Some of them are:
Public records are available elsewhere.
There are some surnames listed in the Domesday Book such as Robertus Willelmi. Surnames became necessary when governments began demanding personal taxes from its citizens. In England this was known as Poll Tax.
For given (first) names, you can look at the sites for BABY NAMES, which will show variants and meanings. For surnames (last names, family names), you can consult the various GENEALOGY sites, which list family trees and countries of origin. (see the list pages at the related link)
Najjar, Fakhani, Itani, harb, shehab, all I can think of right now
As of 2010 the most popular boy baby name was Ryan. The most popular girl baby name for the same time was Brianna. The most popular baby names are constantly changing so the list changes every year.
Lists of most common surnames by region: List of most common surnames in Asia Lists of East Asian surnames List of most common surnames in Europe List of most common surnames in North America List of most common surnames in Oceania (Australia, New Zealand) List of most common surnames in South America
Here's a link to a site with a bunch of diverse, interesting given names (and a list of surnames) from the 13th and 14th centuries: http://www.ellipsis.cx/~liana/names/english/worc14.html jim-bob was really popular
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kosale satnami
Surnames are not popular or unpopular since they are inherited, not chosen.In the United States, the most common surnames are: Smith; Johnson; Williams; Brown; and Jones. Other countries will have different most common surnames. For example, in China it would be: Wang; Li; Zhang; Liu; and Chen.
Public records are available elsewhere.
Please be more specific.
john, peter, amanda, sam
There are some surnames listed in the Domesday Book such as Robertus Willelmi. Surnames became necessary when governments began demanding personal taxes from its citizens. In England this was known as Poll Tax.
The Moscow phone book.
The related link below shows an expansive list of German surnames. slonina
There a bunch of roman names below:http://www.lowchensaustralia.com/names/romannames.htm