These British last names are better than beans on toast.

In "A Dictionary of Surnames," Patrick Hanks and Flavia Hodges have laid out where early last names come from and what they mean. Through research into genealogy and linguistics, they found the bulk ...

Have you noticed an uptick in parents using last names as first names, especially with boys? If so, then you've identified one of the biggest baby name trends of the 21st century - so much so that ...

Where did last names come from? This question raises an interesting topic. In history, there have been many notable figures with important names. Have you ever wondered where did surnames come from?

Surnames are the strongest historical tie we have to our ancestors. Though there might be plenty of mystery surrounding less popular last names, they tend to traditionally come from one of the ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio – It's no surprise Smith is the most common S last name in Cuyahoga County. But what about the rest of the alphabet? Cleveland.com took a look through the Cuyahoga County voter rolls ...

Labor Day is a yearly national tribute to the contributions of American workers to our strength and prosperity. But long before that, the importance of work was enshrined in our last names. The ...

Where did last names come from? This question raises an interesting topic. In history, there have been many notable figures with important names. Have you ever wondered where did surnames come from?