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Last Names as First Names

Last names used as first names is a trend that has been growing in popularity for boys and girls too over the past few decades, making it one of the prime classes of gender neutral names. Harper is the top last name as first name for girls and Jackson is the top last name baby name for boys.

Along with Harper and Jackson, other last names that appear as baby names in the US Top 100 include Carter, Madison, Addison, Lincoln, Hudson, Everly, Hunter, and Kennedy. Celebrity surnames are an especially hot subcategory of surname baby names, with Anniston, Bowie, Dempsey, and Winslet among the most stylish choices.

For last name baby names, anything goes, so look for a long-lost surname in your family or even search the phone book for something you love. Or look through this list for more unusual surname baby names.

Kennedy

Meaning: misshapen head

Origin:Irish
2746
Jacqueline

Meaning: supplanter

Origin:French, feminine diminutive of Jacques
234
Lisa

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:English, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Italian
928
Beth

Meaning: pledged to God

Origin:Diminutive of Elizabeth
1209
Barbie The meaning of Barbie is 'stranger', 'foreig...
Origin:Diminutive of Barbara
1896
Mark

Meaning: warlike

Origin:Latin
496
Richie A name of English origins, the meaning of Ri...
Origin:Short form of Richard
2902
Robby

Meaning: bright fame

Origin:Diminutive of Robert, English
9414
Kurt

Meaning: courteous, polite

Origin:German, diminutive of Kurtis
1497
Todd

Meaning: fox

Origin:English
908
Destry

Meaning: war horse

Origin:French
3011
Djuna Djuna is a beautiful name of American origin...
Origin:Invented name
2667
Regan

Meaning: little king

Origin:Irish
4446
Twyla

Meaning: woven with a double thread

Origin:English
1474
Andy The name Andy is of English origin. The mean...
Origin:Diminutive of Andrew
2326
Maura The meaning of Maura 'the one from the sea' ...
Origin:Anglicized variation of Maire
1581
Ritchie The name Ritchie is of Old French and ancien...
Origin:English
4762
Fitzgerald

Meaning: son of Gerald

Origin:Irish and Scottish
1300
Origin:English from Quintus; diminutive of Quinton
3357
Lyndon

Meaning: linden tree hill

Origin:English
2544