#609 COPELAND Bought land. #107 COLEMAN Son of Colum. #469 SHERMAN Literally translates to shear man, an occupational surname for someone who trimmed pills off the surface of fine cloth. #358 HOLT Lives by or near the woodlands. #22 PEREZ Son of Pedro (Pedrez/Perez). From Ceallaigh. #591 SUMMERS Occupational surname for a sumpter a person who drove pack mules or horses. Literally means citadel of Julian (Turro-Julio). #630 GALVAN Nickname for someone who had a receding hairline or was going bald. #64 MURPHY Irish surname meaning Descendant of Murchadh. popular 1930s last names. #19 JACKSON Son of Jack/John. #47 CAMPBELL From the Latin De Bello Campo meaning from the beautiful field. Could also be from a Scottish/Gaelic nickname (cam bul) meaning crooked or sassy mouth. #354 PARKS Living in or near a green area, or occupational surname for a groundskeeper. #562 TREVINO Lives in a house on a boundary, or where boundaries meet. #525 FRENCH Person from France. #199 SPENCER Occupational surname for a butler or steward of a manor. #232 LAWRENCE Family of Lawrence or from an area named Laurence. #190 STEPHENS Family of Stephen. #673 RUBIO Red-headed or someone with a ruddy complexion. #793 DORSEY From the village of Arcy in La Manche, France. #326 CHAMBERS Occupational surname, servant who worked the bedrooms or chambers. #971 COMPTON From the valley farm. #100 JIMENEZ Son of Jim/James. #336 POWERS A person or family who came from the town of Poix in France. Bury. #872 McCONNELL From the Gaelic MacDhomhnuill meaning son of Donald/Donal. Variation of Suarez. #898 FARLEY Habitational surname for one who is from any of the many English towns called Farley or Farleigh. Literally means wild olives. #508 BALL Descriptive surname for a bald man. #581 ARIAS Occupational surname either from the Latin aro meaning farmer, or a craftsman from the Latin ars meaning skill. #851 CROSBY Lives by the cross or crossing. #391 CHANG Chinese surname with many meanings. #710 HUTCHINSON Son of hugh, or son of the close, beloved relative. #151 FREEMAN A person who was not owned or ruled by another. #790 CUEVAS Habitational surname for someone who lived in or near caves. Tip: You can add a second last name by typing it in the "Last Name" text box below. #191 SOTO Lives in or near the small forest. #830 SPEARS Occupational surname for a keeper of the Watch, which was an early form of a police officer. #140 OWENS Son of Owen. #961 OCONNELL Descendant of Conaill. (This includes names derived at an older stage of the language.) #58 EDWARDS Family of Edward #394 FUENTES Fountains. Among those 1930s baby names with the greatest drop in popularity are Wanda and Phyllis for girls, and Fred and Earl for boys. #389 ERICKSON Son of Eric. #224 HOFFMAN German occupational surname meaning property manager. #884 LANDRY Land ruler. #20 MARTIN From the god of Mars. I watched The Addams Family (1991) and Addams Family Values (1993) 150. #823 GLASS Occupational surname for a glass blower. #658 YU Various meanings. These include Pober Mirren Febland Nighy Grader Bonneville Gruger Carla Fernard #697 BOOTH Lives near a stall or hut. #821 LIVINGSTON From the town founded by Leving (given name). #839 QUINTERO Spanish surname meaning fifth or a person from Quintero in Ourense province, from the word quinteiro, meaning farmstead. #2 JOHNSON Son of John. #721 BEARD Descriptive surname for a man with a very distinct beard. #97 LONG Surname from a nickname for someone who was tall. #241 GREENE Lives in or near a green area. #940 AVALOS Spanish habitational surname for someone from balos, Spain. #869 RUSH From the place with reeds or occupational surname for someone who worked with reeds. #933 HUBER German surname for the word hide, a unit of farm land. #327 CALDWELL Lives by the cold well. #682 CALLAHAN From the Gaelic surname O Ceallachain. According to the above table, from the 2000 . 42. 1. #656 BARRON Occupational surname for someone with the title of Baron, or a nickname for someone who acts higher than his station. #28 RAMIREZ Son of Ramiro. Fundamental All languages English Terms by semantic function Names Surnames From Old English. #245 HARPER Occupational surname for someone who played or made harps. #373 THORNTON Lives in or near the town with thorns. #783 DEJESUS Follower of Jesus Christ. #533 SPARKS Originally a Norse nickname given to someone with dynamic character, full of life. #632 BOONE Good person or from Bohon, France. #497 COLN Contraction of the name Colombo, meaning dove. #993 ROWLAND From the renowned land. #512 OROZCO Habitational name from Orozco, Spain. #949 PERALTA Habitational surname for someone from any number of places named Peralta in Spain. #758 MOON Either from the French word moun meaning a monk or someone who lives a monastic lifestyle, or from the Cornish word mon, meaning thin applied to a person who was skinny. #850 BENJAMIN Son of my right hand. 1920s 1910s . 2020s 2010s 2000s 1990s 1980s. #268 GILBERT Bright Pledge. #952 FAULKNER Occupational surname for a falconer or someone who trained hawks/falcons. #482 HAMPTON From the town near the water meadow. Click to visit 16 Jewish Baby Names That Were Popular in the 1930s - Kveller Most German surnames derive either from archaic professions (such as Schmidt, Mller, Weber, or Schfer) or places. 27. #879 PUGH Welsh surname from ap Hugh meaning son of Hugh. Smith Meaning: An English name referring to a blacksmith. #1000 ARCHER Occupational surname for an archer/bow man. #858 MEDRANO Abundance. Literally means forest of pines. #522 LLOYD From the Welsh Llwyd, meaning grey. #147 WELLS From the well spring or water hole. #467 TATE Cheerful person. #385 LOVE From the French louve meaning a female wolf. last foreign minister of the Russian Empire (b. #608 DAVENPORT Habitational surname of families from Davenport in Cheshire, UK. #889 BLACKBURN Lives near the dark colored stream. #967 SCHMITT German occupational surname for a smith/metalworker. #219 ALVARADO From the white land. 3. #453 WEBSTER Occupational surname for a weaver. Most probably used for someone who was brave and formidable in battle. #714 GILMORE From the Celtic surname MacGille Mhoire, meaning servant of the Virgin Mary. #556 SANTANA Follower of St. Anna. 5. #102 JENKINS Son of John. 236 in 1952. #207 HART Irish surname, from the Gaelic hAirt meaning descendant of Art. #642 YORK From the ancient city or county of York, UK. #478 ROWE Locational surname of someone who lived by a row of something, or from Rowland, meaning Renowned Wolf. #376 CABRERA From the place of goats. #887 MOSES Born of a god. #203 VAZQUEZ Son of Vasco. #24 WHITE A family of light complexion or hair. #746 GUEVARA From Guevara, Spain. #989 MAYO From the family of Matthew. #182 MILLS Occupational surname for one who lived near or worked in a mill. Baldwin This name is derived from the German name Baldavin, meaning "bold or brave friend.' It was also a personal name for several brave crusaders during the 12th century. #438 HARMON Form of the name Herman, meaning army man. #925 ESQUIVEL Behind the lime tree. #510 SUAREZ From the southern army. #434 MANNING Strong, valiant. Top names of the 1930s The following table shows the 200 most popular given names for male and female babies born during the 1930s. Place name. #170 HICKS Family of Richard. #410 ROBBINS Family of Robin. #708 CLAY Occupational or habitational surname for someone who worked with clay or lived on clay land. Weston. #452 ROMAN Person from Rome, Italy. Most likely an occupational surname for someone who made axes or used them (like a lumberjack). #113 VASQUEZ Son of Vasco. as the official names for Constantinople and Angora. #281 FULLER Occupational surname for someone who washed cloth in the clothmaking process. #847 MICHAEL Who is like god? #563 McKENZIE Scottish Gaelic clan name meaning Son of Coinneach, literally meaning fair one. This name has roots in Irish and Scottish culture, alongside others. #507 IBARRA From the valley or hillside. #498 PARSONS Occupational surname for a parson or priest. #316 FIGUEROA Lives near the fig tree. High born. #777 PRUITT From the Old French proux meaning valiant or brave one. #856 VALENTINE Strong, healthy, valiant. george, thomas and joseph round out the list of ten most popular boy names of the 1930s. #789 PALACIOS Spanish surname for someone who lived in a palace or worked in a palace. #748 ENGLISH Person from England. #807 HULL Either a habitational surname for someone who lived on or near a hill, or from the given name Hulle, which was a nickname for Hugh. Hear ye! #69 MORGAN Welsh surname meaning by the sea. Betty, Barbara, Shirley, Patricia and Dorothy were other popular 1930s names. Grain, wood, etc. #133 MEDINA From the city. #929 XIONG Chinese surname meaning bear. #284 WELCH From the same root as Welsh, meaning foreigner. #301 DAVIDSON Son of David. #538 MACIAS Spanish/Jewish surname meaning Messiah. #289 PARK Korean surname, meaning gourd. #266 HARVEY Worthy of Battle. #976 HESTER Either lives by the beech tree, or an occupational surname for a herald/town crier. #808 DUARTE A prosperous guardian. #360 BARKER Occupational surname for someone who either tanned leather (from the bark of a tree), or from the Old French Berchier, which was a shepherd. Literally means prominent. #980 NOVAK The newcomer/new one. #712 BERG From the mountain. Appendix. . #747 STAFFORD From the landing by the ford. #6 GARCIA - Of unknown meaning. #849 GILES Holy man or one who does good. #276 HANSON Son of Hans. #101 POWELL Son of Hywell. In this article we'll look at what the most popular baby boy names were for the year 1930. Literal meaning unknown. Top twenty New Zealand Surnames . #930 HAYDEN From the hedge enclosure, down hill. #557 SHEPHERD Occupational surname for a herder of sheep. #486 GALLEGOS Foreigners. #545 LANG Nickname for a person who was tall. #959 MADDOX From the ancient Welsh male name Matoc meaning good fortune. #931 CANO Spanish/Portugal surname referring to a cave, or a French/Italian occupational surname occupational for someone who supplied cane/reeds for thatching. #517 BAUER Occupational surname for a worker. #435 GILL Nickname for William. #524 HARTMAN Dutch surname used for a hardy/strong man. Kathleen. Watson. ' Silva' is also a widespread surname in regions of the former Portuguese Empire in Asia, such as India and Sri Lanka. #12 LOPEZ Son of Lope/Lobe, meaning wolf. Might go back to meaning campers on the river Legra. #726 VANG Scandinavian surname, probably habitational from a number of farmsteads and other places. #718 KEITH Nickname for an offspring or young person. Laura. Literally means fern-covered clearing. #768 LESTER From Leicester, U.K. or the county town of Leicestershire. 83. #145 WASHINGTON From the area belonging to Wassas people. The latest year's crop of Kiwi babies have more names of non-European origin than ever before. #405 SHARP Smart person. ItaliaNames. #461 WU Chinese surname meaning gateway to heaven. #377 McKINNEY Form of the Gaelic Mac Cionaodha meaning son of Cionaodha (pagan god of fire). Another common source of surnames are nicknames or descriptive names. Literally means lives by the stream that leads to the port or bay. #291 LITTLE Surname from a nick name meaning little man. Salford. #699 GOLDEN Nickname surname for a blonde person, someone with golden hair. #180 FOX Cunning like a fox, or a person with red hair. #353 MORAN Sea Warriors. #300 MEJIA Unknown meaning, might be a religious surname referring to the Messiah. #351 COHEN Occupational Hebrew surname for a priest. Hohner produced more than sixty different models bearing the name Up To Date, but this one clearly resembles the Marine Band, particularly with regard to its covers.A later catalog shows an octave tuned harmonica with the same name, given the model number 1896 and claiming a patent date of August 24th, 1897 - the date of the patent claimed on the covers used on the Marine Band 1896 and . #741 BLACKWELL Lives near the black stream. #38 NGUYEN Someone who played a stringed instrument, similar to a lute. Populism found an official name with the Populist Party, or People's Party, in 1892, adopting much of the Greenback Party's platform, supporting a ban on . Tobin), but there was a lot of deviation from the pattern when he and his brothers and sisters became parents in the 1930s and 1940s. Or a form of the Irish/Celtic name Conchobhair, meaning Descendant of the Hound/Desire possibly meaning wolf lover. #344 SHELTON From the ledge/enclosure. Probably a habitational surname for a family who lived near tree stumps. #895 McKAY From the Gaelic surname MacAodh, literally meaning son of fire. British surnames such as Williams, Jackson, Robinson, Harris, Davis, Brown and Jones are also common among people of non-British descent, such as African Americans due to slavery. #724 MATA Habitational name derived from a number of towns in Spain and Portugal. #912 BENTON From the town with the bent grass. #33 ALLEN Little rock. #444 BURGESS Free man of a fortified town. 43. #108 BUTLER Occupational surname for a butler/wine steward. #370 PHAM Vietnamese surame meaning extensive. 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