Uncommon Last Names
Uncommon last names are names you don't hear very often. Cohen, Maddox, Blevins, Mercer, Turow, Mercado, and Pennington are just a few. There is a site you may want to check out: http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid=20081228181157AAxipLH. You will see several more last names. Also go to : http://www.surnames.behindthename.com. This link is listed on the previous site in case you forget.
Posted by Annie on 8/30/2009
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Most Common Surnames in the U.S. ; The following tables include all surnames with over 0.001% frequency in the US population during the 1990 census. The table below includes last names ranked 2001-5000 in America.
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This beautiful and uncommon Biblical name means "happy, lucky, or blessed" in Hebrew. If you like Biblical names, it's a great alternative to trendy names like Joshua and Jacob. But be careful: Asher seems like a name that could It's a last name, it's Biblical, and it's similar to trendy names like Ashton and Ashley.
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; Find the ethnic origin and meaning of last names. ... Names can be uncommon in one place and common in another, or common at one time and uncommon at another. Early on, it is advisable to investigate distribution, both in Scotland as a whole, and in the geographic area where research is concentrated.
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Find the ethnic origin and meaning of last names! Surname dictionary and genealogy helps include names of Irish, German, English, French, Italian, and Jewish descent. ... Last Names Nationality; British Last Names; Celtic Last Names; Danish Last Names; Dutch Last Names; European Last Names; French Last Names;
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I find this story in USA Today about more American men taking their wives' last names (via kottke) rather interesting as a snapshot of gender attitudes.
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As we mentioned in German and Genealogy, family names can be tricky things. The origin of a surname may not always be what it seems. The obvious changes from the German "Schneider" to "Snyder" or even "Taylor" or "Tailor" (English for Schneider) are not at all uncommon. ... More German Surnames; More about German last names,
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Title: The Uncommon Reader; Author: Alan Bennett; Category: Fiction, Adult; Rating: 3/5; Summary: A mobile library van visits Buckingham Palace, where the Queen stumbles upon it and feels obligated to check out a book, even though she doesn't really read books. ... And did we mention we have three last names?
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Christopher Sclafani and Jeannie Rhee avoided the wedding-night scene the Salingers endured by instructing their deejay not to introduce them with their last names, but their decision to take on both names without a hyphen caused other problems.
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