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.
Meaning: soldier or wish,hope
Meaning: resolute protection; from Wylye
Meaning: dweller near the pear tree or rock
