Williams and Johns are very old surnames.
Rose & Anne & Betty are old names and I know Rose was a very popular name in the 1800's. :)
Some old stone age names age olga, ayla and gam.
In a way, actuly it means powerful ruler, or brave one its actually old English some similar names are Ricardo, Rick and Ricky i know because that's my last name :) i got it from Blurtit.com
Some did. Others took the names of prominent historical figures when they were freed (this is one reason there are a lot of black families with the last name "Washington", for example).
Brassie, spoon, mallet, the chicken stick
Arlon Valentine ...
some long last names are tutiveiliartivacikouto, maekendakeledalevu, undansutiflagoder, and last rigyernistisky
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Some first names that can be last names are: Kim Anderson Harrison Jones Quinn Kramer Dawson Jackson Jefferson Lincoln Parker Smith
Here is a good last-name generator. If you're going to be a writer, you need to learn how to pick your own last names for characters. You can also look through any list of names for ideas - like a DVD credit screen or an old phone book.
In the 'old' tradition Ghana (which is where they are from), one is usually named after an ancestor and last names do not play a factor. One does not necessarily take his/her father's last name (unless he/she was named after him) thus making them all have different last names. I will say that in Ghana today some families use the 'last name' but others like to follow the old traditions.
Last names that begin with the letter I: Ivanovich Illman Ivins Illsley
In some areas of the middle-east people's last names were the first names of their biological dad.
Here's a good link listing the top 1,000 American last names!
Martinez and Mendoza are Hispanic last names. They begin with the letter M.
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