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Lists of the most common surnames by continent: List of most common surnames in Asia. List of most common surnames in Europe. List of most common surnames in North America. List of most common surnames in Oceania. List of most common surnames in South America.
They favor an explanatory model which attributes a change in black perceptions of their identity to the black power movement. The most common and typical female slave names in America included Bet, Mary, Jane, Hanna, Betty, Sarah, Phillis, Nan, Peg, and Sary. Private names were Abah, Bilah, Comba, Dibb, Juba, Kauchee, Mima, and Sena.
O'Neill is an Irish surname derived from the Gaelic Ó Néill meaning "descendant of Niall". The Uí Néill dynasty were the foremost dynasty of Ulster, and all Ireland, [1] from the 5th century throughout the medieval period, until the Flight of the Earls in 1607 which saw the end of Gaelic Ireland. O'Neill is one of the most common Irish ...
This category has the following 48 subcategories, out of 48 total. Surnames of Central African origin (9 C, 3 P) Surnames of East African origin (7 C) Surnames of North African origin (1 C) Surnames of West African origin (4 C, 8 P)
British surnames such as Williams, Jackson, Robinson, Harris, Davis, Brown and Jones are also common among people of non-British descent, such as African Americans due to slavery. [citation needed] Garcia and Martinez represent the rapid growth of several Hispanic communities in the United States. According to the table below, from the 2000 U.S ...
A surname derived from any of several towns called Torres, plural of torre (tower), from Latin "turris." Torres is the 50th most common surname in the United States and the 11th most common Spanish surname. [ 3 ] It is a common surname in Puerto Rico, Dominican Republic, Spain, Portugal, Colombia, Peru, Cuba, Mexico, Venezuela and the ...
In 2019 程 was the 44th most common surname in Mainland China. [1] In names romanized in Wade–Giles (usually used in Taiwan), Cheng is most commonly a transcription of 鄭/郑 (pinyin Zhèng). Cheng can also be the Cantonese version of Zheng (鄭) and Jing (井), non-standard romanization of Cen (岑), and Teochew or Hokkien pronunciation of ...
For convenience, all surnames should be included in this category. This includes all surnames that can also be found in the subcategories. Look up Category:Surnames in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Articles in this category are concerned with surnames (last names in Western cultures, but family names in general), especially articles ...