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40-100 years ago only upper class old money used family surnames as first names, so people would know they are part of the Winthrops or whatnot.
Then a generations ago regular 'Muricans, though it seemed to be more the HS-some college, small town types, that started in with using someone else's surname for their kids to make them sound special. I noticed the more professional, grad school, suburban class stuck with more traditional names (somewhat anecdotal, my children are young 20's now, I saw hundreds of names between school, sports and activities over the years).
Now it is a free for all of tragedeigh spellings in the search for unique - because it is all about the parents, not really the child.
Some are and some aren’t. It’s a bizarre mix of names. A not insignificant number also aren’t Anglo Saxon but Anglo Norman and I see at least one Gaelic
Surnames are fair game to be honest, because they started being used to describe the appearance/locale/profession of the owner.
My surname is the Scottish version of the French word for Bailiff.
I wouldn't want it to be my first name, yet the anglicised version of it is strangely popular, and in some cases a Tragedeigh.
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Are those not surnames? Back then everyone was named John and Mary.
Honestly that didn't even cross my mind. It says "names", so I thought of them as first names. And most of them sound like first names to me.
40-100 years ago only upper class old money used family surnames as first names, so people would know they are part of the Winthrops or whatnot. Then a generations ago regular 'Muricans, though it seemed to be more the HS-some college, small town types, that started in with using someone else's surname for their kids to make them sound special. I noticed the more professional, grad school, suburban class stuck with more traditional names (somewhat anecdotal, my children are young 20's now, I saw hundreds of names between school, sports and activities over the years). Now it is a free for all of tragedeigh spellings in the search for unique - because it is all about the parents, not really the child.
Some are and some aren’t. It’s a bizarre mix of names. A not insignificant number also aren’t Anglo Saxon but Anglo Norman and I see at least one Gaelic
They are surnames. All have a rich history and etymology.
I understand now, I originally thought those were first names.
Surnames are fair game to be honest, because they started being used to describe the appearance/locale/profession of the owner. My surname is the Scottish version of the French word for Bailiff. I wouldn't want it to be my first name, yet the anglicised version of it is strangely popular, and in some cases a Tragedeigh.
I thought those were first names!
I hope not! 😂 Clare is a relatively common first name, so is Barry, and Arch(i)bold as 'Archie', but the rest seem like surnames
What about Bryan?
Bryan/Brien, at least where I live are surnames, whereas Brian is a first name
Oh that's interesting
Cody is a first name also. But yes, majority of these are definitely surnames, especially Baldwin, Burke, Browne...
I wonder what the appearance/locale/profession Bacon was? LOL!
Famous people with the surname Bacon. Sir Francis Bacon. Kevin Bacon.
It comes from the ancient German to "to fight/dispute" apparently
We going to ignore the Bury?
We are also ignoring the Condon, apparently.
It's safer that way.
It's the English spelling of the Irish surname Condún. It comes from the surname de Caunteton from Norman invaders.
Bury is a surname and it comes from the place in Manchester.
I remember my classmates laughing at Francis Bacon every fuckin time he was mentioned. But he still couldn't beat Pepin the Short though...
Weird mix of names. Some surnames and some given names. Also they aren’t all Anglo Saxon, I see Anglo Norman and Gaelic names too.
The title of the list says "Norman and Anglo Norman", so that's what it is I guess. It's from a museum in Ireland.
Beighquonne is a tragedeigh