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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.

Clay Clay is of English origin and can be used as...
Origin:English word name; diminutive of Clayton
475
Wade

Meaning: at the river crossing

Origin:English
481
Nelson

Meaning: son of Neil

Origin:English
2395
Bryant According to its Irish origin, the meaning o...
Origin:Variation of Brian
6315
Ford

Meaning: dweller at the ford

Origin:English
386
Ramsey

Meaning: low-lying land

Origin:English
2575
Chan

Meaning: sweet-smelling tree

Origin:Cambodian
11001
Rooney

Meaning: descendent of the champion

Origin:English or Gaelic surname
1806
Sumner

Meaning: summoner

Origin:English occupational name
9256
Sumner

Meaning: summoner

Origin:English occupational name
3312
Hughes

Meaning: mind, intellect; son of Aodh

Origin:English, Scottish, Irish surname
3336
Hutton

Meaning: ridge enclosure

Origin:English, Scottish surname
3576
Hutton

Meaning: ridge enclosure

Origin:English, Scottish surname
23690
Chandler

Meaning: candle maker

Origin:English from French occupational name
1401
Peyton

Meaning: fighting-man's estate

Origin:English
769
Judson

Meaning: son of Jordan

Origin:English
1590
Larimer

Meaning: maker and seller of spurs

Origin:English and Scottish surname
0
Larimer

Meaning: maker and seller of spurs

Origin:English and Scottish surname
0
Keaton

Meaning: shed town

Origin:English place and surname
8639
Decker

Meaning: roofer

Origin:German occupational name
1301