Interstate's Personal Name List

Originally a nickname for a person who had brown hair or skin. A notable bearer is Charlie Brown from the Peanuts comic strip by Charles Schulz.

Means "son of David". This was the surname of the revolutionary jazz trumpet player Miles Davis (1926-1991).

Portuguese form of García. It is also an unaccented form of the Spanish name used commonly in America and the Philippines.

Means "son of John". Famous bearers include American presidents Andrew Johnson (1808-1875) and Lyndon B. Johnson (1908-1973).

Occupational surname meaning "miller", referring to a person who owned or worked in a grain mill, derived from Middle English mille "mill".

Means "metalworker, blacksmith" from Old English smiþ, related to smitan "to smite, to hit". It is the most common surname in most of the English-speaking world. A famous bearer was the Scottish economist Adam Smith (1723-1790).

Anglicized form of Irish Mac an tSagairt meaning "son of the priest". This name comes from a time when the rules of priestly celibacy were not strictly enforced.

Means "son of William".

Means "son of Will". A famous bearer was the American president Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).