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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.

Madison

Meaning: son of Matthew

Origin:English
245
Paige

Meaning: page to a lord

Origin:English, occupational name
225
Harper

Meaning: harp player

Origin:English
214
Avery

Meaning: ruler of the elves

Origin:English
233
Hudson

Meaning: Hugh's son

Origin:English
135
Origin:Surname or word name
217
Lincoln

Meaning: town by the pool

Origin:English
234
Colton

Meaning: from the coal or dark town

Origin:English
322
Hendrix

Meaning: estate ruler

Origin:Dutch and German, from first name Hendrik
379
Easton

Meaning: east-facing place

Origin:English
442
Bellamy

Meaning: fine friend

Origin:English and Irish from French
2010
Nash

Meaning: by the ash tree

Origin:English
142
Banks The name Banks is of English origin. The mea...
Origin:English surname, English word name
2756
Beck

Meaning: small stream

Origin:English
659
Archer

Meaning: bowman

Origin:English
106
Brooks

Meaning: of the brook

Origin:English
101
Harrison

Meaning: son of Harry

Origin:English
99
Flynn

Meaning: descendant of the red-haired one

Origin:Irish
126
Finley

Meaning: fair-haired hero

Origin:Irish and Scottish
688
Beckett

Meaning: bee hive, little brook or bee cottage

Origin:English and Irish
115