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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.

Jordan

Meaning: flowing down

Origin:English from Hebrew
1197
Grey The name Grey refers to 'gray-haired' and is...
Origin:Color name
2211
Drake

Meaning: dragon; or, male duck

Origin:English word name
625
Sutton

Meaning: from the southern homestead

Origin:English
420
Murphy

Meaning: sea warrior

Origin:Irish
1582
Casey

Meaning: brave in battle

Origin:Irish
1926
Parker

Meaning: park keeper

Origin:English occupational name
887
Parker

Meaning: park-keeper

Origin:English occupational name
180
Sullivan

Meaning: black-eyed one

Origin:Irish surname
353
Ryan

Meaning: little king

Origin:Irish
396
Fletcher

Meaning: arrow-maker

Origin:English occupational name
160
Weston

Meaning: from the western town

Origin:English
177
Cooper

Meaning: barrel maker

Origin:English occupational name
225
Clark

Meaning: scribe, secretary, cleric, scholar, clerk

Origin:English
244
Foster

Meaning: forester

Origin:English occupational name
277
Carter

Meaning: transporter of goods by cart

Origin:English occupational name
331
Hunter

Meaning: one who hunts

Origin:English
380
Walker

Meaning: cloth-walker

Origin:English occupational name
414
Emery

Meaning: industrious

Origin:English from German
450
Fallon

Meaning: leader

Origin:Irish
726