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    Nickname surnames

    Surnames from a description or nickname of an ancestor: 264 of them on this site, the most common first. Also see occupational surnames, patronymic surnames and place surnames.

    #SurnameOriginUS rankPeople in the US
    1 Brown English, nickname 4 1,437,026
    2 White Norman, nickname 24 660,491
    3 Young nickname 32 484,447
    4 King nickname 34 465,422
    5 Scott nickname 36 439,530
    6 Long nickname 97 229,374
    7 Russell Norman, nickname 104 221,558
    8 Wallace Norman, nickname 123 197,276
    9 Palmer French, nickname 172 156,601
    10 Black French, nickname 174 154,738
    11 Grant Norman, nickname 196 142,277
    12 Armstrong nickname 213 135,044
    13 Ray French, nickname 220 133,171
    14 Franklin English, nickname 251 120,621
    15 Welch nickname 284 108,987
    16 Newman nickname 307 101,931
    17 Curtis nickname 309 101,801
    18 Blake English, nickname 447 73,797
    19 Gross nickname 440 74,503
    20 Todd nickname 460 71,759
    21 Frank nickname 499 67,304
    22 Norman nickname 495 67,704
    23 Lloyd Welsh, nickname 522 64,202
    24 Pope nickname 528 63,881
    25 Lang nickname 545 61,529
    26 Drake German, nickname 549 61,162
    27 Brock nickname 546 61,369
    28 Lamb English, nickname 561 59,913
    29 Chase nickname 649 52,481
    30 Beard nickname 721 48,207
    31 Prince nickname 743 47,168
    32 Glass French, nickname 823 41,802
    33 Pollard English, nickname 974 35,749
    34 Odom English, nickname 996 35,020
    35 Gay nickname 1,094 32,025
    36 Finch nickname 1,141 30,769
    37 Welsh nickname 1,166 30,153
    38 Lyon English, nickname 1,271 27,690
    39 Corbin Norman, nickname 1,307 26,876
    40 Corbett Norman, nickname 1,346 26,246
    41 Roe English, nickname 1,406 25,286
    42 Swift nickname 1,473 24,249
    43 Browne nickname 1,615 22,289
    44 Poe Norse, nickname 1,522 23,563
    45 Lord English, nickname 1,535 23,405
    46 Swan nickname 1,564 23,001
    47 Peacock nickname 1,659 21,712
    48 Lovell Norman, nickname 1,700 21,171
    49 Bassett French, nickname 1,750 20,482
    50 Smiley nickname 1,812 19,829
    51 Darling nickname 1,904 18,879
    52 Lovett Norman, nickname 1,842 19,471
    53 Queen nickname 1,945 18,557
    54 Mallory French, nickname 2,048 17,578
    55 Talbot French, nickname 2,342 15,562
    56 Kellogg nickname 2,378 15,317
    57 Jack Norman, nickname 2,382 15,256
    58 Bliss nickname 2,471 14,588
    59 Rudd English, nickname 2,451 14,732
    60 Fay nickname 2,440 14,849
    61 Handy nickname 2,482 14,537
    62 Newcomb English, nickname 2,534 14,292
    63 Grey nickname 2,845 12,680
    64 Lovelace English, nickname 2,613 13,787
    65 Storey nickname 2,635 13,669
    66 Swann nickname 2,916 12,293
    67 Geary nickname 2,895 12,382
    68 Doughty nickname 3,019 11,880
    69 New nickname 3,011 11,903
    70 Wallis French, nickname 3,104 11,594
    71 Bull nickname 3,088 11,646
    72 Spain Norman, nickname 3,093 11,628
    73 Wren English, nickname 3,220 11,211
    74 Kroll nickname 3,253 11,098
    75 Brant nickname 3,301 10,886
    76 Crist English, nickname 3,401 10,518
    77 Rojo Spanish, nickname 3,479 10,275
    78 Jay French, nickname 3,604 9,852
    79 Starling nickname 3,567 10,004
    80 Chaffin English, nickname 3,629 9,782
    81 Legg nickname 3,674 9,671
    82 Calvin French, nickname 3,763 9,412
    83 Hoppe nickname 3,841 9,215
    84 Lawless English, nickname 3,903 9,093
    85 Outlaw nickname 3,991 8,901
    86 Teal nickname 3,976 8,937
    87 Lightfoot nickname 4,109 8,634
    88 Bunting nickname 4,072 8,725
    89 Blunt English, nickname 4,259 8,326
    90 Rousseau French, nickname 4,297 8,270
    91 Turnbull nickname 4,267 8,320
    92 Eagle Latin, nickname 4,261 8,325
    93 Budd English, nickname 4,427 8,026
    94 Pettigrew Norman, nickname 4,458 7,958
    95 Blythe English, nickname 4,470 7,947
    96 Southern nickname 4,587 7,738
    97 Alejandro Spanish, nickname 4,563 7,770
    98 Speed nickname 4,859 7,255
    99 Doolittle nickname 5,080 6,893
    100 Pride Welsh, nickname 4,908 7,172
    101 Butt French, nickname 5,007 7,020
    102 Totten nickname 5,125 6,828
    103 Woodcock English, nickname 5,151 6,794
    104 Hasty Norse, nickname 5,244 6,654
    105 Tait Norse, nickname 5,540 6,271
    106 Bolling nickname 5,429 6,414
    107 Parsley French, nickname 5,508 6,315
    108 Spinks nickname 5,881 5,868
    109 Frizzell French, nickname 5,907 5,840
    110 Tyrrell French, nickname 5,948 5,788
    111 Peabody English, nickname 6,367 5,345
    112 Rae nickname 6,646 5,094
    113 Brett nickname 6,235 5,482
    114 Fick French, nickname 6,405 5,311
    115 Sherlock nickname 6,511 5,211
    116 Merriweather nickname 6,989 4,793
    117 Boggess English, nickname 7,140 4,684
    118 Duck English, nickname 7,367 4,521
    119 Greeley French, nickname 7,796 4,246
    120 Russel nickname 7,894 4,195
    121 Barefoot nickname 7,900 4,190
    122 Bosse French, nickname 8,222 4,036
    123 Lark nickname 8,174 4,055
    124 Roseman nickname 8,297 3,993
    125 Patch nickname 8,669 3,790
    126 Merry nickname 8,844 3,704
    127 Manna Italian, nickname 9,466 3,437
    128 Spaeth nickname 9,527 3,412
    129 Recio Spanish, nickname 9,451 3,442
    130 Maitland Norman, nickname 9,919 3,256
    131 Stagg English, nickname 9,783 3,312
    132 Sherwin English, nickname 9,821 3,296
    133 Telford nickname 9,861 3,280
    134 Dane nickname 10,555 3,036
    135 Goodyear English, nickname 10,910 2,918
    136 Locker German, nickname 10,987 2,894
    137 Branco Portuguese, nickname 11,293 2,797
    138 Drane nickname 11,603 2,706
    139 Bodie nickname 11,863 2,640
    140 Avent Norman, nickname 12,541 2,470
    141 Star nickname 14,279 2,097
    142 Bermejo Spanish, nickname 13,138 2,330
    143 Spink English, nickname 13,079 2,348
    144 Cruickshank nickname 14,215 2,111
    145 Thrush nickname 13,775 2,196
    146 Longfellow nickname 14,328 2,089
    147 Drinkwater nickname 14,084 2,135
    148 Veazey French, nickname 13,967 2,159
    149 Goodsell English, nickname 14,208 2,113
    150 Amy nickname 14,570 2,045
    151 Moyle Cornish, nickname 14,398 2,076
    152 Freel English, nickname 14,495 2,058
    153 Groat Norse, nickname 14,794 2,006
    154 Scull English, nickname 14,930 1,983
    155 Rogue nickname 15,005 1,968
    156 Soden French, nickname 15,246 1,929
    157 Gaye nickname 17,447 1,616
    158 Wynter nickname 16,909 1,684
    159 Dorey French, nickname 17,274 1,639
    160 Quayle Manx, nickname 18,098 1,539
    161 Dollard nickname 17,970 1,555
    162 Venters English, nickname 17,699 1,585
    163 Amis French, nickname 18,184 1,530
    164 Fairfax nickname 18,622 1,478
    165 Jenny nickname 19,019 1,432
    166 Pocock nickname 20,709 1,277
    167 Knarr nickname 18,766 1,461
    168 Tison nickname 19,885 1,351
    169 Schoon nickname 19,425 1,391
    170 Mungo Scottish Gaelic, nickname 19,538 1,382
    171 Grewe French, nickname 19,646 1,372
    172 Sinatra nickname 23,300 1,093
    173 Estridge French, nickname 20,125 1,327
    174 Recchia Italian, nickname 21,057 1,248
    175 Dodrill nickname 21,439 1,219
    176 Quail Scottish Gaelic, nickname 21,459 1,218
    177 Parfait French, nickname 22,906 1,117
    178 Heathcock nickname 23,002 1,111
    179 Blacklock English, nickname 24,685 1,011
    180 Leitz German, nickname 24,961 996
    181 McGirr nickname 25,083 990
    182 Pallas nickname 25,935 947
    183 Snarr nickname 26,212 933
    184 Gulliver French, nickname 27,756 866
    185 Orgill English, nickname 29,309 807
    186 Smillie English, nickname 31,285 741
    187 Pickerill English, nickname 30,101 779
    188 Biss German, nickname 30,222 775
    189 Wrench nickname 30,420 768
    190 Hinde English, nickname 30,630 761
    191 Morren Dutch, nickname 34,967 645
    192 Creagh Irish, nickname 33,596 678
    193 Kuna Polish, nickname 33,499 681
    194 Bort Yiddish, nickname 33,530 680
    195 Kellis Greek, nickname 33,772 674
    196 Chittick English, nickname 33,856 672
    197 Sabat Catalan, nickname 36,099 621
    198 Launius Lithuanian, nickname 33,941 670
    199 Nead English, nickname 34,185 664
    200 Noy Hebrew, nickname 34,618 653
    201 Gras French, nickname 34,758 650
    202 Spratling English, nickname 35,057 643
    203 Tio Spanish, nickname 37,848 587
    204 Coey French, nickname 35,489 634
    205 Faver French, nickname 35,945 624
    206 Quant English, nickname 36,246 618
    207 Daisy nickname 36,379 615
    208 Filley English, nickname 36,426 614
    209 Mowell English, nickname 36,525 612
    210 Papillion French, nickname 36,838 606
    211 Skok Slovene, nickname 37,180 600
    212 Moch German, nickname 40,494 540
    213 Pula Polish, nickname 37,691 590
    214 Snowball nickname 38,214 580
    215 Duguid English, nickname 38,265 579
    216 Brash nickname 38,265 579
    217 Pistole German, nickname 38,439 576
    218 Hebenstreit German, nickname 38,582 573
    219 Hendy English, nickname 38,801 569
    220 Bena Italian, nickname 38,850 568
    221 Koc Turkish, nickname 38,948 566
    222 Gildon English, nickname 39,004 565
    223 Katsaros Greek, nickname 39,052 564
    224 Mis Polish, nickname 39,117 563
    225 Frogge English, nickname 39,212 561
    226 Scarff Norse, nickname 39,212 561
    227 Pontiff nickname 39,352 559
    228 Cogbill English, nickname 39,419 558
    229 Muckle German, nickname 39,555 556
    230 Sene nickname 39,607 555
    231 Manuelito Spanish, nickname 39,717 553
    232 Barbo Italian, nickname 40,016 548
    233 Belka Polish, nickname 40,144 546
    234 Goodgame English, nickname 40,204 545
    235 Yapp English, nickname 40,371 542
    236 Soy Khmer, nickname 40,610 538
    237 Tetro Italian, nickname 40,610 538
    238 Pelico Catalan, nickname 40,672 537
    239 Rozen Hebrew, nickname 40,800 535
    240 Smallman nickname 40,909 533
    241 Begun Russian, nickname 40,976 532
    242 Kaska Czech, nickname 41,038 531
    243 Fiel German, nickname 41,426 525
    244 Viscuso Italian, nickname 41,426 525
    245 Cubit English, nickname 41,501 524
    246 Hjort Danish, nickname 41,501 524
    247 Grahek Slovene, nickname 41,959 518
    248 Cuppett nickname 42,579 509
    249 Wale Amharic, nickname 49,461 425
    250 Droge German, nickname 45,347 472
    251 Walshe nickname 50,564 413
    252 Talon French, nickname 51,396 405
    253 Totzke German, nickname 47,521 446
    254 Fitt English, nickname 50,196 417
    255 Strutt English, nickname 56,836 359
    256 Algeo English, nickname 51,176 407
    257 Slight English, nickname 51,396 405
    258 Holbein German, nickname 52,619 394
    259 Catchpole Norman, nickname 59,603 339
    260 Feast English, nickname 61,585 326
    261 Cockayne English, nickname 62,531 320
    262 Hromadka Czech, nickname 64,054 311
    263 Sadd English, nickname 65,066 305
    264 Cornwallis English, nickname