Adams, John ('''Adams helped to draft the Declaration of Independence)
Armstrong, Neil Alden (American astronaut, test pilot, univerisity professor and US Naval Aviator; first person to set foot on the moon)
William Henry Vanderbilt (1821-1885). Born in New Jersey he was head of the New York Central railroad and by the time of his death was the richest man in the world. Martin Van Buren(1782-1862) In 1836 became the 8th President of the United States. At a time of economic difficulties he was very unpopular. Obama take note Malcolm X (1925-1965)
Born Malcolm Little he became a prominent member of the Black Muslims, and was murdered by them in 1965. He changed his name to X because Little was a white name and he couldn't think of a black one. Efrem Zimbalist (1918 - living) Film and TV actor Robert Allen Zimmerman (1941-living) Musician under assumed name of Bob Dylan
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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).
Quincy Jones
The historical significance of slavery in relation to the use of last names is that enslaved people were often given the last names of their owners, which served as a way to assert ownership and control over them. This practice has had a lasting impact on the surnames of many African Americans today, as they often carry the names of the families who once enslaved their ancestors.
He uses a x in his last name, because when African Americans were shiped to America from Africa, their names were changed by their slave owners. Many African Americans used this last name x, because they knew that their last name was changed by slave owners and they wanted to show that they were no longer slaves or controlled by white people.
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Taylor Truman Turner
Charles Conrad
Dakota Fanning Fitzgerald
Malcolm X (born Malcolm Little, also known as El-Hajj Malik El-Shabazz) is the first to come to mind.
Charles Darwin, Jeffrey Dalmer, Charles DeGaule, Dostoyevski...
Steve Yzerman is a NHL hockey player. Trisha Yearwood is a country music singer.
Some Haitian last names beginning with "S" include Saint-Louis, Sylvain, Simon, and Saint-Fleur.
Bradley Wiggins
Shel Silverstein is one poet with a last name beginning with S.
Famous people with Spanish last names are Enrique Iglesias, Fernando Torres, and Rafael Nadal. Other famous people with Spanish last names are Nathalia Ramos, Antonio Banderas, and Penelope Cruz.
Last names beginning with "Mc" or "Mac" are of Irish origins.