| Name |
Meaning |
Origin |
Popularity |
Other Gender |
|
Abbott
|
Father, priest
|
English
|
#2,397
(0.0006%)
|
|
|
Addison
|
Son of Adam
|
English
|
#1,370
(0.0044%)
|
|
|
Alston
|
Elf stone
|
English
|
#1,703
(0.0023%)
|
|
|
Anderson
|
Son of Andrew
|
English
|
#294
(0.0831%)
|
|
|
Ashby
|
Ash tree home
|
English
|
|
|
|
Barker
|
“A tanner,” in allusion to the bark used in the process.
|
English
|
|
|
|
Baron
|
Young warrior
|
Hebrew
|
#1,243
(0.0057%)
|
|
|
Barrett
|
Quarrelsome
|
English
|
#212
(0.1301%)
|
|
|
Barton
|
Barley settlement
|
English
|
|
|
|
Beckham
|
Beck's homestead
|
English
|
#293
(0.0843%)
|
|
|
Benson
|
Son of Ben
|
|
#456
(0.0432%)
|
|
|
Benton
|
Town in the bent grass
|
English
|
#937
(0.0114%)
|
|
|
Blackstone
|
Black stone
|
English
|
|
|
|
Boone
|
Good
|
Latin
|
#656
(0.0233%)
|
|
|
Brady
|
Descendant of Bradach
|
Irish
|
#257
(0.0995%)
|
|
|
Brando
|
Sword; fiery torch, beacon
|
German
|
#2,529
(0.0004%)
|
|
|
Branson
|
Son of Brand
|
English
|
#749
(0.0179%)
|
|
|
Brent
|
Hill, mount
|
English
|
#1,104
(0.0076%)
|
|
|
Briggs
|
Bridges
|
English
|
#618
(0.0266%)
|
|
|
Brighton
|
Bridge settlement
|
English
|
#1,428
(0.0039%)
|
|
|
Brock
|
Badger-like
|
English
|
#536
(0.0344%)
|
|
|
Bronson
|
Son of the brown man
|
English
|
#690
(0.0208%)
|
|
|
Brooks
|
Small stream
|
English
|
#161
(0.1712%)
|
|
|
Calder
|
Rough waters; stream
|
Scottish
|
#1,594
(0.0028%)
|
|
|
Cameron
|
Crooked nose
|
Scottish
|
#69
(0.3837%)
|
|
|
Carlisle
|
Fort at Luguvalium
|
English
|
#2,945
(0.0004%)
|
|
|
Carson
|
Son of Carr
|
Scottish
|
#70
(0.3798%)
|
|
|
Carter
|
Cart user
|
English
|
#24
(0.6778%)
|
|
|
Carver
|
One who carves wood
|
English
|
#1,262
(0.0054%)
|
|
|
Case
|
Box
|
French
|
#490
(0.0387%)
|
|
|
Casen
|
|
|
#624
(0.0261%)
|
|
|
Casey
|
Alert, watchful
|
Irish
|
#565
(0.0317%)
|
|
|
Chandler
|
Candle maker, seller
|
French
|
#492
(0.0386%)
|
|
|
Channing
|
Young wolf; official of the church
|
French
|
#991
(0.0102%)
|
|
|
Cheney
|
Oak tree; oak-hearted
|
French
|
|
|
|
Clark
|
Cleric
|
English
|
#373
(0.0598%)
|
|
|
Clarkson
|
|
|
|
|
|
Clinton
|
Fenced settlement
|
English
|
#1,117
(0.0074%)
|
|
|
Cohen
|
Priest
|
Hebrew
|
#302
(0.08%)
|
|
|
Collier
|
Coal miner
|
English
|
#1,937
(0.0015%)
|
|
|
Cooper
|
Barrel maker
|
English
|
#83
(0.3232%)
|
|
|
Corbin
|
Raven
|
English
|
#276
(0.0902%)
|
|
|
Cortez
|
Courteous
|
Spanish
|
#1,077
(0.008%)
|
|
|
Crawford
|
Ford of the crows
|
English
|
#1,641
(0.0025%)
|
|
|
Crosby
|
At the cross
|
Scandinavian
|
#671
(0.0218%)
|
|
|
Cruz
|
Holy cross
|
Spanish
|
#322
(0.0722%)
|
|
|
Cullen
|
Good-looking lad; handsome
|
Irish
|
#580
(0.0306%)
|
|
|
Davidson
|
Beloved; son of David
|
Hebrew
|
|
|
|
Davis
|
Son of David
|
English
|
#493
(0.0385%)
|
|
|
Dawson
|
Son of David
|
English
|
#194
(0.1509%)
|
|
|
Dempsey
|
Proud
|
Irish
|
#2,072
(0.0011%)
|
|
|
Denton
|
“The town pasture,” from the Anglo-Saxon denn (pasture) and tun (town or village).
|
|
|
|
|
Duff
|
Swarthy
|
Gaelic
|
|
|
|
Easton
|
East town
|
English
|
#66
(0.3944%)
|
|
|
Edgerton
|
|
English
|
|
|
|
Edison
|
Son of Edward
|
English
|
#525
(0.035%)
|
|
|
Evans
|
God is gracious; born of yew; youth
|
Welsh
|
#2,411
(0.0006%)
|
|
|
Everett
|
Brave boar
|
English
|
#95
(0.2912%)
|
|
|
Fallon
|
|
|
#2,560
(0.0004%)
|
|
|
Farley
|
Meadow of the sheep; meadow of the bulls
|
English
|
|
|
|
Ford
|
River crossing
|
English
|
#612
(0.0271%)
|
|
|
Fox
|
Fox
|
English
|
#770
(0.017%)
|
|
|
Franklin
|
Free landholder
|
English
|
#436
(0.047%)
|
|
|
Frasier
|
Of the forest men
|
Scottish
|
|
|
|
Gaines
|
To get
|
|
|
|
|
Gallagher
|
Foreign helper
|
Irish
|
|
|
|
Garrison
|
Spear-fortified town; protection, stronghold
|
English
|
#1,188
(0.0065%)
|
|
|
Gibson
|
Son of Gilbert
|
English
|
#908
(0.012%)
|
|
|
Glover
|
Maker of gloves
|
English
|
|
|
|
Goodwin
|
Good friend
|
English
|
|
|
|
Graham
|
Gravelled homestead
|
English
|
#181
(0.1566%)
|
|
|
Granger
|
Farmer
|
French
|
#1,235
(0.0058%)
|
|
|
Grant
|
Great
|
English
|
#182
(0.1564%)
|
|
|
Griffin
|
Strong in faith
|
Welsh
|
#222
(0.12%)
|
|
|
Griffith
|
Strong chief
|
Welsh
|
|
|
|
Hagan
|
Youthful one; noble, of the highest race; exalted son; a place of safety, sanctuary; shelter
|
Scandinavian
|
|
|
|
Haines
|
Dweller by the enclosure
|
English
|
|
|
|
Hale
|
Hero; from the hall
|
English
|
|
|
|
Halen
|
Hero; from the hall
|
English
|
#2,386
(0.0007%)
|
|
|
Halston
|
|
|
|
|
|
Hamilton
|
Flat-topped hill
|
English
|
#1,762
(0.002%)
|
|
|
Hanson
|
Son of Hans
|
Scandinavian
|
#1,810
(0.0018%)
|
|
|
Harding
|
Son of the courageous one
|
English
|
|
|
|
Hardy
|
Bold, brave
|
German
|
#2,602
(0.0004%)
|
|
|
Harris
|
Son of Harry
|
English
|
#1,006
(0.0098%)
|
|
|
Harrison
|
Son of Harry
|
English
|
#115
(0.2462%)
|
|
|
Hartley
|
Stag meadow
|
English
|
#2,483
(0.0005%)
|
|
|
Hendrix
|
Son of Hendrick
|
English
|
#318
(0.0728%)
|
|
|
Hewitt
|
|
French
|
|
|
|
Hilton
|
Hill settlement
|
English
|
|
|
|
Hogan
|
Youth
|
Irish
|
|
|
|
Holmes
|
Holly; islands in the river
|
English
|
|
|
|
Houston
|
Hugh's town; settlement on the hill
|
Irish
|
#715
(0.0196%)
|
|
|
Hudson
|
Son of Hudd
|
English
|
#54
(0.476%)
|
|
|
Hurley
|
Sea tide
|
Irish
|
|
|
|
Hyatt
|
Lofty gate
|
English
|
|
|
|
Ingram
|
Raven of peace; raven of Anglia
|
Scandinavian
|
|
|
|
Jackson
|
Son of Jack
|
English
|
#17
(0.7514%)
|
|
|
Jagger
|
|
English
|
#701
(0.0204%)
|
|
|
Jameson
|
Son of James
|
English
|
#91
(0.3067%)
|
|
|
Jarvis
|
“A mender of pots and pans; a tinker.” Based on the Latin gero (carry) and vas (a vessel).
|
French
|
#1,324
(0.0047%)
|
|
|
Jefferson
|
Son of Jeffrey
|
English
|
#661
(0.0229%)
|
|
|
Jensen
|
Son of Jens
|
Scandinavian
|
#289
(0.0852%)
|
|
|
Johnson
|
Son of John
|
English
|
#2,216
(0.0009%)
|
|
|
Jones
|
|
|
#1,138
(0.0071%)
|
|
|
Kane
|
Battle
|
Irish
|
#312
(0.0756%)
|
|
|
Keane
|
Fighter; sharp, keen wit or eye
|
Irish
|
#2,242
(0.0008%)
|
|
|
Kennedy
|
Helmet head
|
Irish
|
#1,207
(0.0061%)
|
|
|
Kingston
|
King's town
|
English
|
#118
(0.2419%)
|
|
|
Landon
|
Long hill
|
English
|
#61
(0.4241%)
|
|
|
Landry
|
“The ruler of the land,” from the Germanic land (land) and rihhi (ruler).
|
English
|
#869
(0.013%)
|
|
|
Lane
|
Pathway
|
English
|
#287
(0.0859%)
|
|
|
Langston
|
Long stone
|
English
|
#650
(0.0237%)
|
|
|
Latham
|
The barn
|
Scandinavian
|
|
|
|
Ledger
|
Speared tribe
|
English
|
|
|
|
Leighton
|
Meadow settlement
|
English
|
#810
(0.0151%)
|
|
|
Lennon
|
Dear one
|
Irish
|
#658
(0.0231%)
|
|
|
Lincoln
|
Lake colony
|
English
|
#40
(0.5363%)
|
|
|
Livingston
|
Leofwine's settlement
|
English
|
|
|
|
Locke
|
Woods; fortified place; pond
|
German
|
#2,295
(0.0008%)
|
|
|
Logan
|
Small hollow
|
Scottish
|
#10
(0.8991%)
|
|
|
Maddock
|
Charitable, benevolent
|
Welsh
|
|
|
|
Madison
|
|
Greek
|
#2,230
(0.0009%)
|
|
|
Malone
|
Devoted to St. John
|
Irish
|
|
|
|
Manning
|
Son of the man
|
English
|
#2,458
(0.0005%)
|
|
|
Marsden
|
Swampy valley
|
English
|
|
|
|
Marston
|
Town near the marsh
|
English
|
|
|
|
Mason
|
Stoneworker
|
English
|
#9
(0.9051%)
|
|
|
Mercer
|
Storekeeper
|
English
|
#2,559
(0.0004%)
|
|
|
Merrick
|
“A serving ruler,” from the Latin mereri (to serve) and the hypothetical root rik (ruler).
|
Welsh
|
#802
(0.0154%)
|
|
|
Meyer
|
Farmer; bright one
|
Hebrew
|
#1,731
(0.0021%)
|
|
|
Miller
|
One who grinds grain
|
English
|
#831
(0.0144%)
|
|
|
Monroe
|
Mouth of the river Rotha, in Ireland
|
Scottish
|
#1,378
(0.0043%)
|
|
|
Morris
|
A variant form of Maurice.
|
Latin
|
#1,458
(0.0036%)
|
|
|
Morrisey
|
Son of More
|
English
|
|
|
|
Morrison
|
Son of Maurice
|
English
|
#1,614
(0.0026%)
|
|
|
Morton
|
Moor town
|
English
|
|
|
|
Moss
|
Saviour
|
English
|
|
|
|
Murray
|
Lord, master
|
Gaelic
|
#2,866
(0.0004%)
|
|
|
Newton
|
New town
|
English
|
|
|
|
Nixon
|
Son of Nicholas
|
English
|
#494
(0.0384%)
|
|
|
Norris
|
Northerner
|
French
|
|
|
|
Osbourne
|
Bear god
|
English
|
|
|
|
Palmer
|
Pilgrim
|
English
|
#1,101
(0.0076%)
|
|
|
Parker
|
Keeper of the park
|
English
|
#96
(0.2888%)
|
|
|
Parrish
|
Ecclesiastical locality
|
French
|
|
|
|
Paxton
|
Poecc's settlement
|
English
|
#219
(0.1207%)
|
|
|
Perry
|
“(The man who lives in the cottage near) the pear tree,” ultimately from the Latin pirum, a pear.
|
Modern
|
#1,398
(0.0041%)
|
|
|
Pierce
|
A variant form of Peter.
|
Greek
|
#482
(0.0402%)
|
|
|
Powell
|
Son of Howell
|
English
|
|
|
|
Prescott
|
Priest's cottage
|
English
|
#2,482
(0.0005%)
|
|
|
Presley
|
Priest's meadow
|
English
|
#1,420
(0.0039%)
|
|
|
Quincy
|
Estate of the fifth son
|
French
|
#597
(0.0288%)
|
|
|
Quinn
|
Descendent of Conn
|
Irish
|
#381
(0.0568%)
|
|
|
Radley
|
Meadow of reeds; red meadow
|
English
|
#1,877
(0.0016%)
|
|
|
Ramsey
|
Garlic island
|
English
|
#1,377
(0.0043%)
|
|
|
Reagan
|
|
Gaelic
|
#928
(0.0116%)
|
|
|
Reed
|
Red
|
English
|
#371
(0.0599%)
|
|
|
Reilly
|
Outgoing people
|
Irish
|
#1,737
(0.0021%)
|
|
|
Rhodes
|
Where roses grow
|
German
|
#1,547
(0.003%)
|
|
|
Riggs
|
Son of Rigg
|
English
|
#1,229
(0.0058%)
|
|
|
Ripley
|
Shouting man's meadow
|
English
|
|
|
|
Rockwell
|
Rock spring
|
English
|
#1,461
(0.0036%)
|
|
|
Rogan
|
Red-headed
|
Irish
|
#1,352
(0.0044%)
|
|
|
Roosevelt
|
Rose field
|
Danish
|
#2,121
(0.001%)
|
|
|
Sanders
|
Son of Alexander
|
English
|
|
|
|
Slater
|
Hewer of slates
|
English
|
#1,492
(0.0033%)
|
|
|
Smith
|
Blacksmith
|
English
|
#1,250
(0.0056%)
|
|
|
Spencer
|
Dispenser of provisions
|
English
|
#304
(0.0785%)
|
|
|
Steele
|
Like steel
|
English
|
#1,334
(0.0047%)
|
|
|
Sutton
|
Southern settlement
|
English
|
#739
(0.0185%)
|
|
|
Swain
|
Boy, lad; one who herds swine
|
Scandinavian
|
|
|
|
Talbot
|
“(The man who wears) low boots," based on the Latin talus (ankle) and the Old French bote (shoe, boot).
|
|
|
|
|
Tanner
|
Leather maker
|
English
|
#297
(0.0815%)
|
|
|
Tatum
|
Tata's home
|
English
|
|
|
|
Thompson
|
Twin
|
Aramaic
|
#1,636
(0.0025%)
|
|
|
Travers
|
To cross over
|
French
|
|
|
|
Truman
|
Loyal one
|
English
|
#1,152
(0.0068%)
|
|
|
Turner
|
Wood-worker
|
English
|
#871
(0.013%)
|
|
|
Vernon
|
Alder grove
|
French
|
#1,514
(0.0032%)
|
|
|
Wagner
|
Wagon-builder
|
German
|
|
|
|
Warner
|
Army guard
|
German
|
#1,312
(0.0049%)
|
|
|
Washington
|
“From the washing village,” i.e., from the village near the river or stream where the women wash clothes, based on the Anglo-Saxon wascan (wash) and tun (village).
|
English
|
|
|
|
Watts
|
|
|
|
|
|
Webber
|
Weaver
|
German
|
|
|
|
Webster
|
Weaver
|
English
|
|
|
|
Whitford
|
White ford
|
English
|
|
|
|
Wilson
|
Son of William
|
English
|
#609
(0.0277%)
|
|
|
Winslow
|
Friend's hill
|
English
|
#2,579
(0.0004%)
|
|
|
York
|
Boar settlement; yew settlement
|
English
|
#2,516
(0.0004%)
|
|
|
Young
|
|
English
|
|
|
Last names for boys used as first names are more in demand than ever. Some of today’s most popular names for boys fit the style, like Jackson, Parker, and Mason. People love them for a variety of reasons, whether they’re looking to honor someone or simply love the fashionable feel that comes with the surname style.
Super common last names like Smith and Jones make awesome first names, as they’re unexpected and have a bit of a secret agent vibe. Miller, Davis, and Wilson offer the same cool factor if you love the feel. A major plus to using these common names is the lack of spelling and pronunciation issues.
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Last names are a great way to honor people you admire, too. Using last names for boys as first names is a clever way to honor a loved one. Say you love Great Uncle Horace, but not his first name. You could uses his surname Evans for the same effect. This is especially popular with musicians, with a spike seen in rock and roll picks like Jagger, Hendrix, and Lennon on the playground. Scientist surnames are great for brainy babes, with Edison and Newton just two awesome options among them. Of course, the most famous last names for boys are presidential picks, with Lincoln, Monroe, and Pierce being favorites with parents. Roosevelt and Ford are standouts in the group for us, as they have all-star appeal and crisp styling.
Give these surname names a shot for something different. You’ll be surprised at what you find.
