#804 SEXTON Occupational surname for someone who worked as a sexton, a warden of a church. I think you can say with a very high degree of confidence that unmarried parents are less likely to pass down the fathers last name, Emily Shafer, a sociologist at Portland State University, told me. Here are the top 100 names as ranked by the 2010 Census. #376 CABRERA From the place of goats. Jennifer is widely regarded as the leading expert on popular baby name trends and the naming process, serving as the authoritative source on the subject for national and international media. In China, the share of women who pass down their family name is on the rise. #418 CARDENAS From the land of thorns. The most recent statistics we have for the Catholic surname is from the 2010 census data. #409 DENNIS Family of Dennis. #888 MAGANA Habitational name from either of the villages named Magaa, in Soria and Crdoba provinces in Spain. #155 BURNS Lives by the stream. #84 WOOD Lives in or near the woods. #238 ESTRADA Literally means street or way #727 WALTER Family of Walter. 2 bed 2 bath 1408 sqft. #578 RANGEL Spanish/Portuguese surname, meaning unknown. #1000 ARCHER Occupational surname for an archer/bow man. (Watt was a nickname for Walter) #331 BYRD Occupational surname for someone who worked with birds. #473 GUERRA Literally means war, used for a stubborn person or soldier. #760 STRONG Descriptive surname for a person who was physically strong. 1. #111 GONZALES Son/Family of Gonzalo. It means "bright or fair," and its variations are Claire and Clara. #751 CORTES Courteous, refined. Hear ye! #770 BULLOCK From the English word bullock meaning young steer. https://www.thoughtco.com/most-common-us-surnames-1422656 (accessed March 4, 2023). #535 YATES Occupational or habitational surname for someone who was a gate-keeper, or lived near a prominent gate. #685 WIGGINS Son of the high noble or warrior. #615 JEFFERSON Son of Jeffery. #391 CHANG Chinese surname with many meanings. Dunne 28. #630 GALVAN Nickname for someone who had a receding hairline or was going bald. ETHNONYMS: Afro-French, Black Creoles, Black French, Creoles, Cr oles, Cr oles Noirs, Creoles of Color. #959 MADDOX From the ancient Welsh male name Matoc meaning good fortune. #109 HENDERSON Son of Hendrick/Hendry. Creating a new last name from scratch, which would be shared among all members of the family, involves a lot of extra paperwork. It signified their desire for greater freedom religiously and . #135 STEVENS Son of Steven. #975 ALFARO Spanish habitational surname for someone from Alfaro, Spain in the Logroo province. #65 COOK Occupational surname for a cook/chef. Gharibian - The meaning of this Armenian patronymic name is "son of Gharib." "Gharib" is a Turkish word that means "stranger" or "impoverished person.".