#809 ELLISON Son of Ellis/Elias/Elijah. Place name. Certain surnames identify Irish Catholic ancestry, but don't establish a dominant genealogy. #972 DUDLEY From Duddas clearing Dudda was a nickname for a rotund/heavy person. 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. Kelly 3. #307 NEWMAN Stranger, newcomer. #640 ROY Royal, Kingly. #94 SANDERS Family of Alexander. #212 DUNCAN Irish surname from the Gaelic meaning brown chief. However, they eventually began using their given names as surnames after failing to fend off American colonizers in the 20th century. #607 CONLEY From the Gaelic surname OConghaile, meaning son of the brave hound. #846 PENNINGTON From the town with a livestock enclosure. Persons in Ireland, like persons everywhere, pick up and move. #499 FRANK Person from France. #500 HARRINGTON From the town of stony ground. #229 CONTRERAS From the town of Contreras, Spain. #183 MEYER Mayor. #4 BROWN Surname from a nickname for someone with a dark complexion or hair. #263 MONTGOMERY From a mountain name in France. O'Carroll 23. #811 GILLESPIE From the Gaelic Mac giolla Easpuig, meaning son of the bishops servant. #89 RUIZ Son of Ruy or Roy. #214 HUDSON Son of Hugh. #831 WEEKS Is from or works in a dairy farm, from the old English word wic. #752 SHANNON From the Gaelic OSionain, an occupational surname for someone who worked with straw. #206 SANTOS Saints or Family of Santo. From Ceallaigh. Aiden is Catholic, Adam is Protestant. #753 KEMP Champion. From Ceallaigh. #437 McLAUGHLIN Son of Lochlann, meaning lake land. #685 WIGGINS Son of the high noble or warrior. As has long been claimed, the U.S. is a melting pot of every ethnicity in the world. #556 SANTANA Follower of St. Anna. #770 BULLOCK From the English word bullock meaning young steer. #870 HURLEY From the village on cleared land. #46 RIVERA From the shore or bank of a river. If Michael Houlihan immigrated to the U.S four generations ago from predominantly Catholic Southern Ireland (now The Irish Republic), his fourth generation descendant may be as little as 6.25 percent genetically Irish. #163 SILVA Portuguese surname meaning by the woods or forest. #551 CAIN Hebrew name meaning acquired. #672 SHIELDS From a shed or shelter. #849 GILES Holy man or one who does good. #174 BLACK Person who is darker in complexion. #830 SPEARS Occupational surname for a keeper of the Watch, which was an early form of a police officer. O'Neill 11. #887 MOSES Born of a god. #246 BURKE From the burg (town) of the castle. #402 LIN Chines surname meaning from the forest. For women, taking their husbands last name became a symbol of accepting his authority. #75 HOWARD Occupational surname for a ewe herder. Literally means fern-covered clearing. #443 NEWTON From the new town. #767 JACOBSON Son of Jacob. #925 ESQUIVEL Behind the lime tree. #358 HOLT Lives by or near the woodlands. #53 EVANS Family of Evan. #886 SAMPSON The sun. Or a respelling of the Irish ODuilleain, meaning descendant of the blind one. #763 BARAJAS Habitational surname for a family from any number of villages of that name. The personal name meant something along the lines of "hound of desire" in Gaelic. #476 SAUNDERS Family of Alexander. #357 BECKER Either an occupational surname meaning baker or used for a family who lived by a stream. #960 VO Vietnamese surname meaning fighter/soldier. #101 POWELL Son of Hywell. O'Reilly 12. How Marriage . #173 WAGNER Occupational surname for a wagon maker. #302 ACOSTA From the coastal region. Probably a habitational surname for a family who lived near tree stumps. #525 FRENCH Person from France. records in their database, you can research your family name and discover amazing details you may never have known about your ancestors. #569 NASH From the place near the ash tree. #928 MULLEN Lives at or near a mill. Catholic schools are proud part of the fabric of American education and civil society. For example, in the United States, Smith was the most popular surname in 1990 and retained that spot ten years later. From the latin ramus meaning branch. #466 CANNON Occupational surname for someone who worked at a house of clergy. #129 HERRERA Occupational surname for an iron worker (ferrier). History is another factor in determining surnames. 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. #394 FUENTES Fountains. #136 MURRAY Scottish place name from the area of Moray, meaning seaboard settlement. O'Brien 7. #999 TANG Vietnamese surname, meaning from the Tang dynasty. #625 MATHIS Family of Matthew. #294 DAY From the family of David. Powell, Kimberly. #433 CHRISTENSEN Son of Christian. #474 WOLF Son of Wolfgang. #54 TURNER Occupational surname for someone who worked with a lathe. #720 AHMED Muslim surname meaning extremely praiseworthy. Same-gender couples looking to start families, meanwhile, have no gendered default to fall back on. #916 CRANE Nickname surname given to a man who was tall and thin like a crane (bird). #976 HESTER Either lives by the beech tree, or an occupational surname for a herald/town crier. We spent a lot of time downloading, cleaning, merging, and formatting the data that is shown on the site. #653 WYATT Brave warrior. Anne Catherine Emmerich), and Lydia. #926 BEAN Either from the word bene meaning friend, good person or occupational for someone who literally grew or sold beans. Common Surnames in the United States 1990 - Behind the Name Common Surnames in the United States Home Common Surnames Information from the U.S. Census Bureau. #498 PARSONS Occupational surname for a parson or priest. #979 HINTON From the high enclosure/settlement. All dimensions are approximate. We'll also look at the race and ethnic origin of people in the United States who are named Catholic. In this case a similar sounding American name may be adopted. #572 BRIGGS Variation of the name Bridges could be habitational for someone who lived near a bridge or occupational for someone who built bridges. #349 DURAN Literally means durable, hard. In other places across the country particularly in the southwest Hispanic or Latino populations arrived with a completely different tradition of family names. #270 SIMS Family of Simon. #322 HOPKINS From the family of Hob (nickname for Robert). #877 VENTURA Foundling or deserted child used for someone who was innocent or gullible. #323 CAMPOS Lives in or near the countryside. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., seen here on Aug. 3, pressed Attorney General Merrick Garland on Wednesday on how many informants the FBI has in Catholic churches. Fitzgerald. #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. #602 WILCOX Son of William. Such surnames include Roberts, Lewis, Phillips, Edwards, Evans, Cooper, Hughes, Rogers, Bailey, Scott, and more. #557 SHEPHERD Occupational surname for a herder of sheep. #882 SHEPARD Occupational surname for a shepherd. #235 GEORGE Family of George (Farmer). #224 HOFFMAN German occupational surname meaning property manager. #237 RIOS Person who lived near the river. #646 ALLISON Unknown meaning, but possibly son of Alan. #169 HUNT Hunter. #217 RILEY From the rye clearing. #565 BEIL From the German bil meaning axe. #293 PADILLA Place name, literally means saucepan or little pot. #587 WEISS German surname element meaning fair hair or pale complected. #242 NUEZ Son of Nuo #401 AGUIRRE From a prominent place. #431 ROSALES From the place of roses. #127 HAYES Lives in or near an enclosure. #158 SIMPSON Son of Simon. #994 WHITNEY From the land surrounded by streams. Literally means the watering place. Connolly 24. #833 FREDERICK Peace ruler. #774 ORR Lives near a slope or shore. #351 COHEN Occupational Hebrew surname for a priest. #476 FRANCO Person from France. #230 WILLIS Family of William. #21 LEE Family who lived in or near an open meadow or clearing. #371 GRAVES Occupational surname for a steward, from from Middle English word greyve. #20 MARTIN From the god of Mars. #568 MORTON Scottish surname meaning from the big hill. Literally Priests Town. #512 OROZCO Habitational name from Orozco, Spain. #520 ESCOBAR Habitational surname for someone who lived in or near a place overgrown with broom (a shrub with long, thin green stems). #3 WILLIAMS Son or family of William. #69 MORGAN Welsh surname meaning by the sea. Brennan 29. Literally means wild olives. #954 GALINDO Spanish surname of unknown meaning. Floor plans are artist's rendering. #740 EATON From any number of towns called Eaton in the U.K. Though few studies on the topic have been conducted, evidence suggests that in almost every American family with a mom and a dad, children receive their fathers last name. Derderian - This is a patronymic last name for "son of derder" in Armenian and it translates to "son of a priest.". #154 GUZMAN Lived in or near the town of Guzmn, Spain. Many of these followed earlier St. Mary's County pioneers to Kentucky, especially to Nelson and . #109 HENDERSON Son of Hendrick/Hendry. Hernndez Grande, who had moved to the U.S. from Spain at the age of 8, panicked. #489 SCHROEDER German occupational surname for a tailor. #207 HART Irish surname, from the Gaelic hAirt meaning descendant of Art. #324 BARNETT From the place near the clearing (burned place). 2. #996 ODOM Son-in-law of a prominent person. #341 SUTTON From the South. 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 . NameCensus.com. #868 PACE The peaceful one. To get the best possible experience using our website we recommend that you upgrade to a newer version or install another browser. #470 HUBBARD Variation of the name Hubert, meaning bright heart. #659 DICKERSON Son of Richard. #155 BURNS Lives by the stream. #238 ESTRADA Literally means street or way #871 HARDING Son of the hardened one. Several states, including Indiana, North Dakota, and Rhode Island, require unmarried mothers to pass down their surnames as a default (unless there is a paternity affidavit or written consent, depending on the state). Northern Ireland occupies only about a sixth of the island in the Northeast corner. Retrieved from https://namecensus.com/last-names/catholic-surname-popularity/. #648 GATES Lives in or behind a gated area. #990 BRANCH Possibly a habitational surname for someone from Branch, a land division in Wiltshire, U.K. or from Branches Park, a former country mansion in West Suffolk, U.K. #467 TATE Cheerful person. #920 BLANCHARD With white hair or pale complexion. #884 LANDRY Land ruler. #137 FORD Lives by a shallow place in the river. #102 JENKINS Son of John. #390 REEVES Occupational surname meaning sheriff or local official. Edel Quinn), Reese (for any of the Sts. In that tradition, Martnez then would be the descendant of Martn. Three decades later, it was about 20 percent. #147 WELLS From the well spring or water hole. #889 BLACKBURN Lives near the dark colored stream. Our editors update and regularly refine this enormous body of information to bring you reliable information. #462 HINES Occupational surname for a deer keeper or tender. #2 JOHNSON Son of John. #513 SALAS Literally means room, hall. Could be habitational or occupational for someone who worked in a mansion. Attention: This site does not support the current version of your web browser. #188 FERGUSON Son of Fergus. #171 HOLMES Lives near a small island or islet. #176 BOYD Scottish surname, from the Celtic term boidhe meaning fair or yellow. Andrysiak This patronymic polish surname refers to 'Son of Andrzej.' #987 REYNA From the French surname Rainer meaning army counsel. Mallinson thinks that is partly because of inertia. #538 MACIAS Spanish/Jewish surname meaning Messiah. #522 LLOYD From the Welsh Llwyd, meaning grey. Non-GGG Members: Non-GGG members may search the Surname List database. Our supporters have distributed tens of millions of life-changing Catholic gifts since 1991, making us America's largest producer of high-quality, super-affordable tools for evangelization. #90 HUGHES Family of Hugh. Tue Oct 25 2016 - 15:19. #913 LUGO Habitational surname for families from the town of Lugo in Galicia, Spain. #153 TUCKER Occupational surname for someone for a cloth thickener. #121 REYNOLDS Family or son of Reginald, or the King (rey). #211 CUNNINGHAM Scottish surname from the Gaelic Cuinneagin meaning descendant of the leader. When two people with hyphenated last names marry, figuring out which last names to pass down is particularly messy. Edouard #227 PEA Lives near the rock or cliff. #694 PARRISH Someone who lives near Paris, France or near a particular parish a geographical area defined by religion. In 2007, when one researcher was studying state last-name policies, the New Hampshire DMV reported that its computer system couldnt add hyphens to last names. cauldrons). Straight, married couples in the U.S. still almost always give kids the fathers last name. #17 TAYLOR From the family of the tailor. #540 ZAMORA Family from the ancient city of Zamora in North West Spain. It means "bright or fair," and its variations are Claire and Clara. #266 HARVEY Worthy of Battle. #935 MOYER From the ancient Gaelic surname Mac an Mhaoir meaning steward, assistant, right-hand man. #895 McKAY From the Gaelic surname MacAodh, literally meaning son of fire. 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. Different spellings of similar surnames are not combined. Powell, Kimberly. #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. #257 JACOBS Family of Jacobs A large swath of American society has simply failed to conceive of a reality beyond patrilineal surnames. In other places across the country particularly in the southwest Hispanic or Latino populations arrived with a completely different tradition of family names. 10. #641 VINCENT Conqueror. 14. #723 MONTES Habitational surname for someone who lived on or near a hill/mountain. #338 LEONARD With the strength of a lion. 2 Bd, 2 Ba. #661 FOLEY From the old Gaelic surname, OFoghladha, meaning Descendant of the pirate. Names today no longer denote a profession, hometown, or mark of ownership; instead, they reflect what a family values. #39 HILL Family who lived near or on a hill. #130 GIBSON Son of Gilbert (nicknamed Gib). #274 WONG Variation of the Korean surname Huang, which literally means shiny or yellow. #203 VAZQUEZ Son of Vasco. #558 BAUTISTA Baptist or baptized. #727 WALTER Family of Walter. #758 MOON Either from the French word moun meaning a monk or someone who lives a monastic lifestyle, or from the Cornish word mon, meaning thin applied to a person who was skinny. #924 LYNN Most likely a habitational surname from the Welsh word llyn meaning lake. (2021, February 16). #353 MORAN Sea Warriors. #22 PEREZ Son of Pedro (Pedrez/Perez). Courteous. Most probably had nothing to do with the actual moon. Join the community of family history enthusiasts and FamilySearch employees to ask questions and discuss potential product enhancements. #940 AVALOS Spanish habitational surname for someone from balos, Spain. #76 RAMOS Family from the wooded area. #138 CASTRO Portuguese/Spanish surname meaning Castle. #612 HUFF Lives by a ridge or hollow. #86 BENNETT Family of Benedict (Blessed). #803 CALHOUN Variant of the Scottish surname, Colquhoun, meaning nook or corner. #635 BRIDGES Lives near a bridge or a bridge builder. In Puerto Rico, as in many Hispanic cultures, the first surname comes from the father's first surname, and the second one comes from the mother's first surname. Turner, Miller, Tailor, Potter, Weaver, Baker). #523 MUELLER German occupational surname for a miller or one who works in a mill. #955 COFFEY From the Gaelic surname O Cobhthaigh meaning descendant of the victorious. Brush up on your geography and finally learn what countries are in Eastern Europe with our maps. In 2018, 8.8 percent of babies born in Shanghai received their mothers family name. #6 GARCIA Of unknown meaning. #699 GOLDEN Nickname surname for a blonde person, someone with golden hair. #330 MIRANDA Place name, meaning a family who had a great (physical) view or outlook. #389 ERICKSON Son of Eric. That study also offers a roadmap for how American surnaming norms could change. #529 LINDSEY From Lincolnshire or Lincoln Island.
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