#859 HAHN German surname from the word hane meaning rooster, applied as a nickname for a conceited or sexually active man. #774 DAVILA From the village. #6 GARCIA - Of unknown meaning. Dale, remained in the top 100 from 1921 to 1969, peaking at No. Peak Popularity: The name Dael isn't very common in the U.S. but an alternate spelling, Dale, was somewhat popular from the 1930s to the 1960s, peaking at No. #768 LESTER From Leicester, U.K. or the county town of Leicestershire. #226 MATTHEWS Son of Matthew. #526 KRAMER Occupational surname for a merchant or shopkeeper. #779 CONWAY Irish surname from Mac Connmhaigh, a descriptional surname meaning Head Smasher or Mac Connbhuidhe, meaning yellow hound 1865) December 13 - Fritz Pregl, Austrian chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b . #956 ESTES From the East. #407 BOWEN Welsh surname meaning Son of Owain. #793 DORSEY From the village of Arcy in La Manche, France. Grain, wood, etc. During the 19th century in England, this surname became the most popular name in the country owing to the explorer Sir Samuel Baker. Print. Leona. #790 CUEVAS Habitational surname for someone who lived in or near caves. #177 ROSE Lives near the roses. 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. #542 STOKES From the Old English stoc meaning trunk of a tree. #936 LIM Chinese surname meaning forest. #102 JENKINS Son of John. #724 MATA Habitational name derived from a number of towns in Spain and Portugal. #488 BARTON From the barley town. Oldham. #716 VILLEGAS From the house near the village. #916 CRANE Nickname surname given to a man who was tall and thin like a crane (bird). 25. r/iwatchedanoldmovie. Italian Names Meaning; Name Day Calendar; . Parker. #745 SOLOMON Peaceful one, from the Hebrew Shalom. #17 TAYLOR From the family of the tailor. #783 DEJESUS Follower of Jesus Christ. Carl Free man. #786 McINTYRE Son of the carpenter or craftsman. #400 HIGGINS From the Irish surname Huiginn meaning descendant of Uigin (Viking). Traditional Irish names; naming conventions; Irish last names; most popular names in Ireland. #22 PEREZ Son of Pedro (Pedrez/Perez). Kathleen. 84. #62 MORRIS Dark-skinned, from the Moors. #218 ANDREWS Family of Andrew. There's some overlap between then and now names like Fletcher, Harrison, and Ellis are currently fashionable. #867 HANNA From the Gaelic Ohannaigh, meaning descendant of Annach literally meaning iniquity. #796 STEIN Family of Stephen. #419 PACHECO Noble one, or person from France. #892 DUFFY From the Gaelic surname Mac Dhubhshith meaning son of the peaceful black one. These names are people who self-identified as "Black" in the Decennial Census survey. 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 . #700 WARE Occupational surname for someone who was employed at a weir or dam, or habitational surname for someone who lived near one. #40 FLORES Son of Floro. #833 FREDERICK Peace ruler. #746 GUEVARA From Guevara, Spain. In this article we'll look at what the most popular baby boy names were for the year 1930. #268 GILBERT Bright Pledge. #822 FROST Nickname surname for a person who had white hair or who had a frosty disposition. 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. #987 REYNA From the French surname Rainer meaning army counsel. #570 WILKINS Family of William. #965 McPHERSON From the Gaelic surname Mac an Phearsain, meaning son of the parson. #346 NORRIS From the North. #747 STAFFORD From the landing by the ford. #554 BURNETT Descriptive surname for someone with brown hair (brunette). #828 BRAVO Brave, proven in battle. These names are taken directly from the Social Security card applications for births that occurred in the United States. Top names of the 1900s The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female babies born during the 1900s. #502 OSBORNE Viking name, literally meaning Bear God #374 WOLFE Wolf or Wolf-like. #962 VU Vietnamese surname meaning fighter/soldier. #104 RUSSELL Little Red one. #263 MONTGOMERY From a mountain name in France. Gibson. #584 VALENZUELA Habitational surname from several places named Valenzuela in Spain. Most probably had nothing to do with the actual moon. What are some surnames that come from Scotland? #319 WADE By the ford. #4 BROWN Surname from a nickname for someone with a dark complexion or hair. #13 GONZALEZ Son of Gonzalo. The latter derived from the Middle English flo/fla meaning arrow, with the addition of the suffix er (one who does or works with). #645 ABBOTT Occupational surname for someone employed by or who served as an abbott. #189 NICHOLS Family of Nicholas. #636 BRUCE From various place names in Normandy, France. #564 HESS Person with hood/helmet. #685 WIGGINS Son of the high noble or warrior. #34 KING Ruler of the area. 27. #264 OLIVER Elf Army #302 ACOSTA From the coastal region. Literally means from the wood grove of Augustus. #557 SHEPHERD Occupational surname for a herder of sheep. #456 HUANG Chinese surname that means bright or yellow. Top twenty New Zealand Surnames . #72 BAILEY Occupational surname for a bailiff. #516 ANDRADE Habitational name for people who lived in the small parish of San Martio de Andrade in the town of Pontedeume, Galicia in Spain. Derived from the Latin word Pascha, Pascal is a patronymic or a hereditary surname. #26 SANCHEZ Son of Sancho. #709 TANNER Occupational surname for someone who tanned hides. #306 JUAREZ Son of Suero. Literally means little shield. #470 HUBBARD Variation of the name Hubert, meaning bright heart. #926 BEAN Either from the word bene meaning friend, good person or occupational for someone who literally grew or sold beans. #968 STANTON From the village on stony ground. #110 BARNES Someone who lived or worked in or near a barn. Daniel Daniel is a spiritual Russian name. #385 LOVE From the French louve meaning a female wolf. #219 ALVARADO From the white land. #203 VAZQUEZ Son of Vasco. #163 SILVA Portuguese surname meaning by the woods or forest. Facebook. #95 PATEL Indian/Gujarati surname meaning Landowner. #684 CLINE From the German klein meaning little, small. #451 GOODMAN Man of god, or landowner. #450 BRADY Possibly from the Gaelic surname Mac Bradaigh son of the thief, or from the early English brad-eage meaning broad eye or someone with excellent eyesight. #396 DANIEL God is my judge. as the official names for Constantinople and Angora. #132 TRAN Vietnamese surname meaning old, ancient. #797 BROWNING Descriptive surname from the Olde English brun meaning someone with brown hair or skin. Jones Meaning: An English or Welsh name meaning son of John. While Smith remains the most common U.S. surname, for the first time, two Hispanic namesGarcia and Rodriguezmade the top 10. #65 COOK Occupational surname for a cook/chef. Garcia leapfrogged from number 18 to number eight, while Rodriguez went up from 22 to nine. To search, press CTRL-F on a PC, or -F on a Mac, then enter your last name. #35 WRIGHT Occupational surname meaning a craftsman. Pascal. #885 CASE Occupational surname for someone who makes boxes, cases, or chests. #54 TURNER Occupational surname for someone who worked with a lathe. #924 LYNN Most likely a habitational surname from the Welsh word llyn meaning lake. #900 ASHLEY From the ash wood or clearing. #29 LEWIS Son or family of Lewis. #749 HURST Someone who lives by a wooded hill. #850 BENJAMIN Son of my right hand. #238 ESTRADA Literally means street or way #472 ZHANG Chinese surname meaning archer. #834 BUCKLEY Lives near the goat clearing. Woodley. #655 HORN An occupational surname for someone who either played a horn instrument or made small articles, like spoons, out of animal horn. #498 PARSONS Occupational surname for a parson or priest. #124 MORENO Brown-skinned. #510 SUAREZ From the southern army. The hardships that America faced and the hope for the future can be seen in the most popular baby names of the 1930s. #217 RILEY From the rye clearing. #59 COLLINS Family of Coilean Literally means lives by the stream that leads to the port or bay. 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. #925 ESQUIVEL Behind the lime tree. 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. #543 OWEN Lives by the yew tree, or person who appears youthful. #720 AHMED Muslim surname meaning extremely praiseworthy. #658 YU Various meanings. #398 VELASQUEZ Son of Velasco. #200 HAWKINS From the hawks place. #616 HOOD Scottish occupational surname for a maker of hoods or nickname for someone who wore one. Williams Meaning: An English name meaning son of William. #497 COLN Contraction of the name Colombo, meaning dove. Jennifer Moss (she/her) is the founder of BabyNames.com, author of The Baby Names Workbook, and Producer of The Baby Names Podcast. . #52 PHILLIPS Family of Phillip. #667 ZAVALA From Zawada or Zawady, literally meaning fortress. Literally means high rock. Saito. #657 PHELPS Family of Phillip. #994 WHITNEY From the land surrounded by streams. #887 MOSES Born of a god. #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. #677 GARRISON Son of Gerard or Gerald. #90 HUGHES Family of Hugh. Literally means fern-covered clearing. #691 HO Chinese surname with several meanings, descriptive of a chin waddle or characteristic long-lasting. #63 MORALES By the mulberry tree #869 RUSH From the place with reeds or occupational surname for someone who worked with reeds. #719 WILKERSON Kin or son of William. #23 THOMPSON Son of Thomas. Surname Rank* . #548 CHARLES Free man. #996 ODOM Son-in-law of a prominent person. #233 SANDOVAL From Sandoval, Spain. 1. #382 FLETCHER Folk army. #558 BAUTISTA Baptist or baptized. #947 RASMUSSEN Danish/Norwegian surname, meaning son of Rasmus. #938 SHEPPARD Occupational surname for a shepherd. #49 CARTER Occupational surname for a cart driver. Girls. #239 ORTEGA From Ortega, Spain. #905 CORREA Occupational surname for someone who made or sold leather straps. #729 ONEAL Son of Neal. From Ceallaigh. #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. #391 CHANG Chinese surname with many meanings. #437 McLAUGHLIN Son of Lochlann, meaning lake land. Catherine DelahayeGetty Images. #545 LANG Nickname for a person who was tall. #879 PUGH Welsh surname from ap Hugh meaning son of Hugh. #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. #5 JONES From the family of Jon/John. #378 MANN Strong, manly. #168 MUOZ Son of Muo, a personal name that means hill. #714 GILMORE From the Celtic surname MacGille Mhoire, meaning servant of the Virgin Mary. #586 MEYERS Occupational surname for a mayor. #971 COMPTON From the valley farm. #961 OCONNELL Descendant of Conaill. #601 CAREY Welsh surname meaning from the fort on the hill. #512 OROZCO Habitational name from Orozco, Spain. #71 PETERSON Son of Peter. #730 MOSLEY Habitational surname for a family that came from any number of towns named Mosley in the U.K. #721 BEARD Descriptive surname for a man with a very distinct beard. Charles Free man. 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 . #854 MAYS Either family of Matthew or a nickname for a guy who is a good friend. #444 BURGESS Free man of a fortified town. #96 MYERS Occupational surname for a Mayor. Europe's Most Common Last Names This list of Europe's most common last names will likely look familiar to you. (Watt was a nickname for Walter) Katherine. #836 HEBERT Illustrious soldier. #142 FERNANDEZ Son of Fernando #839 QUINTERO Spanish surname meaning fifth or a person from Quintero in Ourense province, from the word quinteiro, meaning farmstead. #725 ROSARIO Contraction of the Spanish Mara del Rosario, given to a girl who was born on the festival of Our Lady of the Rosary, celebrated on the first Sunday in October. #841 SCHAEFER German occupational surname from the word schfer which means shepherd. #703 MARKS Family of Mark or Marcus. #801 McLEAN From the old Gaelic name Mac gille Eoin, literally meaning son of the devotee of Saint John. #18 MOORE A family who lived near a marsh or bog. Most German surnames derive either from archaic professions (such as Schmidt, Mller, Weber, or Schfer) or places. 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