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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.

Maguire

Meaning: son of the beige one

Origin:Irish
2494
Mckinley

Meaning: son of the fair hero

Origin:Scottish
7237
Griffin

Meaning: strong lord

Origin:Welsh, variation of Griffith
202
Merrick

Meaning: fame, power

Origin:Anglo-Welsh
338
Darcy

Meaning: dark one, or from Arcy, or from the fortress

Origin:Irish or French
583
Darcy

Meaning: from Arcy

Origin:English from French, d'Arcy
727
Jackson

Meaning: son of Jack

Origin:English
389
Grayson

Meaning: the son of the bailiff

Origin:English
419
Carson

Meaning: son of the marsh dwellers

Origin:English and Scottish surname
447
Dawson

Meaning: son of David

Origin:English
655
Stetson Stetson is a gender-neutral name of American...
Origin:American surname
705
Edison

Meaning: son of Edith or Adam

Origin:English
854
Addison

Meaning: son of Adam

Origin:English
1018
Benson

Meaning: son of Ben

Origin:English
1088
Bronson

Meaning: son of brown-haired one

Origin:English
1256
King

Meaning: monarch

Origin:English
489
Bowie

Meaning: blond

Origin:Scottish
2489
Stone The meaning of Stone is 'the dweller by the ...
Origin:Word name
580
Jones

Meaning: God is gracious

Origin:English surname derived from John
674
Percy A typically masculine name of French origin,...
Origin:French surname from place name Perci-en-Auge
296