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  2. Category:Americanized surnames - Wikipedia

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    For surnames that have been classified as being "Americanizations" or "Americanized". Pages in category "Americanized surnames" The following 102 pages are in this ...

  3. Category:Feminine surnames - Wikipedia

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    Topics about Feminine surnames in general should be placed in relevant topic categories. This is a container category . Due to its scope, it should contain only subcategories .

  4. Lists of most common surnames in North American countries

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    Surnames appearing less than 100 times represented less than 10% of the population. [11] The most common surname remains Smith ; over two million Americans have that name and it is the most common name for white, native and multiracial residents.

  5. African-American names - Wikipedia

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    It is widely held that before the 1950s and 1960s, most African-American names closely resembled those used within European-American culture. [4] Even within the European American population, a few very common names were given to babies of that era, with nicknames often used to distinguish among various people with the same name. [ 5 ]

  6. Category:English-language surnames - Wikipedia

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    Surnames of Lowland Scottish origin (1 C, 66 P) Pages in category "English-language surnames" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,354 total.

  7. Many African American last names hold weight of Black history

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  8. Naming in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The name LaKeisha is typically considered American in origin, but has elements pulled from both French and African roots. Other names like LaTanisha, JaMarcus, DeAndre, and Shaniqua were created in the same way. Punctuation marks are seen more often within African-American names than other American names, such as the names Mo'nique and D'Andre ...

  9. Matronymic - Wikipedia

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    A matronymic is a personal name or a parental name based on the given name of one's mother, grandmother, or any female ancestor. It is the female equivalent of a patronymic. Around the world, matronymic surnames are far less common than patronymic surnames. In some cultures in the past, matronymic last names were often given to children of ...