English and me and the girls' names. The "hottest" American first and last names

We often like to imagine what our name would be English language. For example, Elena - Helen, Evgeniy - Eugene, Mikhail - Michael, etc. English names are very different from ours. Sometimes it’s even difficult to understand masculine or female name in front of you.

If we talk about names in the USA and Great Britain, they consist of personal name(personal name, first name, given name) and surnames(surname, last name, family name). The personal name is given at birth, and the surname is inherited as a common name for the family. The child may also be given a middle or middle name. This is an optional name element. The second name can be given in honor of a saint, relative, family friend, famous person etc. In writing, the middle name is usually omitted or shortened to an initial.

If the son's name is exactly the same as the father's name, the word "Junior" (junior) can be added to the son's name and "Senior" (senior) to the father's name to make it easier to distinguish between them.

Popular English female names

Popular English male names

Popular English surnames

Bearers of the surnames Jones (Jones), Smith (Smith), Williams (Williams), Black (Black), Wilson (Wilson) according to statistics, more than a million. Below is a list of others popular surnames in the UK and USA.

When meeting, the very first and important aspect in knowing the interlocutor, his first and last name plays a role. Often people give this not secondary, but primary importance. Always beautiful surname attracts attention to a person, and in some cases even focuses attention on him. Each surname carries a history of more than one century. Let's look at American surnames.

Surname, like “hello” from ancestors

First, you need to go back several centuries and find out where surnames came from. They didn't always exist. It’s hard to believe, but once upon a time there was no dictionary of American surnames; previously people were called strictly by name. Thus, in the 7th century, the most polar names in America were: William and Robert; already at the end of the 14th century, 30% of the population of all America was named Robert. Over time, it became difficult to designate a person with just one name, and that’s when nicknames came to the rescue, characterizing a person’s personal qualities, profession, appearance or other differences.

Modern Americans have the nicknames of their ancestors as their surnames.

America is a country where immigrants from all over the world are gathered, so it is not surprising that American surnames are so colorful, they have their own characteristics that distinguish them from the surnames of other nations. We can say that modern Americans are 60% of old England, that is, Scots, Irish and English. Over time, they mixed with representatives of the African people, Europeans, and, of course, with the indigenous inhabitants of America - the Indians.

American surnames were formed in several ways. In the first group, all surnames originated from geographical residence, today this is the most extensive group, examples of the most obvious surnames associated with the area: Germain, Spain, Norman. There are surnames that come from the names of English counties, for example: Cornish, Cheshire. Some arose from the names of cities and villages: Fife, Westley. This group also includes surnames derived from the type of locality: Moore, Fields.

The second group collected surnames derived from the names of professions and positions. Most of the surnames in this group are associated with agriculture: Hurd Gozzard, Shepherd (from herd - shepherd), etc. The most common American surname is Smith, derived from the profession of “blacksmith”. Here are some more popular examples of surnames in this group: Brownsmith, Blacksmith, Painter, Fielder, Appleyard.

The third group is no less interesting; it collected surnames based on nicknames that were given to the owner for some biological feature, for example: Bigg, Strong, High, Gentle, Sweet, Doughty, Black, Red.

The fourth group concentrated surnames derived from the father's name - Piterson, Jons. And in the fifth group there are surnames based on the display of the area: Rok, Pus.

Surnames such as: Bush, Fish and others like that are derived from common nouns.

It was difficult for visitors whose surnames were changed into English. First of all, surnames with non-English origins were changed to ones that were easier to pronounce and spell. Thus, complex foreign names turned into native ones for America. For example: the complex surname Wienerski turned into Vinar, and Belo acquired the pronunciation that is popular today - Bellows.

Native Americans - Indians, at first did not have a family nickname at all, but when the time came to take one, they without remorse took any European ones they liked, so in most cases, their surnames do not carry any meaning or historical origin. Modern black Americans have completely lost their individual and unique names, and all because the ancestors considered American names more beautiful. It didn’t end with names; surnames were also borrowed.

Representatives of the Spanish race acted exactly the opposite; they simply slightly corrected their surnames in a convenient American way, without radically changing the root of the surname. The Spaniards were almost the only ones who retained their national surnames. Today, people from Africa are also working on this.

Gift from ancestors

What seems beautiful to foreign people may have absolutely no meaning in English. beautiful meaning, for example: Smith - blacksmith, Price - price, Fell - fall, Fats - fat man, they sound interesting, but the translation is not very sophisticated. Here is a list of truly the most beautiful American surnames:

• Appelgold - golden apple;
• Goldenrose - golden rose;
• Floretsen - flower;
• Redpetas - red petal;
• Kingsman - male king;
• King - king.

The right to women's surnames

Americans have worked for a long time to ensure that women's surnames have the right to exist; such surnames include: Williams, Johnson, Davis, Brown, Smith, Miller, Taylor, Moore.

But for the most part, all beautiful women’s surnames completely coincide in form with men’s, so it is not possible to single out separate “middle names” for beautiful ladies.

A surname with a masculine character

In America, surnames are passed down only by male line. This means that the resettled emigrants are able to maintain national distinctions, but after time, the female branch disappears, washing away the trace of the surname.

American surnames are considered masculine, since many people from former countries did not have a distinction between female and male.

Today, Americans can form a surname from their given name and family name, or they can also create a surname from two names. Sometimes Americans simply use their initials without using full names at all.

Speaking surnames

In America, unlike European countries, if a person has a funny or strange surname, he may never hear a single humorous statement addressed to him in his life, and all because many people have such surnames and no one pays attention to this. Below are not all common American surnames; you can look at the Dictionary of American surnames, which contains the entire list.

• Bunnysman - hare;
• Bierdes - bird;
• Kitten - kitten;
• Little - small;
• Peaches - peach;
• Gosling - gosling;
• Hitchcock – hitch – limp, cock – rooster;
• Stone - stone;
• Blunt – blunt – slow-witted, stupid;
• Potter – potter – potter;
• Riddle - riddle - riddle;
• Miller - miller;
• Catchpole – a person who collects taxes;
• Sailor - sailor;
• Fisher - fisherman.

In addition, we invite you to familiarize yourself with the most popular American surnames In alphabet order. Information taken from the Dictionary of American Surnames:

Adams - Adams
Allen - Allen
Alexander - Alexander

Brown - Brown
Baker - Baker
Black - Black
Brooks - Brooks
Bush - Bush

Carroll - Carroll
Charlson - Charlson
Crossman - Crossman

Duncan - Duncan
Davidson - Davidson
Dickinson - Dickinson
Day - Day

Anderson - Anderson
Edwards
Evans - Evans

Fane - Fane
Forster - Forster

Garrison - Garrison
Gilbert - Gilberd
Goldman - Goldman
Goodman - Goodman

Hancock - Hancon

Johnson - Johnson

Kelly -Kelly

L
Lamberts - Lamberts
Lawman

Marlow - Melrow
Miller - Miller
Miers - Miers
Mercer - Mercer

Nelson - Nelson
Nicholson - Nicholson
Nyman - Nyman
Nash - Ours

Oldman - Oldman
Oliver - Oliver
Owen - Owen
Ogden - ogden

Page - Page
Parson - Parson
Peacock - Peacock
Philips - Philips
Porter - Porter

Ramacey-Ramzin
Richards - Richards
Roger - Roger
Russell - Russell

Salomon - Salamon
Shackley - Shakpi
Simpson - Simpson
Sykes - Sykes

Taylor - Taylor
Thomson - Thomson
Tracey - Tracey

Walkman - Walkman
Walter - Walter
White - White

Youmans - Youmans
Young - Young

How many people, so many opinions. For this reason, it is impossible to say exactly which foreign surnames are ugly and which are beautiful. All of them contain certain information; when translated into our language, they can mean some kind of craft, the name of plants, animals or birds, belong to geographical area. Each country has its own euphonious surnames, so you need to choose the best ones for each region separately.

What surnames can be called beautiful?

Most people are proud of the name of their clan, although there are those who would not mind changing it to a more euphonious one. Each country has its own surnames, but their origins are almost the same. The family received its personal name from the name of its founder, his nickname, occupation, availability of land, and belonging to some status. Animals and plants are also often found. However, we choose the most beautiful foreign surnames based on their euphony, and not on the meaning of the content, which is not always known to us. In some cases, one begins to like a genus name if its bearer is an idol of millions, a historical figure who has done something good and useful for humanity.

Aristocratic surnames

Noble surnames always sounded solemn, proud and pompous. Rich people were proud of their origins and noble blood. Beautiful foreign surnames are mainly found among descendants noble families, people who have left a significant mark on history should also be included here: writers, artists, designers, composers, scientists, etc. The names of their genera are euphonious, they are often well-known, so people are imbued with sympathy for them.

In England, the beautiful names include the names of counts and wealthy nobles: Bedford, Lincoln, Buckingham, Cornwall, Oxford, Wiltshire, Clifford, Mortimer. In Germany: Munchausen, Fritsch, Salm, Moltke, Rosen, Siemens, Isenburg, Stauffenberg. In Sweden: Fleming, Jüllenborg, Kreutz, Horn, Delagardie. In Italy: Barberini, Visconti, Borgia, Pepoli, Spoleto, Medici.

Surnames derived from the names of birds, animals, plants

From the world of flora and fauna came many euphonious surnames that evoke affection. Their owners were mainly people who liked certain animals, birds, plants, or were similar to them in appearance or character. There are a huge number of such examples in Rus': Zaitsev, Orlov, Vinogradov, Lebedev, and they exist in other countries. For example, in England: Bush (bush), Bull (bull), Swan (swan).

Beautiful foreign surnames are often formed from the name of the ancestor: Cecil, Anthony, Henry, Thomas, etc. A lot of names are associated with a specific area with which the founders were associated: Ingleman, Germain, Pickard, Portwine, Kent, Cornwall, Westley. Of course, a huge group of family names are those associated with professions and titles. Some surnames arose spontaneously. If they evoke positive associations in people, then they can be classified as beautiful, euphonious and successful, because they are greeted by their clothes, so a good generic name helps many people to win over people when meeting them.

Spanish euphonious surnames

Spaniards usually have double family names, they are connected by the particles “y”, “de”, a hyphen or written with a space. The father's surname is written first, and the mother's surname second. It should be noted that the particle “de” indicates the aristocratic origin of the founder. Spanish law provides for a maximum of two given names and a maximum of two surnames. When women get married, they usually leave their family names.

Beautiful male foreign surnames are not uncommon for Spaniards. Fernandez is considered one of the most common; she is not inferior in attractiveness to Rodriguez, Gonzalez, Sanchez, Martinez, Perez - they all come from names. To the euphonious Spanish surnames It is also worth including Castillo, Alvarez, Garcia, Flores, Romero, Pascual, Torres.

French beautiful surnames

Among the French names of childbirth, there are often beautiful surnames for girls. Foreign states acquired permanent names at about the same time as Rus'. In 1539, a royal decree was issued obliging every Frenchman to acquire a personal name and pass it on to his descendants. The first surnames appeared among aristocrats; they were passed on from father to son even before the above-mentioned decree was issued.

Today in France, double family names are acceptable, and parents can also choose which surname the child will bear - the mother's or the father's. The most beautiful and common French genus names: Robert, Perez, Blanc, Richard, Morel, Duval, Fabre, Garnier, Julien.

German common surnames

Beautiful foreign surnames are also found in Germany. In this country, they began to form back in those days. In those days, people had nicknames consisting of the person’s place of birth and his origin. Such surnames provided comprehensive information about their bearers. Nicknames often indicated a person’s occupation, his physical disadvantages or advantages, moral qualities. Here are the most popular surnames in Germany: Schmidt (blacksmith), Weber (weaver), Mueller (miller), Hoffmann (yard owner), Richter (judge), Koenig (king), Kaiser (emperor), Herrmann (warrior), Vogel (bird) ).

Italian surnames

The first Italian surnames appeared in the 14th century and were common among noble people. The need for them arose when many people appeared with the same names, but it was necessary to somehow distinguish them. The nickname contained information about the person’s place of birth or residence. For example, ancestor famous artist Leonardo da Vinci lived in the city of Vinci. Majority Italian surnames were formed due to the transformation of descriptive nicknames, and they end with There is an opinion that the most beautiful foreign names and surnames are in Italy, and it is difficult to disagree with this: Ramazzotti, Rodari, Albinoni, Celentano, Fellini, Dolce, Versace, Stradivari.

English beautiful surnames

All English family names can be divided into four groups: nominal, descriptive, professional and official, and by place of residence. The first surnames in England appeared in the 12th century and were the privilege of the nobility; in the 17th century absolutely everyone already had them. The most widespread group consists of genealogical names of clans, derived from personal names, or a combination of the names of both parents. Examples include the following: Allen, Henry, Thomas, Ritchie. Many surnames contain the prefix “son,” meaning “son.” For example, Abbotson or Abbot's, that is, the son of Abbott. In Scotland, “son” was denoted by the prefix Mac-: MacCarthy, MacDonald.

Beautiful foreign female surnames are often found among English family names, derived from the place in which the founder of the family was born or lived. For example, Surrey, Sudley, Westley, Wallace, Lane, Brook. Many euphonious surnames indicate the occupation, profession or title of the founder: Spencer, Corner, Butler, Tailor, Walker. Family names of the descriptive type reflect the physical or moral qualities of a person: Moody, Bragg, Black, Strong, Longman, Crump, White.

All genus names are unique and attractive in their own way. It should be remembered that it is not the surname that makes the person, but the person the surname. Studying the history of the origin of certain family names is a very interesting and exciting activity, during which many secrets are revealed individual families st. There are beautiful and euphonious surnames in any country, but they are different for each person. I mainly like those generic names that are consonant with the name.

Kirill Sobolev

If your hands are golden, then it doesn’t matter where they come from.

The emergence of most family names in England is associated with events in the formation of the country's history and dates back to the period after the 12th century. When a name failed to individualize a person, a unique nickname was added to it. Almost everything British surnames originate from nicknames.

English names and surnames

For several centuries the English made do with only names, and in the 12th century the first english names and last names. As a rule, their owners were persons of noble origin. Modern version English full names include:

• first name (name No. 1);
• middle name (name no. 2);
• last name.

English surnames reflect the history of the state, so they can be divided into the following groups:

• by territorial affiliation;
• by craft;
• by titles;
• according to external description.

Oanthroponymic origin is the use of names for each as generic names, for example: Anthony, Dennis, Thomas. The particle son meant that the person was someone’s son and received his name from his father. The largest group is those formed on a territorial basis, for example: Brook, Hill, Fields. About 20% originate from the person's profession. Descriptive beautiful surnames in English conveyed certain personality traits, for example: Small, Bigg, Little, Joyce, Younger, Wise, Gay.

Men's

As a rule, people are proud of their origins. In every state, the name of the clan always comes from the founder, his nickname, title and other characteristics. The species of plants, birds, and animals from which English names and surnames of men are derived are not common. Among the euphonious, beautiful names of genera, the following options can be distinguished: Bedford, Buckingham, Cornwall, Mortimer. As a rule, they belonged to rich and noble families.

It is difficult to list all the surnames in England. They are not divided into male and female. You can often find the following options:

• Adams;
• Brown;
• Ellis;
• Hughes;
• Ford;
• Jackson;
• George;
• Smith;
• Johnson;
• Miller.

Women's

If you wish, today you can change the last parameter in the name to whatever you like, but it should be taken into account that it must be combined with the patronymic and directly with the name. Beautiful names of British origin will become excellent option for European women. Most words sound and are spelled the same, regardless of whether they are in a female or male name.

Famous English surnames for girls are presented below:

• Rogers;
• Harris;
• Lewis;
• Simmons;
• Molligan;
• Wilson;
• Howard;
• Scott;
• Collins;
• Nelson;
• Butler;
• Salomon;
• Harrysoln;
• Sheldon;
• Yang et al.

Popular English surnames

The list of the most famous genus names in England changes every year. Some options are disappearing, while others are becoming more common. Many people take new popular English surnames because of their euphony, without thinking about their meaning. For example, Smith - comes from the name of the profession and means blacksmith. Another common genus name is Taylor, translated into Russian as a tailor.

The most popular options for men:

• Brown;
• Taylor;
• Jones;
• Wilson;
• Smith;
• Thomas;
• Williams.

Rare English surnames

Over the last century, many ancient names genera have disappeared completely, others are very rare. For example, Cock, Daft, Death, Gotobed ​​are rare English surnames that, when translated, have a negative or strange meaning, so they are practically not found in England. Another option - Bottom (the name of the genus is of territorial origin and spoke of the family’s residence in the lowlands), is also very little common.

Russian surnames in English

Modern people often travel abroad, so they must know the rules of transcription and translation of Russian names into the British language. You may be required to write your details correctly when filling out an application for a passport or visa to receive a bank card. The spelling should convey the pronunciation of the word in another language, but translators often make mistakes when translating surnames from Russian to English. Below is a table with letters that will help everyone figure out how to write their data in another language.

Over the course of many centuries, a system of surnames in England was formed, which is based on the history of the country and individual families, the history of the English language and nationality. The first attributed names can be seen in chronicles dating from the 9th-12th centuries. The first English surnames are most often found in the Domesday Book, but they are presented in the form of nicknames. The first to receive assigned names were representatives of the highest nobility, large landowners and representatives of the clergy.

In the era of developed feudalism, XI-XV centuries, the socially distinctive function of assigned nicknames is significantly enhanced. Thus, they often began to have a mocking or humorous meaning, were ironic, or were a collection of epithets. At the same time, unflattering nicknames also appear, sometimes even vulgar ones. Some English surnames have been endowed deep meaning. It is unknown when nicknames turned into inherited names. There is information that representatives of the feudal nobility were the first to receive them.

5 centuries of long formation of the family system

The modern dictionary of English surnames contains a variety of them. Male hereditary nicknames began to spread throughout Great Britain after the Norman Conquest. The eldest son was left the land as an inheritance, and then the nickname of the landowner father began to be passed on. Research has shown that the most active inheritance of nicknames occurred in the 12th-14th centuries; in the 15th century, nicknames were inherited everywhere, regardless of class.

There are 3 classes of nicknames, which were divided on semantic grounds. The first group includes surnames derived from place names in English, French, German origin. For example, Richard de Cestersir from the name Cheshire. The second group includes surnames based on proper names, for example Arnold Williamsone (William, Williamson).

The third group includes common English surnames derived from common noun(nickname-epithet).

The root base often means either the profession of the founder of the clan, or the name of some animal, or another memorable sign of a person, such as a beard. Here such beautiful hereditary nicknames stand out as Baron, Barun, Wilde, Black, Bunch and so on.

Beauty in English

Beautiful male hereditary names are found in all three groups. The most famous in the first group are represented by surnames - Ford, Breadley, Everset. The list of English surnames presents all the most beautiful family nicknames for both men and girls. They are listed in alphabetical order. Surnames no less popular in their beauty are of anthroponymic origin. Everyone hears about these beautiful examples, like Robins/Robinson, O'Brion or Adam.

No less beautiful hereditary designations come from nicknames. Here you can give examples such as Longman, Young, Wolf, Starling, Bulloc and others. It is worth saying that women's hereditary nicknames are no different from men's. The most popular foreign actresses, such as Demi Moore, Sarah Douglas, Saffron Burrows, Elsa Lanchester and Kelly MacDonald, apparently have exactly the same surnames. At first glance, this seems unusual, but the hereditary names of girls do not decline, as happens with Russians.

A girl's hereditary name is no different from a man's

As noted above, the surnames of girls are practically no different from the surnames of men. The only exception, perhaps, concerns those “nicknames” that have the suffix –son, which means son. Sometimes the mother's surname was also awarded this suffix. So, according to the father, the surname could end in –son, but for the daughter this ending was shortened to the suffix –s. An example would be the surname Roberts, when it was originally Robertson.

Often, women’s assigned “nicknames” came from proper names without any additions - Constance, Cartwright, Clement, Bruce, and so on.

But toponymic surnames are no exception - Blackwood, Makshera, Kingston and others. A dictionary of English surnames provides full list hereditary names. There may also be family names that are unusual for Great Britain - Lee, Lo, Lay, Le and Day.

Who was the ancestor of the family?

Male hereditary names can tell not only the history of the family, but also tell who the ancestor was, what appearance he had and how he was remembered by those around him. Of course, if the history of a family begins with a large feudal lord, then his surname will most likely indicate this, such as Blackshear, Hoggart, Blomfield, Clifford and others.

Quite unusual ones are often found among male names - Nash, Neil, Cook, Day, Peacock, Youmanz or Young. It is quite interesting, knowing the meaning of surnames, to correlate them with their owners. Old man with the surname Young may well bring a smile. In the modern world, the most “in demand” surnames are associated with the personalities with which they are endowed. So, today many English people wanted their last name to be Sherlock - in honor of the name of the famous fictional detective.

Beautiful male surnames wear famous actors Kurt Russell, Jack Nicholson, Eric Roberts. Currently, it is difficult to say whether certain names have American or English roots, and the origin of English surnames also does not answer this question.

Famous owners of interesting surnames

Many famous Englishmen have rather unusual surnames. So, gaining its popularity British actor Benedict Cumberbatch does not have the simplest family name. It is difficult for a Russian person to pronounce it, but for a German it will be easier than ever. The 71st Prime Minister of the state, Margaret Thatcher, also had a far from common surname. Today, one can increasingly hear the once-forgotten surnames Shakespeare and Fox.

Among the unusual names, the famous family name Mercury stands out; the surnames Dickens, Cromwell, McCartney, Wilde and Faraday are not inferior to it in terms of interest.

It is rare to see someone with a name like Pankhurst in Britain today. Wilberforce, More, Attenborough are also practically forgotten. Today, English surnames are increasingly influenced by America. The most popular ones often have American roots. For example, there are a lot of Collinses, Blakes, Harrisons and Smiths in the country.

Popularity follows the owner

Surnames become in demand after their owners are glorified. So, many strive to get a well-known family name. The most widespread in Great Britain are about 25 surnames, which are not particularly new. The most common of them are: Anderson (son of Anders), Clark, Cooper, Brown, Hill and Carter. As you can see, the root stem comes from a common noun, in other words, an epithet with which the ancestor was endowed.

The dictionary of English surnames also includes a number of other common examples. These include the surnames Patterson, Spencer, Miller, Morgan, Johnson (son of John), Jones, Jackson, Lee, Taylor, Richardson and Smith. Wilsons, Youngs, Parkers, Martins and Harrisons are no less common on English soil.

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Most common surnames in the USA

Below is a list of the hundred most common surnames in the United States, with the number of speakers, sorted by prevalence in 1990.

The most beautiful foreign surnames

How many people, so many opinions. For this reason, it is impossible to say exactly which foreign surnames are ugly and which are beautiful. All of them contain certain information; when translated into our language, they can mean some kind of craft, the name of plants, animals or birds, or belong to a geographical area. Each country has its own euphonious surnames, so you need to choose the best ones for each region separately.

What surnames can be called beautiful?

Most people are proud of the name of their clan, although there are those who would not mind changing it to a more euphonious one. Each country has its own surnames, but their origins are almost the same. The family received its personal name from the name of its founder, his nickname, occupation, availability of land, and belonging to some status. The names of birds, animals, and plants are also often found. However, we choose the most beautiful foreign surnames based on their euphony, and not on the meaning of the content, which is not always known to us. In some cases, one begins to like a genus name if its bearer is an idol of millions, a historical figure who has done something good and useful for humanity.

Aristocratic surnames

Noble surnames always sounded solemn, proud and pompous. Rich people were proud of their origins and noble blood. Beautiful foreign surnames are mainly found among the descendants of noble families; people who left a significant mark on history should also be included here: writers, artists, designers, composers, scientists, etc. The names of their genera are euphonious, they are often well-known, so people are imbued with sympathy for them.

In England, the beautiful names include the names of counts and wealthy nobles: Bedford, Lincoln, Buckingham, Cornwall, Oxford, Wiltshire, Clifford, Mortimer. In Germany: Munchausen, Fritsch, Salm, Moltke, Rosen, Siemens, Isenburg, Stauffenberg. In Sweden: Fleming, Jüllenborg, Kreutz, Horn, Delagardie. In Italy: Barberini, Visconti, Borgia, Pepoli, Spoleto, Medici.

Surnames derived from the names of birds, animals, plants

From the world of flora and fauna came many euphonious surnames that evoke affection. Their owners were mainly people who liked certain animals, birds, plants, or were similar to them in appearance or character. There are a huge number of such examples in Rus': Zaitsev, Orlov, Vinogradov, Lebedev, and they exist in other countries. For example, in England: Bush (bush), Bull (bull), Swan (swan).

Beautiful foreign surnames are often formed from the name of the ancestor: Cecil, Anthony, Henry, Thomas, etc. A lot of names are associated with a specific area with which the founders were associated: Ingleman, Germain, Pickard, Portwine, Kent, Cornwall, Westley. Of course, a huge group of family names are those associated with professions and titles. Some surnames arose spontaneously. If they evoke positive associations in people, then they can be classified as beautiful, euphonious and successful, because they are greeted by their clothes, so a good generic name helps many people to win over people when meeting them.

Spanish euphonious surnames

Spaniards usually have double family names, they are connected by the particles “y”, “de”, a hyphen or written with a space. The father's surname is written first, and the mother's surname second. It should be noted that the particle “de” indicates the aristocratic origin of the founder. Spanish law provides for a maximum of two given names and a maximum of two surnames. When women get married, they usually leave their family names.

Beautiful male foreign surnames are not uncommon for Spaniards. Fernandez is considered one of the most common; she is not inferior in attractiveness to Rodriguez, Gonzalez, Sanchez, Martinez, Perez - all of them are derived from names. The euphonious Spanish surnames also include Castillo, Alvarez, Garcia, Flores, Romero, Pascual, Torres.

French beautiful surnames

Among the French names of childbirth, there are often beautiful surnames for girls. Foreign states acquired permanent names at about the same time as Rus'. In 1539, a royal decree was issued obliging every Frenchman to acquire a personal name and pass it on to his descendants. The first surnames appeared among aristocrats; they were passed on from father to son even before the above-mentioned decree was issued.

Today in France, double family names are acceptable, and parents can also choose which surname the child will bear - the mother's or the father's. The most beautiful and common French genus names: Robert, Perez, Blanc, Richard, Morel, Duval, Fabre, Garnier, Julien.

German common surnames

Beautiful foreign surnames are also found in Germany. In this country they began to form in the Middle Ages. In those days, people had nicknames that consisted of the person's birthplace and origin. Such surnames provided comprehensive information about their bearers. Nicknames often indicated a person’s type of activity, his physical disadvantages or advantages, and moral qualities. Here are the most popular surnames in Germany: Schmidt (blacksmith), Weber (weaver), Mueller (miller), Hoffmann (yard owner), Richter (judge), Koenig (king), Kaiser (emperor), Herrmann (warrior), Vogel (bird) ).

Italian surnames

The first Italian surnames appeared in the 14th century and were common among noble people. The need for them arose when many people appeared with the same names, but it was necessary to somehow distinguish them. The nickname contained information about the person’s place of birth or residence. For example, the ancestor of the famous artist Leonardo da Vinci lived in the city of Vinci. Most Italian surnames are formed through the transformation of descriptive nicknames, and they end in a vowel sound. There is an opinion that the most beautiful foreign names and surnames are in Italy, and it’s hard to disagree with this: Ramazzotti, Rodari, Albinoni, Celentano, Fellini, Dolce, Versace, Stradivari.

English beautiful surnames

All English family names can be divided into four groups: nominal, descriptive, professional and official, and by place of residence. The first surnames in England appeared in the 12th century and were the privilege of the nobility; in the 17th century absolutely everyone already had them. The most widespread group consists of genealogical names of clans, derived from personal names, or a combination of the names of both parents. Examples include the following: Allen, Henry, Thomas, Ritchie. Many surnames contain the prefix “son,” meaning “son.” For example, Abbotson or Abbot's, that is, the son of Abbott. In Scotland, “son” was denoted by the prefix Mac-: MacCarthy, MacDonald.

Beautiful foreign female surnames are often found among English family names, derived from the place in which the founder of the family was born or lived. For example, Surrey, Sudley, Westley, Wallace, Lane, Brook. Many euphonious surnames indicate the occupation, profession or title of the founder: Spencer, Corner, Butler, Tailor, Walker. Family names of the descriptive type reflect the physical or moral qualities of a person: Moody, Bragg, Black, Strong, Longman, Crump, White.

All genus names are unique and attractive in their own way. It should be remembered that it is not the surname that makes the person, but the person the surname. Studying the history of the origin of certain family names is a very interesting and fascinating activity, during which many secrets of individual families are revealed. There are beautiful and euphonious surnames in any country, but they are different for each person. I mainly like those generic names that are consonant with the name.

American surnames: origin, meaning, popular male and female surnames

When meeting, the very first and most important aspect in knowing the interlocutor is his first and last name. Often people give this not secondary, but primary importance. A beautiful surname always attracts attention to a person, and in some cases even focuses attention on him. Each surname carries a history of more than one century. Let's look at American surnames.

Surname, like “hello” from ancestors

First, you need to go back several centuries and find out where surnames came from. They didn't always exist. It’s hard to believe, but once upon a time there was no dictionary of American surnames; previously people were called strictly by name. Thus, in the 7th century, the most polar names in America were: William and Robert; already at the end of the 14th century, 30% of the population of all America was named Robert. Over time, it became difficult to designate a person with just one name, and that’s when nicknames came to the rescue, characterizing a person’s personal qualities, profession, appearance or other differences.

Modern Americans have the nicknames of their ancestors as their surnames.

America is a country where immigrants from all over the world are gathered, so it is not surprising that American surnames are so colorful, they have their own characteristics that distinguish them from the surnames of other nations. We can say that modern Americans are 60% of old England, that is, Scots, Irish and English. Over time, they mixed with representatives of the African people, Europeans, and, of course, with the indigenous inhabitants of America - the Indians.

American surnames were formed in several ways. In the first group, all surnames originated from geographical residence, today this is the most extensive group, examples of the most obvious surnames associated with the area: Germain, Spain, Norman. There are surnames that come from the names of English counties, for example: Cornish, Cheshire. Some arose from the names of cities and villages: Fife, Westley. This group also includes surnames derived from the type of locality: Moore, Fields.

The second group collected surnames derived from the names of professions and positions. Most of the surnames in this group are associated with agriculture: Hurd Gozzard, Shepherd (from herd - shepherd), etc. The most common American surname is Smith, derived from the profession of “blacksmith”. Here are some more popular examples of surnames in this group: Brownsmith, Blacksmith, Painter, Fielder, Appleyard.

The third group is no less interesting; it collected surnames based on nicknames that were given to the owner for some biological feature, for example: Bigg, Strong, High, Gentle, Sweet, Doughty, Black, Red.

The fourth group concentrated surnames derived from the father's name - Piterson, Jons. And in the fifth group there are surnames based on the display of the area: Rok, Pus.

Surnames such as: Bush, Fish and others like that are derived from common nouns.

It was difficult for visitors whose surnames were changed into English. First of all, surnames with non-English origins were changed to ones that were easier to pronounce and spell. Thus, complex foreign surnames turned into native ones for America. For example: the complex surname Wienerski turned into Vinar, and Belo acquired the pronunciation that is popular today - Bellows.

Native Americans - Indians, at first did not have a family nickname at all, but when the time came to take one, they without remorse took any European ones they liked, so in most cases, their surnames do not carry any meaning or historical origin. Modern black Americans have completely lost their individual and unique names, and all because their ancestors considered American names more beautiful. It didn’t end with names; surnames were also borrowed.

Representatives of the Spanish race acted exactly the opposite; they simply slightly corrected their surnames in a convenient American way, without radically changing the root of the surname. The Spaniards were almost the only ones who retained their national surnames. Today, people from Africa are also working on this.

Gift from ancestors

What seems beautiful to foreign people may have an absolutely unbeautiful meaning in English, for example: Smith - blacksmith, Price - price, Fell - fall, Fats - fat man, sound interesting, but the translation is not very sophisticated. Here is a list of truly the most beautiful American surnames:

• Appelgold - golden apple;
• Goldenrose - golden rose;
• Floretsen - flower;
• Redpetas - red petal;
• Kingsman - male king;
• King - king.

The right to women's surnames

Americans have worked for a long time to ensure that women's surnames have the right to exist; such surnames include: Williams, Johnson, Davis, Brown, Smith, Miller, Taylor, Moore.

But for the most part, all beautiful women’s surnames completely coincide in form with men’s, so it is not possible to single out separate “middle names” for beautiful ladies.

A surname with a masculine character

In America, surnames are passed down only through the male line. This means that the resettled emigrants are able to maintain national distinctions, but after time, the female branch disappears, washing away the trace of the surname.

American surnames are considered masculine, since many people from former countries did not have a distinction between female and male.

Today, Americans can form a surname from their given name and family name, or they can also create a surname from two names. Sometimes Americans simply use their initials without using full names at all.

Speaking surnames

In America, unlike European countries, if a person has a funny or strange surname, he may never hear a single humorous statement addressed to him in his life, and all because many people have such surnames and no one pays attention to this. Below are not all common American surnames; you can look at the Dictionary of American surnames, which contains the entire list.

• Bunnysman - hare;
• Bierdes - bird;
• Kitten - kitten;
• Little - small;
• Peaches - peach;
• Gosling - gosling;
• Hitchcock – hitch – limp, cock – rooster;
• Stone - stone;
• Blunt – blunt – slow-witted, stupid;
• Potter – potter – potter;
• Riddle - riddle - riddle;
• Miller - miller;
• Catchpole – a person who collects taxes;
• Sailor - sailor;
• Fisher - fisherman.

In addition, we invite you to familiarize yourself with the most popular American surnames in alphabetical order. Information taken from the Dictionary of American Surnames:

Adams - Adams
Allen - Allen
Alexander - Alexander

Brown - Brown
Baker - Baker
Black - Black
Brooks - Brooks
Bush - Bush

Carroll - Carroll
Charlson - Charlson
Crossman - Crossman

Duncan - Duncan
Davidson - Davidson
Dickinson - Dickinson
Day - Day

Anderson - Anderson
Edwards
Evans - Evans

Fane - Fane
Forster - Forster

Garrison - Garrison
Gilbert - Gilberd
Goldman - Goldman
Goodman - Goodman

Hancock - Hancon

Johnson - Johnson

Kelly -Kelly

L
Lamberts - Lamberts
Lawman

Marlow - Melrow
Miller - Miller
Miers - Miers
Mercer - Mercer

Nelson - Nelson
Nicholson - Nicholson
Nyman - Nyman
Nash - Ours

Oldman - Oldman
Oliver - Oliver
Owen - Owen
Ogden - ogden

Page - Page
Parson - Parson
Peacock - Peacock
Philips - Philips
Porter - Porter

Ramacey-Ramzin
Richards - Richards
Roger - Roger
Russell - Russell

Salomon - Salamon
Shackley - Shakpi
Simpson - Simpson
Sykes - Sykes

Taylor - Taylor
Thomson - Thomson
Tracey - Tracey

Walkman - Walkman
Walter - Walter
White - White

Youmans - Youmans
Young - Young

Types of surnames by origin

• American
• English
• Jewish

• Italian
• German
• Polish

• Russians
• French
• Japanese

What are some English surnames? Only beautiful, long and rare

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Abramson
Adamson
Adderiy
Addington
Adrian
Albertson
Aldridge
Sasha
Alsopp
Anderson
Andrews
Archibald
Arnold
Arthurs
Atcheson
Attwood
Audley
Austin
Ayrton
B
Babcock
Baker
Baldwin
Burlaka
Barnes
Barrington
Bowerman
Becker
Benson
Berrington
Birch
Bishop
Black
Roar
Blomfield
Boolman
Butman
Bosworth
Bradberry
Bradshaw
Brickman
Brooks
Brown
Bush
WITH
Calhoun
Campbell
Keri
Carrington
Carroll
Carter
Chandter
Chapman
Industrially produced
Chesterton
Clapton
Clifford
Coleman
Conors
Cook
Kramer
Creighton
Croftoon
Crosman
D
Daniels
Davidson
Day
Dean
Derrick
Dickinson
Dodson
Donaldson
Donovan
Douglas
Dowman
Dutton
Duncan
Dunce
Durham
Dyson
E
Eddington
Edwards
Ellington
Elmers
Anderson
Erickson
Evans
F
Faber
Fane
Farmer
Farrell
Ferguson
Finch
Fisher
Fitzgerald
Flannagan
Flatcher
Fleming
Ford
Foreman
Forster
Foster
Francis
Fraser
Freeman
Fulton
G
Galbraith
Gardner
Harrison
Gates
Gerald
Gibbs
Gilbert
Gill
Gilmore
Gilmore
Gimson
Goldman
Goodman
Gustman
H
Haig
Hayley
Humphrey
Hancock
Hardman
Harrison
Hawkins
Higgins
Hodges
Hoggart
Holiday
Holmes
Howard
J
Jacobson
James
Jeff
Jenkin
Jerome
Johnson
Jones
TO
Whale
Kelly
Kendal
Kennedy
Kennett
Kingsman
Kirk
L
Laird
Lamberts
Larkins
Lawyer
Leapman
Lyama
Levin
Few
Livingston
Longman
M
Crushed stone
McAllister
MacDonald
Macduff
Maisie
Mackenzie
Mansfield
Marlow
Marshman
Mason
Matthews
Mercer
Mikaelson
Meers
Miller
Milen
Milton
Molligan
Morrison
Murphy
N
Nash
Nathan
Nile
Nelson
Neville
Nicholson
Naiman
ABOUT
Oakman
Ogden
Oldman
Oldridge
Oliver
Osborne
Oswald
Otis
Owen
P
Pages
Palmer
Parkinson
Parson
Pass the
Paterson
Peacock
Piercy
Peterson
Philips Company
Porter
Question
Quincy
R
Reilly
Ralphs
Ramacey
Reynolds
Richards
Roberts
Roger
Russell
Rider
WITH
Salisbury
Salomon
Samuels
Soundera
Sheckley
Sheldon
Sherlock
Briefly speaking
Simon
Simpson
Smith
Stanley
Stephen
Stevenson
Sykes
T
Taft
Taylor
Thomson
Thorndike
Thornton
Timmons
Tracey
Turner
IN
Vance
Vaughan
W
Wainwright
Walkman
Wallace
Waller
Walter
Ward
Warren
Watson
Wayne
Webster
Wesley
White
WifKinson
Winter
Wood
G
Youmans
Young