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Surnames appearing less than 100 times represented less than 10% of the population. [11] The most common surname remains Smith ; over two million Americans have that name and it is the most common name for white, native and multiracial residents.
Kenny Hotz (born 1967) – only registered Canadian journalist to cover the Gulf War; Mark Irwin CSC/ASC (born 1950) – Hollywood Director of Photography; Peter Jennings CM (1938–2005) – ABC news anchor; Jason Jones (born 1967) – senior correspondent for The Daily Show; Pat Kiernan (born 1968) – morning anchor of NY1 since 1997
Articles in this category are concerned with surnames (last names in Western cultures, but family names in general), especially articles concerned with one surname. Use template {} to populate this category. However, do not use the template on disambiguation pages that contain a list of people by family name.
Lists of the most common surnames by continent: Lists of most common surnames in African countries; Lists of most common surnames in Asian countries; Lists of most common surnames in European countries; Lists of most common surnames in North American countries; Lists of most common surnames in Oceanian countries
Although surnames are static today, dynamic and changing patronym usage survives in middle names in Greece where the genitive of the father's first name is commonly the middle name. Because of their codification in the Modern Greek state, surnames have Katharevousa forms even though Katharevousa is no longer the official standard.
"Catherine experienced the largest drop here, plummeting 221 places," the news release said. Some names losing popularity: 'Jaded on Jaden' For boys, Jaden, a "highly popular" name, saw a sharp ...
Elon Musk (born 1971), South African-born Canadian/American businessman, investor, engineer, and inventor; founder of Tesla Motors; James E. Murray (1876–1961), politician and longtime U.S. Senator from Montana (1934–1961) Mike Myers (born 1963), Canadian-born British/American actor, comedian, screenwriter, and film producer
In English Canada, names follow much the same convention as they do in the United States and United Kingdom.Usually the "first name" (as described in e.g. birth certificates) is what a child goes by, although a middle name (if any) may be preferred—both also known as "given names."