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Punctuation marks are seen more often within African-American names than other American names, such as the names Mo'nique and D'Andre. [2] [9] Even with the rise of creative names, it is also common for African Americans to use biblical names such as Daniel, Michael, David, James, Joseph, and Matthew as well as European names like Christopher ...
This is an incomplete list of historical common names. Names may have been changed because they were considered pejorative. Names may have been changed because they were considered pejorative. Places
It is widely held that before the 1950s and 1960s, most African-American names closely resembled those used within European-American culture. [4] Even within the European American population, a few very common names were given to babies of that era, with nicknames often used to distinguish among various people with the same name. [5]
1800s in the United States by state or territory (35 C) 1800s disestablishments in the United States (16 C) 1800s establishments in the United States (36 C, 3 P)
The most common name among black Americans was Williams and the most common name among Asian Americans was Nguyen. The name Wilson was 10th in the 2000 census but was replaced by Martinez in 2010. The names Garcia and Rodriguez had previously entered the top ten in the 2000 Census, replacing Taylor and Moore. [12]
Lists of the most popular given names in the United States (14 P) Pages in category "North American given names" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total.
There is some disagreement about the origins of the numerous variations of the name Smith. The addition of an e at the end of the name is sometimes considered an affectation, but may have arisen either as an attempt to spell smithy or as the Middle English adjectival form of smith, [14] which would have been used in surnames based on location rather than occupation (in other words, for someone ...