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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.

Willard

Meaning: resolutely brave

Origin:English from German
4369
Reid

Meaning: red-haired

Origin:English
339
Hyde

Meaning: hide

Origin:Medieval measure of land, or English surname
1294
Warren

Meaning: park-keeper

Origin:English from French
252
Taylor

Meaning: tailor

Origin:English occupational name
637
Pierce

Meaning: son of Piers

Origin:English
950
Darwin

Meaning: dear friend

Origin:English
1066
Dane

Meaning: from Denmark

Origin:English
1168
Lowell

Meaning: young wolf

Origin:French
1809
Watson

Meaning: son of Wat

Origin:English and Scottish surname related to Walter
2027
Austen

Meaning: venerable

Origin:Shortened form of Augustine
4284
Orwell

Meaning: the branch of the river

Origin:English surname
3761
Anson

Meaning: son of Anne

Origin:English
1290
Anderson

Meaning: son of Anders

Origin:English from Scandinavian
1340
Ellison

Meaning: son of Ellis

Origin:English
1494
Wilson

Meaning: son of Will

Origin:English
1744
Gibson

Meaning: Gilbert's son

Origin:English
1789
Tyson

Meaning: firebrand

Origin:English
2108
Morrison

Meaning: son of Morris

Origin:English
2131
Branson

Meaning: son of the raven

Origin:English
2231