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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.

Haviland

Meaning: goat estate

Origin:English surname
5239
Mccarthy

Meaning: son of Cárthach

Origin:Irish surname
16315
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Origin:English surname, meaning unknown
15380
Greer

Meaning: alert, watchful

Origin:Scottish, contraction of surname Gregor; Latin
884
Mackenzie

Meaning: son of Kenneth

Origin:Scottish
1123
Cameron

Meaning: crooked nose

Origin:Scottish surname
372
Campbell

Meaning: crooked mouth

Origin:Scottish
1940
Sinclair

Meaning: from the town of St. Clair

Origin:Scottish
1336
Winslet

Meaning: Wynn's channel or stream

Origin:English surname and place-name
1915
Collier

Meaning: coal miner

Origin:English occupational surname
8322
Lawson

Meaning: son of Lawrence

Origin:English
1819
Wylie

Meaning: resolute protection

Origin:Scottish, diminutive of William
3421
Auden

Meaning: old friend

Origin:English
612
Winslow

Meaning: friend's hill or burial mound

Origin:English
2145
Davis

Meaning: beloved

Origin:Surname derived from David, Hebrew
940
Montgomery

Meaning: man power

Origin:Norman
750
Murray

Meaning: settlement by the sea

Origin:Scottish
994
Tanner

Meaning: leather tanner

Origin:English occupational name
1596
Crosby

Meaning: village with crosses

Origin:Irish
1200
Madden

Meaning: little dog

Origin:Irish
1061