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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.

Jefferson

Meaning: son of Jeffrey

Origin:English
2317
Garrison

Meaning: son of Garret

Origin:English
2513
Wesson

Meaning: from the western town

Origin:Variation of Weston, English
2827
Baylor

Meaning: horse trainer

Origin:English
5873
Riggs

Meaning: one who lives on the ridge

Origin:English surname
1196
Langston

Meaning: tall man's town

Origin:English
1436
Redmond

Meaning: wise protector

Origin:Irish variation of Raymond
1530
Kenyon

Meaning: white haired or blond

Origin:English
2812
Origin:English topographical surname
2849
Coltrane

Meaning: descendant of Coltarán

Origin:Irish surname
2966
Origin:English place name
4538
Gray The meaning of Gray is ‘grey’. It is a name ...
Origin:Color name
2430
Shea

Meaning: the stately, dauntless one

Origin:Irish
846
Donovan

Meaning: dark

Origin:Irish
512
Callan

Meaning: battle; rock

Origin:Gaelic
4079
Blaine

Meaning: slender, angular

Origin:Irish
6075
Connelly

Meaning: love, friendship

Origin:Irish
4646
Randolph

Meaning: shield-wolf

Origin:English
2322
Bauer

Meaning: farmer, tiller of the soil

Origin:German
2354
Lathan Lathan is a name generally used for boys. Th...
Origin:English surname or place name
2391