Surname Names
Family names used as first names. Most began as one of four things: a father's name, a trade, a place, or a nickname — and the trade ones are the easiest to read centuries later.
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Killion Killion is a rare boy's name from an Irish surname, Ó Cillín, and a variant of Killian.Boy Irish #10,883 in US
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Innis Innis is a boy's name of Gaelic origin meaning "island," from the word inis.Boy Scottish, Gaelic #13,706 in US
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Covington Covington is an English surname used occasionally as a first name for boys and girls.Unisex English #13,825 in US
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Kuiper Kuiper is a rare boy's name from a Dutch surname meaning "cooper," a maker of barrels.Boy Dutch #15,307 in US
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Mattingly Mattingly is an English surname used occasionally as a first name, mainly for American girls.Unisex English 362 births
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Millar Millar is a boy's name from the Scottish spelling of the surname Miller, an occupational name for a person who ran a mill.Boy Scottish, English 197 births
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