"It's All In a Name" is a popular feature of my radio show. Many people want to know where their name comes from, so I've put together many of the most common surnames and their origins. Click on your name and I will tell you about it, where it ranks in popularity and other interesting facts. I think you'll enjoy it..
| NAME | POPULARITY RANK |
NAME | POPULARITY RANK |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson | 26 | Olson | 105 |
| Owens | 115 | Parker | 42 |
| Patterson | 87 | Perez | 124 |
| Perry | 80 | Peterson | 47 |
| Phillips | 37 | Porter | 114 |
| Powell | 79 | Price | 72 |
| Reed | 53 | Reynolds | 86 |
| Richardson | 74 | Rivera | 94 |
| Roberts | 34 | Robinson | 22 |
| Rodriguez | 44 | Rogers | 49 |
| Ross | 70 | Russell | 73 |
| Sanders | 78 | Scott | 30 |
| Shaw | 127 | Simmons | 90 |
| Simpson | 128 | Smith | 1 |
| Snyder | 106 | Spencer | 118 |
| Stevens | 122 | Stewart | 50 |
| Stone | 129 | Sullivan | 67 |
| Taylor | 10 | Thomas | 12 |
| Thompson | 14 | Tucker | 119 |
| Turner | 40 | Wagner | 116 |
| Walker | 20 | Wallace | 88 |
| Ward | 59 | Watson | 65 |
| Webb | 121 | Wells | 113 |
| West | 99 | White | 15 |
| Williams | 3 | Wilson | 8 |
| Wood | 56 | Woods | 125 |
| Wright | 27 | Young | 24 |