanic namesGarcia and Rodriguezmade the top 10. #291 LITTLE Surname from a nick name meaning little man. #569 NASH From the place near the ash tree. #364 HAIL From the remote valley. #413 FRANCIS Person from France or free man. Populism found an official name with the Populist Party, or People's Party, in 1892, adopting much of the Greenback Party's platform, supporting a ban on . #252 CARLSON Son of Carl. #891 GOULD Descriptional surname for someone with golden hair or occupational for someone who worked with gold, like a jewelry maker or gilder. Courteous. #15 ANDERSON Son of Andrew. #942 WALLER Either a habitational surname for someone who lived near a stone wall, or occupational for someone who built walls/was a mason. Literally means dark or swarthy person (from Moor). #923 QUINTANA Country house. Literally means Little Valencia and Valencia means bravery, strength. #463 MULLINS French occupational surname for someone who worked in a mill. #257 JACOBS Family of Jacobs #449 ADKINS Family or son of Adam. #406 BARBER Occupational surname for a barber. #729 ONEAL Son of Neal. #112 FISHER Occupational surname for fisherman. Polish surnames are known from the Middle Ages, but only 200 years ago did the inherited surnames become compulsory. #271 ESPINOZA From the thorny area. In addition to operating BabyNames.com, Jennifer owns a web development agency in central California. Woodley. 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. #650 SOSA Portuguese surname meaning from the salt water (salsa agua) #147 WELLS From the well spring or water hole. From the Gaelic buth, meaning house, and Chanain meaning of the canon. #741 BLACKWELL Lives near the black stream. #684 CLINE From the German klein meaning little, small. #309 CURTIS Person with manners. Traditional Irish names; naming conventions; Irish last names; most popular names in Ireland. Wassa was a feminine Anglo-Saxon given name. #368 MILES Son of Mile. 3. #438 HARMON Form of the name Herman, meaning army man. ' Silva' is also a widespread surname in regions of the former Portuguese Empire in Asia, such as India and Sri Lanka. Saito. #128 BRYANT Family of Brian. #855 MAHONEY From the Gaelic surname OMathghamhana meaning son of Mathghamhain, literally meaning bear. Hear ye! Cosby. Literally means foreign help. #853 DONOVAN From the Irish surname Donnabhain, a diminutive/nickname for someone with darker skin or wore brown. #429 SERRANO Lives near a mountain ridge or collection of hills. These are the most popular Finnish last names: Korhonen (22,637) Virtanen (21,964) Mkinen (20,241) Nieminen (20,064) Mkel (19,111) #131 ELLIS Son or Famiy of Elijah/Elias #98 ROSS Scottish surname indicating someone who lived on or near a point of high land that juts out into a large body of water. #210 ELLIOTT Family of Elias. #170 HICKS Family of Richard. #231 CARPENTER Occupational surname for a carpenter. #982 MADDEN From the Irish surname OMadain, meaning descendant of the son of the hound. Four states, Kentucky, Maryland, Tennessee, and Virginia share the top surnames of Smith, Johnson, and Jones. #142 FERNANDEZ Son of Fernando #612 HUFF Lives by a ridge or hollow. : Polish surnames. High born. #896 ESPINOSA Lives by the thorn bushes or a person with a prickly character. #3 WILLIAMS - Son or family of William. ItaliaNames. Literally Priests Town. #10 MARTINEZ Son of Martin. This is not a common harvesting method nowadays with the new machinery and technology. #812 BUCK Either descriptive or occupational surname for someone who resembled a male deer, or someone who traded in them. #557 SHEPHERD Occupational surname for a herder of sheep. 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. #793 DORSEY From the village of Arcy in La Manche, France. #382 FLETCHER Folk army. 2. #806 GENTRY Born of high status. #505 FLOYD From the Welsh Lloyd or Llwyd, meaning grey. 5. #164 SHAW Family who lived near a dense wooded area. #669 GLENN Lives in or near a valley. #648 GATES Lives in or behind a gated area. Laverne (See more girls names beginning with L) Lena. #384 McCARTHY Form of the Gaelic Mac Carthaigh meaning son of Carthach (loving). #124 MORENO Brown-skinned. #39 HILL Family who lived near or on a hill. #587 WEISS German surname element meaning fair hair or pale complected. #50 ROBERTS Family of Robert. Northerner. Most German surnames derive either from archaic professions (such as Schmidt, Mller, Weber, or Schfer) or places. The surname Smith occurs roughly 828 times per 100,000 people in the U.S. #421 CALDERON Spanish occupational surname for one who makes or sells cooking vessels (i.e. #197 DUNN Dark or brown in complexion. Leslie Odom, Jr. Has Welcomed His Second Child. #777 PRUITT From the Old French proux meaning valiant or brave one. #914 PORTILLO Spanish/Castilian surname meaning small port. 2 Fun Fact: Dale is a variant of the name Dael that's given to both boys and girls. #508 BALL Descriptive surname for a bald man. #743 PRINCE Nickname surname for someone who acted royal or above their station. Grant. #603 MELENDEZ Visigoth surname meaning Entire Gift. #68 ORTIZ Son of Orti #369 LYONS Son or family of Lyon. #700 WARE Occupational surname for someone who was employed at a weir or dam, or habitational surname for someone who lived near one. This page was last edited on 12 January 2023, at 13:01 (UTC). #961 OCONNELL Descendant of Conaill. #975 ALFARO Spanish habitational surname for someone from Alfaro, Spain in the Logroo province. #715 RUSSO Descriptive surname for someone who was a red-head or had a ruddy complexion. #602 WILCOX Son of William. #79 WARD Guardian Spain Garcia In Spain almost 3.5% of the population is called ' Garcia ': that's around 1,378,000 people. #894 HERRING Occupational surname for a fisher or seller of herring (fish). #29 LEWIS Son or family of Lewis. #660 HEATH Lives in or near a heath (open, unculivated land) or from a town named Heath. 1920s 1910s . #1 SMITH A smith is a craftsman, and was used for as an occupational title for many different crafts. #95 PATEL Indian/Gujarati surname meaning Landowner. Although popular for years, square dancing seemed to be going out of style and fading away until the early 1930s, when Henry Ford helped revive interest in it. #826 HERMAN Army man. #651 SWEENEY From the Scottish/Gaelic surname Mac Suibhne literally meaning young warrior from another land. #706 BAXTER Occupational surname meaning a female baker. #5 JONES - From the family of Jon/John. #346 NORRIS From the North. #511 BOWERS Occupational surname for a worker. #473 GUERRA Literally means war, used for a stubborn person or soldier. #814 SELLERS Occupational surname for someone who was a merchant/seller. #464 CASTANEDA Literally translates to chestnut, and might have been used to describe a person with reddish-brown hair or worked a chestnut grove. #174 BLACK Person who is darker in complexion. #69 MORGAN Welsh surname meaning by the sea. #869 RUSH From the place with reeds or occupational surname for someone who worked with reeds. They were followed by Richard, Charles, and Donald. #619 PITTMAN Lives by a quarry or pit. #996 ODOM Son-in-law of a prominent person. #575 NICHOLSON Son of Nicholas. #680 KANE From the town of Caen, in Normandy, France. #924 LYNN Most likely a habitational surname from the Welsh word llyn meaning lake. #939 McCARTY From the Gaelic surname Mac Carthaigh meaning son of the loving one. #436 CURRY Locational surname for families from a town named Curry. #314 BARRETT Warlike person, quarrelsome. #227 PEA Lives near the rock or cliff. #416 BLAIR Battlefield. #885 CASE Occupational surname for someone who makes boxes, cases, or chests. as the official names for Constantinople and Angora. #819 McINTOSH Son of the chief, leader. #664 BONILLA Lives in or near Bonilla in the province of Cuenca, Spain. #483 TOWNSEND From the end of the town (towns end). #637 ATKINSON Family or son of Adam. #470 HUBBARD Variation of the name Hubert, meaning bright heart. #296 BOWMAN Occupational surname for an archer. Kelly Meaning: An Irish name meaning descendent of Ceallach. #348 WATTS Family of Walter. #233 SANDOVAL From Sandoval, Spain. Tip: You can add a second last name by typing it in the "Last Name" text box below. #723 MONTES Habitational surname for someone who lived on or near a hill/mountain. #850 BENJAMIN Son of my right hand. #944 WOODWARD Ward of the forest/woods. #873 BERNAL Spanish surname meaning son of Baruch. #202 PIERCE Family of Peter. #994 WHITNEY From the land surrounded by streams. Williams Meaning: An English name meaning son of William. #89 RUIZ Son of Ruy or Roy. #175 ROBERTSON Son of Robert. #204 HANSEN Son of Hans. #407 BOWEN Welsh surname meaning Son of Owain. #234 GUERRERO Soldier, warrior. #718 KEITH Nickname for an offspring or young person. 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. #435 GILL Nickname for William. Boys Girls Albert Aristocratic and bright Alfred Advice from elves Alice Noble, graceful Anna Gracious, merciful Annie Gracious, merciful Anthony Worthy of admiration or praise Arthur As strong as a bear Barbara Stranger, foreigner #631 WALL Lives near a city wall or enclosure. #445 REESE From the given name Rhys, meaning enthusiasm, passion. #565 BEIL From the German bil meaning axe. SMS. If you see a surname that you would like. #671 HARRELL Nickname for someone with a good head of thick hair. #529 LINDSEY From Lincolnshire or Lincoln Island. #458 DELACRUZ Literally translates to of the cross. Johnson Some popular boy names are Michael and John. January 23, 2020 GMAT coaching in Chandigarh/Punjab. #976 HESTER Either lives by the beech tree, or an occupational surname for a herald/town crier. #797 BROWNING Descriptive surname from the Olde English brun meaning someone with brown hair or skin. #55 DIAZ Son of Diego #294 DAY From the family of David. Meaning near the water channel, strait. #903 TRUONG Vietnamese surname meaning drawing a bow or archer. #688 MELTON From the middle settlement. #45 HALL Occupational or place surname for a person who lived or worked in a hall. 1930 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1930th year of the Common . #334 LOWE Lives on or near the prominent, small hill. #872 McCONNELL From the Gaelic MacDhomhnuill meaning son of Donald/Donal. Literally means lives by the stream that leads to the port or bay. #305 HOLLAND From the Netherlands/Holland. #402 LIN Chines surname meaning from the forest. #486 GALLEGOS Foreigners. #232 LAWRENCE Family of Lawrence or from an area named Laurence. #418 CARDENAS From the land of thorns. #863 FELIX Originally a term of endearment, meant happy one. #222 BERRY From the fortress, castle. baer/berman/beerman/berkowitz/beronson bear; adler eagle (may derive from reference to an eagle in psalm 103:5); einhorn unicorn; falk/sokol/sokolovksy falcon; fink finch; fuchs/liss . #105 SULLIVAN Irish surname from descendant of Sileabhn (Little Dark Eyes) #918 PHAN Vietnamese surname of unknown meaning. #62 MORRIS Dark-skinned, from the Moors. 56. #249 MALDONADO Ill-favored. #38 NGUYEN Someone who played a stringed instrument, similar to a lute. #830 SPEARS Occupational surname for a keeper of the Watch, which was an early form of a police officer. #887 MOSES Born of a god. #525 FRENCH Person from France. #780 McKEE From the Gaelic surnameMac Aodh, literally meaning son of the fiery one. #469 SHERMAN Literally translates to shear man, an occupational surname for someone who trimmed pills off the surface of fine cloth. #538 MACIAS Spanish/Jewish surname meaning Messiah. #992 ROLLINS Family of Rollo. #287 MARQUEZ Son of Marco. #381 LARA Spanish habitational surname for someone who came from Lara de los Infantes, a small community in the province of Burgos, Spain. #148 VARGAS From the pasture. #616 HOOD Scottish occupational surname for a maker of hoods or nickname for someone who wore one. Click to visit 16 Jewish Baby Names That Were Popular in the 1930s - Kveller #101 POWELL Son of Hywell. Given to a person who was a champion of a competition such as jousting. Among those 1930s baby names with the greatest drop in popularity are Wanda and Phyllis for girls, and Fred and Earl for boys. #465 MALONE From the Gaelic surname OMaoileoin meaning follower of St. John. #881 BENDER German occupational surname for a barrel maker. #371 GRAVES Occupational surname for a steward, from from Middle English word greyve. #74 KELLY Irish surname meaning bright headed or red-headed. #285 ROJAS Red-headed or ruddy complexion. #749 HURST Someone who lives by a wooded hill. #278 McCOY Anglicized form of a Scottish surname meaning son of Aodh. Kathryn. #507 IBARRA From the valley or hillside. #251 FRANKLIN Free man. Given to a young person who was excitable or energetic. A few of these vintage surnames are now hits for girls, most notably Emerson and Palmer.. #852 FITZPATRICK Son of Patrick #478 ROWE Locational surname of someone who lived by a row of something, or from Rowland, meaning Renowned Wolf. #499 FRANK Person from France. #134 AGUILAR From a place name, meaning Eagle. #929 XIONG Chinese surname meaning bear. George, Thomas and Joseph round out the list of ten most popular boy names of the 1930s. #286 LUCAS From Lucania, Italy. Dmitriy #785 BERGER Either Swedish surname for someone who lived near a hill or mountain, or French for a shepherd (Bergere). Fundamental All languages English Terms by semantic function Names Surnames From Old English. #522 LLOYD From the Welsh Llwyd, meaning grey. #329 LAMBERT From the bright land. #699 GOLDEN Nickname surname for a blonde person, someone with golden hair. Picard The Populist Party. #876 EVERETT Herd of wild boars. #795 ODONNELL Family of Donnell/Donald. They were also the most popular in the prior decade of the 1920s. #617 MONROE Scottish clan name possibly meaning Man from the river Roe referring to an Irish place name. These names are people who self-identified as "Black" in the Decennial Census survey. #320 MOLINA Occupational surname for a miller. #649 CHASE Nickname given to a skilled huntsman. #701 BRENNAN From the Irish surname O Braonin, meaning descendant of Braonn. Literally means raindrop or drop of moisture. #977 PROCTOR Occupational surname for a proctor/manager/attorney. #77 KIM Korean surname meaning gold. #692 BELTRAN Spanish surname meaning bright raven. #620 HUYNH Korean surname meaning bright or yellow. #742 DYER Occupational surname for someone who dyed either cloth or hair or hide. #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. Literally means yew tree. Girl names from the 20s cover a wider range of names than most people believe. #676 BOYER Bow maker. Literally means fern-covered clearing. #605 ROBERSON Son of Robert. #930 HAYDEN From the hedge enclosure, down hill. #220 RAY Ray of sunshine, or King. Bradley This English surname is derived from the name of a place meaning 'Broad wood' or 'Broad meadow'. #104 RUSSELL Little Red one. #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. #713 WILEY Habitational surname for families who came from a number of towns in the U.K. named Wiley. #716 VILLEGAS From the house near the village. This French last name means 'bundle of kindling'. Most common surnames starting with P. According to the 1940 census, Peterson was the most common last name beginning with the letter 'P', followed by Phillips and Parker. 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? #14 WILSON Son of William. #915 DOUGHERTY From the Gaelic surname ODochartaigh, meaning descendent of the hurtful one. #92 ALVAREZ Family of Alvaro. #240 WATKINS Family of Walter/Watt #783 DEJESUS Follower of Jesus Christ. #730 MOSLEY Habitational surname for a family that came from any number of towns named Mosley in the U.K. #31 WALKER Occupational surname for a person who walked on damp cloth in order to thicken it. #862 BENTLEY From the clearing overgrown with bent-grass. #404 CHANDLER Occupational surname for a candle-maker. #312 SCHNEIDER Occupational surname for a tailor. #528 POPE Occupational surname. #934 RICHMOND Habitational surname from any of the towns in England or northern France with that name. #905 CORREA Occupational surname for someone who made or sold leather straps. #212 DUNCAN Irish surname from the Gaelic meaning brown chief. #988 CANTRELL Occupational surname for a bell ringer (someone who rang the Chanterelles) or who sang in a choir. Literally means Good little one. #738 BARRY From the Gaelic surname O Baire, meaning the male descendant of Fionnbharr, or fair-haired one. Bury. #502 OSBORNE Viking name, literally meaning Bear God #193 RYAN Irish surname and given name meaning descendant of a follower of Ran #214 HUDSON Son of Hugh. #674 HUFFMAN Man/Steward of a farm. Used for families from the region of Hesse, in Germany. 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. #26 SANCHEZ Son of Sancho. 27 days ago. #379 ZIMMERMAN Occupational surname for a master carpenter. #410 ROBBINS Family of Robin. #377 McKINNEY Form of the Gaelic Mac Cionaodha meaning son of Cionaodha (pagan god of fire). #127 HAYES Lives in or near an enclosure. What are some surnames that come from Scotland? Wison. 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. #638 VELEZ Visigoth surname meaning vigilant people. Albert Aristocratic and bright. #17 TAYLOR From the family of the tailor. Martin Meaning: A French name referring to Mars, the Roman god of war. #428 RODGERS Family of Roger. #203 VAZQUEZ Son of Vasco. #683 DILLON From or near Dilwyn in Herefordshire, UK. #91 PRICE Family of Rhys. #959 MADDOX From the ancient Welsh male name Matoc meaning good fortune. ItaliaNames. #824 MORSE Family of Maurice. #597 DECKER Occupational surname for a thatcher or roofer. #642 YORK From the ancient city or county of York, UK. From the latin ramus meaning branch. #52 PHILLIPS Family of Phillip. #897 RIVERS Lives by the river. #306 JUAREZ Son of Suero. 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). george, thomas and joseph round out the list of ten most popular boy names of the 1930s. During the 19th century in England, this surname became the most popular name in the country owing to the explorer Sir Samuel Baker. #167 DIXON Son of Dick/Richard. Literally translates to the willow woods. #319 WADE By the ford. #315 NAVARRO Person from Navarre, France. #983 TERRELL Stubborn one. Salford. #490 MAXWELL From Macks stream, pool, or well. #223 PERKINS Son of Peter. Need a Consultation? #933 HUBER German surname for the word hide, a unit of farm land. Italian Names. #476 SAUNDERS Family of Alexander. #870 HURLEY From the village on cleared land. Meaning: Grey home or a common last name for people who belong to a clan. #453 WEBSTER Occupational surname for a weaver. #611 LAM Chinese surname meaning Forest. #116 JORDAN From the area of the River Jordan. #561 LAMB Occupational surname for a herder of sheep. #1 SMITH - A smith is a craftsman, and was used for as an occupational title for many different crafts. #475 VALENCIA From Valencia, Spain. #908 CLEMENTS Family of Clement. Literally means citadel of Julian (Turro-Julio). Dale, remained in the top 100 from 1921 to 1969, peaking at No. #533 SPARKS Originally a Norse nickname given to someone with dynamic character, full of life. #480 FARMER Occupational surname for a person who worked a farm. #935 MOYER From the ancient Gaelic surname Mac an Mhaoir meaning steward, assistant, right-hand man. 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 . Male names including Beau, Edward and Frederick have had a recent resurgence. Europe's Most Common Last Names This list of Europe's most common last names will likely look familiar to you. #798 STOUT Bold one. Literally means land of forest. Search Belly Ballot to discover the popularity, meanings, and origins of thousands of names from around the world. #107 COLEMAN Son of Colum. #512 OROZCO Habitational name from Orozco, Spain. #985 JARVIS From the given name Gervase meaning spear or spear/valley. #442 GARNER Contraction of Gardener or occupational surname for someone who was in charge of the storehouse (granary). #698 KOCH German occupational surname for a cook or kitchen manager. 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Dr. Amos Grunebaum, MD, FACOG is a Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and among the world's leading authorities on fertility and pregnancy. #83 CHAVEZ Occupational surname for a key maker. #343 RHODES From a clearing in the woods #542 STOKES From the Old English stoc meaning trunk of a tree. #289 PARK Korean surname, meaning gourd. #129 HERRERA Occupational surname for an iron worker (ferrier). #200 HAWKINS From the hawks place. #721 BEARD Descriptive surname for a man with a very distinct beard. It originally comes from the similar William, so the surname Williams often means "son of William.". #665 ACEVEDO Spanish surname meaning someone who lives near or in a grove of holly trees or hollywood. #71 PETERSON Son of Peter. #65 COOK Occupational surname for a cook/chef. #179 SALAZAR From Salazar, Spain. 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. 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