American Family Name Origins

Dictionary of American Family Names, edited by Patrick Hanks, Oxford University Press
More than 70,000 of the most commonly occurring surnames in the United States — covering 90% of the population — with their comparative frequencies, linguistic and historical explanations, selected associated forenames and occasional genealogical notes. Some names' meanings are intuitive, some amusing and some quite surprising.
On this page: Aaberg to Abdella.
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