#33 ALLEN Little rock. #331 BYRD Occupational surname for someone who worked with birds. Even your best guess will do. #100 JIMENEZ Son of Jim/James. 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. #411 LIU Chinese surnmae meaning to kill, destroy. #2 JOHNSON - Son of John. #958 BURCH Lives near the birch tree or grove. #307 NEWMAN Stranger, newcomer. #793 DORSEY From the village of Arcy in La Manche, France. Edouard #208 BRADLEY From the broad meadow. And it also depends on which year you take a look at! Audie Murphy (1925-1971), American war hero and actor; Austin J. Murphy (born 1927), Democratic Congressman from Pennsylvania; . #936 LIM Chinese surname meaning forest. #479 GALLAGHER Irish surname meaning descendant of Gallchobhair. #107 COLEMAN Son of Colum. #424 SWANSON Son of Swan or an occupational surname for a herdsman (swain). #295 WALSH Welsh, foreigner, stranger referring to Celt. Your last name can give you clues into who you are and where you came from. Anne Catherine Emmerich), and Lydia. Wassa was a feminine Anglo-Saxon given name. #324 BARNETT From the place near the clearing (burned place). Scottish clan name. Perhaps to describe a person who is steadfast or stubborn. #536 HOGAN From the Irish O Hogain meaning descendent of gn. #688 MELTON From the middle settlement. #966 CHURCH Someone who worked in a church or lived near a church. Infoplease is part of the Sandbox Learning family of educational and reference sites for parents, teachers and students. #581 ARIAS Occupational surname either from the Latin aro meaning farmer, or a craftsman from the Latin ars meaning skill. #449 ADKINS Family or son of Adam. Accessed on March 4, 2023. https://namecensus.com/last-names/catholic-surname-popularity/. #524 HARTMAN Dutch surname used for a hardy/strong man. #723 MONTES Habitational surname for someone who lived on or near a hill/mountain. #815 LEBLANC French surname for someone who was pale or had very blond hair. the third son, after the father. As has long been claimed, the U.S. is a melting pot of every ethnicity in the world. #541 PRATT From the Old English word praett meaning a trick (like pratfall). #923 QUINTANA Country house. #818 BRADSHAW From the broad grove. #22 PEREZ Son of Pedro (Pedrez/Perez). #306 JUAREZ Son of Suero. #104 RUSSELL Little Red one. #334 LOWE Lives on or near the prominent, small hill. Ohanisian - This name is patronymic for the Armenian . We appreciate your support! #485 WISE Wise or educated person. #401 AGUIRRE From a prominent place. Literal meaning unknown. #388 SOLIS From the village or town of Soler. #390 REEVES Occupational surname meaning sheriff or local official. #823 GLASS Occupational surname for a glass blower. Doyle 13. O'Doherty 16. #995 DUKE Leader (of an army or troops). #728 HENSON Son of Henry. Most probably had nothing to do with the actual moon. #397 SIMON One who harkens. #121 REYNOLDS Family or son of Reginald, or the King (rey). The original locative name of Henry of the Marsh might be shortened over the years to Henry Marsh. #371 GRAVES Occupational surname for a steward, from from Middle English word greyve. Literally means dark or swarthy person (from Moor). #549 DRAKE Dragon. #173 WAGNER Occupational surname for a wagon maker. #822 FROST Nickname surname for a person who had white hair or who had a frosty disposition. O'Neill 11. #578 RANGEL Spanish/Portuguese surname, meaning unknown. #656 BARRON Occupational surname for someone with the title of Baron, or a nickname for someone who acts higher than his station. #362 HALE From the remote valley. #290 YANG Chinese surname meaning willow tree or aspen. #644 VILLA Homestead. #814 SELLERS Occupational surname for someone who was a merchant/seller. Catholic, like all of the names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. #534 FLYNN From the Gaelic surname O Floinn, literally meaning ruddy or red-haired. Hardened meaning battled in war. #717 HOBBS From the family of Hobb, a nickname for Robert. #185 SCHMIDT Occupational surname, German form of Smith meaning ironworker or tradesman. #316 FIGUEROA Lives near the fig tree. #262 BISHOP Occupational surname for a bishop. #464 CASTANEDA Literally translates to chestnut, and might have been used to describe a person with reddish-brown hair or worked a chestnut grove. #445 REESE From the given name Rhys, meaning enthusiasm, passion. #843 TREJO Habitational Spanish surname, for someone from Trexo, a place in Asturias in northwest Spain. #11 HERNANDEZ Son of Hernando. #351 COHEN Occupational Hebrew surname for a priest. In China, the share of women who pass down their family name is on the rise. Sephardim fanned out fro Iberia to all parts of the known world: Western Europe, Eastern Europe, North Africa, the Ottoman Empire, the New World, Central and . #126 COLE From the word coal indicating a coal miner or possibly someone with darker skin. Read: The gender researchers guide to an equal marriage. #584 VALENZUELA Habitational surname from several places named Valenzuela in Spain. #8 DAVIS Son of David. #236 CHAPMAN Occupational surname meaning tradesperson or merchant. I think you can say with a very high degree of confidence that unmarried parents are less likely to pass down the fathers last name, Emily Shafer, a sociologist at Portland State University, told me. (S), or less than 100 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races". #52 PHILLIPS Family of Phillip. #483 TOWNSEND From the end of the town (towns end). Such surnames include Roberts, Lewis, Phillips, Edwards, Evans, Cooper, Hughes, Rogers, Bailey, Scott, and more. #432 STEVENSON Son of Steven. Middle names they are considering include: Ruth, Emile (pronounced em-eel), Catherine, Kate, and Amelia. For example, in the United States, Smith was the most popular surname in 1990 and retained that spot ten years later. #489 SCHROEDER German occupational surname for a tailor. Michael Houlihan may be the descendant of a MacDonough, a name with Scotch origins, who migrated from predominantly Protestant Northern Ireland to predominantly Catholic Southern Ireland and then married a Houlihan. Daw was a nickname for David. While Smith remains the most common U.S. surname, for the first time, two Hispanic namesGarcia and Rodriguezmade the top 10. There . #687 ARELLANO Habitational surname for a family from Arellano, spain. #438 HARMON Form of the name Herman, meaning army man. #509 TYLER Occupational surname for a tailor. #1000 ARCHER Occupational surname for an archer/bow man. But no matter how popular, your last name is one of the most important ways to trace your identity and familial descent through the years! #147 WELLS From the well spring or water hole. #658 YU Various meanings. Names rising in popularity over the past few decades include Nguyen, Lee, Zhang, Wong, and Kim. Literally means black. #632 BOONE Good person or from Bohon, France. #16 THOMAS Son of Thomas. 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. Literally means battlefield. #455 FISCHER Fisherman. #233 SANDOVAL From Sandoval, Spain. #957 SANFORD From the sandy ford. #241 GREENE Lives in or near a green area. #719 WILKERSON Kin or son of William. #111 GONZALES Son/Family of Gonzalo. O'Connell 26. Certain surnames identify Irish Catholic ancestry, but don't establish a dominant genealogy. Here are the top 100 names as ranked by the 2010 Census. #140 OWENS Son of Owen. 0.00%, or 0 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native". #996 ODOM Son-in-law of a prominent person. #25 HARRIS Son of Harry. #550 BARRERA Family that lived near muddy area or ground of clay. #423 MOSS A contraction of the name Moses, meaning born of a god. #812 BUCK Either descriptive or occupational surname for someone who resembled a male deer, or someone who traded in them. A service provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. #18 MOORE A family who lived near a marsh or bog. For women, taking their husbands last name became a symbol of accepting his authority. #195 PAYNE Originally meaning pagan. #154 GUZMAN Lived in or near the town of Guzmn, Spain. Unknown meaning. The surname is a variant of two Irish surnames: " Murchadha"/" Murchadh" (descendant of "Murchadh"), . #612 HUFF Lives by a ridge or hollow. #779 CONWAY Irish surname from Mac Connmhaigh, a descriptional surname meaning Head Smasher or Mac Connbhuidhe, meaning yellow hound About a year before Christine Mallinson gave birth to her first child, she and her husband agreed that all of their children would take her last name. #183 MEYER Mayor. #954 GALINDO Spanish surname of unknown meaning. #512 OROZCO Habitational name from Orozco, Spain. #403 CUMMINGS Possibly from the French town Comines. #617 MONROE Scottish clan name possibly meaning Man from the river Roe referring to an Irish place name. As such, it should come as no surprise that the U.S. statistics for last names are influenced greatly by the number and ethnicity of the immigrants who have joined the ranks of Americans. #653 WYATT Brave warrior. To this end, the USCCB has advanced beatification and canonization causes of six inspirational African American men and women: Venerable Pierre Toussaint, Servant of God Mother Mary Lange . O'Brien 7. It didnt match my green card, she told me. Kelly is the English version of the Gaelic Ceallaigh, or "descendant of Ceallach," an ancient personal name meaning "bright-headed" or "warlike." It has origins in several different parts of the. #714 GILMORE From the Celtic surname MacGille Mhoire, meaning servant of the Virgin Mary. Literally means River enclosure. Literally means from the wood grove of Augustus. #326 CHAMBERS Occupational surname, servant who worked the bedrooms or chambers. She teaches at the Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. #763 BARAJAS Habitational surname for a family from any number of villages of that name. #929 XIONG Chinese surname meaning bear. #240 WATKINS Family of Walter/Watt 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 Murphy 2. #427 KHAN Chief, ruler. #576 HOLLOWAY Lives near the holy spring. #738 BARRY From the Gaelic surname O Baire, meaning the male descendant of Fionnbharr, or fair-haired one. #643 HODGE Pet form of the name Roger. For a lot of partners and family, its habitual and unconscious. This norm is especially striking when compared with other patriarchal relics that have been eroding. Learn about one of the world's oldest and most popular religions. #456 HUANG Chinese surname that means bright or yellow. #664 BONILLA Lives in or near Bonilla in the province of Cuenca, Spain. #482 HAMPTON From the town near the water meadow. #613 ROCHA Portuguese surname based on the French surname Roche, which means lives by the rocky crag. #218 ANDREWS Family of Andrew. #583 MORA Blackberry. It is an eternal promise that we, who, through our concupiscence, are so often wicked, can still be saved, no matter what we have done or how many times we have done it, by turning away from it . #911 BEST Occupational surname for someone who was a cattle-herder or dealer. #164 SHAW Family who lived near a dense wooded area. #831 WEEKS Is from or works in a dairy farm, from the old English word wic. The last name Helguson, for instance, means son of Helga, referring to a mothers first name; many other Icelanders have surnames that reflect the first name of their father. Source: Census Bureau, 2010 U.S. Census (latest update in U.S. Census Bureau Frequently Occurring Surnames). #993 ROWLAND From the renowned land. 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. Ryan 9. #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). #540 ZAMORA Family from the ancient city of Zamora in North West Spain. While Smith remains the most common U.S. surname, for the first time, two Hispanic namesGarcia and Rodriguezmade the top 10. Find out where your family name is from, what your ancestors did for a living, and who they were, using Ancestry.com records. #754 NOLAN From the Gaelic surname ONullain, meaning son or descendent of the Kings herald. Why? #242 NUEZ Son of Nuo #834 BUCKLEY Lives near the goat clearing. (Neither the New Hampshire, New York, nor Texas DMVs responded to a request for comment.). #354 PARKS Living in or near a green area, or occupational surname for a groundskeeper. Or a respelling of the Irish ODuilleain, meaning descendant of the blind one. 18. #867 HANNA From the Gaelic Ohannaigh, meaning descendant of Annach literally meaning iniquity. #231 CARPENTER Occupational surname for a carpenter. #49 CARTER Occupational surname for a cart driver. #845 REILLY Gaelic name from OReilly, meaning son or descendent of Raghailligh. #66 ROGERS Family of Roger O'Carroll 23. #179 SALAZAR From Salazar, Spain. Learn more about the world with our collection of regional and country maps. #384 McCARTHY Form of the Gaelic Mac Carthaigh meaning son of Carthach (loving). In addition to operating BabyNames.com, Jennifer owns a web development agency in central California. #130 GIBSON Son of Gilbert (nicknamed Gib). #859 HAHN German surname from the word hane meaning rooster, applied as a nickname for a conceited or sexually active man. #213 ARMSTRONG Literally means strong man. We spent a lot of time downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site. Most probably used for someone who was brave and formidable in battle. #2 JOHNSON Son of John. #924 LYNN Most likely a habitational surname from the Welsh word llyn meaning lake. #896 ESPINOSA Lives by the thorn bushes or a person with a prickly character. #970 CHERRY Occupational surname for someone who grew or sold cherries. #67 GUTIERREZ Son of Gutierre. #91 PRICE Family of Rhys. #330 MIRANDA Place name, meaning a family who had a great (physical) view or outlook. It's not only the U.S. that's a melting pot. Read: For same-sex couples, changing names takes on extra significance. #286 LUCAS From Lucania, Italy. The heterosexual couples mentioned passing down the fathers name as though it were self-explanatory; the lesbian and gay couples talked about how they wanted the name to represent both sides of the family. #544 BALLARD Nickname for a person who had a bald head. 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. Since those are the countries from which many of America's original settlers came, it's hardly surprising. By the 1400s, Anthony wrote, when surnames were more commonly passed down directly from parent to child, plenty of children took their mothers or grandmothers last name. In my case, my dad's surnames are "Dvila Estrada" and my mom's surnames are "Montero Caro" so mine are "Dvila Montero". #679 BOND Landowner who is bound by loyalty to the local lord. #496 PERSON Son of Per/Peter. #65 COOK Occupational surname for a cook/chef. #711 KAUR Sikh surname meaning Princess. #311 DOUGLAS From the dark or green river. 92.00%, or 92 total occurrences, were "Non-Hispanic Black Only". The mother almost always loses, Anthony told me. Burke 30. #73 REED Red person with reddish complexion. #112 FISHER Occupational surname for fisherman. Charles is an interesting surname recorded in a wide range of spellings, including Carl, Carlo, Carlos, Carletti, Karlowicz, and De Carlo. #962 VU Vietnamese surname meaning fighter/soldier. #956 ESTES From the East. #786 McINTYRE Son of the carpenter or craftsman. #17 TAYLOR From the family of the tailor. #441 DOYLE Irish surname from the Gaelic Dhubh-ghall meaning dark stranger. records in their database, you can research your family name and discover amazing details you may never have known about your ancestors. #199 SPENCER Occupational surname for a butler or steward of a manor. Powell, Kimberly. 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. #55 DIAZ Son of Diego To search, press CTRL-F on a PC, or -F on a Mac, then enter your last name. #189 NICHOLS Family of Nicholas. #909 FRY Born free. It doesnt match my passport. #945 JARAMILLO Spanish Habitatonal surname for someone from the south of Castilla, Spain, literally referring to a jaramago tree. We'll also look at the race and ethnic origin of people in the United States who are named Catholic. #654 DALTON From the town near the valley, dale. #511 BOWERS Occupational surname for a worker. Its incorrect. #260 SINGH Lion-like. #343 RHODES From a clearing in the woods #108 BUTLER Occupational surname for a butler/wine steward. #778 KENT From Kent, England or literally from the coast. #674 HUFFMAN Man/Steward of a farm. Because, until the 20th Century a 300-mile journey was taxing and time-consuming, the farther south one goes, the more likely it is the inhabitants are Catholic, or at least Catholic in origin. #515 GIBBS Family of Gilbert (Gib was a nickname for Gilbert). #9 RODRIGUEZ Son of Rodrigo. #278 McCOY Anglicized form of a Scottish surname meaning son of Aodh. Literally means citadel of Julian (Turro-Julio). #391 CHANG Chinese surname with many meanings. #520 ESCOBAR Habitational surname for someone who lived in or near a place overgrown with broom (a shrub with long, thin green stems). #721 BEARD Descriptive surname for a man with a very distinct beard. #161 GORDON Scottish surname meaning spacious fort or home. #765 ROSAS Habitational surname for someone who lived near roses, or occupational surname for someone who was a florist or grew roses. #564 HESS Person with hood/helmet. #379 ZIMMERMAN Occupational surname for a master carpenter. #53 EVANS Family of Evan. #704 CANTU Occupational surname for a singer or cantor. Icelanders, meanwhile, dont have family last names, instead taking surnames that reflect a parents first name. #567 COCHRAN Scottish surname for a family who lived near the lowlands of Cochrane. Murray 19. Here are the top 1000 last names (surnames) in the United States, according to the most recent U.S. census. #375 WARNER Guard. 1408 Sqft. #492 LOGAN From the Irish surname OLeoghain, meaning descendant of the warrior. #338 LEONARD With the strength of a lion. #748 ENGLISH Person from England. #605 ROBERSON Son of Robert. #871 HARDING Son of the hardened one. #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. Or if youre curious about America as a whole, why not take our U.S. States Quiz and test your knowledge? 10. #557 SHEPHERD Occupational surname for a herder of sheep. Catholic schools are proud part of the fabric of American education and civil society. #744 MACDONALD Son of Donald. #169 HUNT Hunter. #888 MAGANA Habitational name from either of the villages named Magaa, in Soria and Crdoba provinces in Spain. Powell, Kimberly.
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