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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.

Delancey

Meaning: from Lancey

Origin:French
3062
Schuyler

Meaning: scholar

Origin:Dutch
5731
Schuyler

Meaning: scholar

Origin:Dutch
3532
Kendall

Meaning: valley of the river Kent

Origin:English
960
Leighton

Meaning: meadow town

Origin:English
966
Origin:Place name
5334
Hewitt

Meaning: descendant of Hugh; one who lives near the wood clearing

Origin:English, Scottish, and Irish surname
2740
Dempsey

Meaning: proud, haughty

Origin:Irish
3388
Saunders

Meaning: defending men

Origin:English, Scottish surname, variation of Sanders
8048
Mitchell

Meaning: who is like God

Origin:English variation of Michael
616
Astor

Meaning: hawk; thunder god

Origin:Provençal; Icelandic
1227
Astor

Meaning: hawk; thunder god

Origin:Provencal; Icelandic
8790
Keegan

Meaning: son of Egan

Origin:Irish
1636
Corbin

Meaning: crow, raven

Origin:English and French surname
771
Springer

Meaning: jumper, leaper

Origin:English surname
6807
Carlisle

Meaning: from the walled city

Origin:English
7363
Carlisle

Meaning: from the walled city

Origin:English
1846
Lander

Meaning: territory

Origin:English from German
3056
Martin

Meaning: warlike

Origin:Latin
378
Clayton

Meaning: place with good clay

Origin:English
1847