Last names you rarely hear

[skokiaan]

There’s an Indian guy in my company and his last name is shyt

if he does something exceptional at work..you try to copy and fail..what do people at work say to you?

 

[frush11]

Breakspear(e)

This name might be more numerous in the Caribbean.

Same with Braithwaithe, which is numerous in the US Virgin Islands, cause they were Danish territory before US.

 

[Jamal514]

Believe it or not but I’ve never met somebody with the last name Simpson. Only ones I know are OJ, the yellow cartoon characters, and a defunct Canadian department store.

 

[Techniec]

you jamaican?... cuz that shyt rare as hell in the U.S. especailly if youre of african descent

Nah but I'm front Toronto

Jamaicans everywhere lol

 

[newworldafro]

Louisiana got some crazy misspelled French names

Debliuex
Metoyer
Lacour
My girl is a Cyriax
My grandfather lastname is Bueaxstock

I know a Metoyer from Louisiana....she looks like every race under the sun has been in her DNA... she could be Native American or Black but facial features Caucasian like.... Louisiana has the wildest looking domestic Americans....

 

[razassin]

African influence, as much as they'd hate to admit it

Me no black papi

 

[JadeB]

Common British/Welsh/Scottish names like Williams, Jones, Smith etc., are very common amongst black Americans since most of us had ancestors that were enslaved by early arriving English/Scottish people.

Most whites, especially outside the South are recent arrivals compared to us and they often have last names black folks don't have.

Weren't many, if any, Greek/Polish/Italian etc., slave owners...so of course you're not going to see Rashad Stamos, DeAndre Krzyzewski or Jamal D'Antoni......more like Rashad Smith, DeAndre King and Jamal Davis.

Some blacks had ancestors enslaved by non English/Gaelic (Scottish and Irish) speaking people, like Germans. You'll see brehs with names like Weber or Wagner. Probably no Eichmann, Braun or Mueller though.

Chief Keef's last name is Dutch so I wonder if he has roots in New York. Most Black Chicagoans came from Mississippi so that'll be interesting.

 

[JadeB]

Only knew one Jenkins as a kid. He was definitely southern. The Dallas County judge is Clay Jenkins (dad was Warwick Jenkins so you know there's gotta be some Civil War blood around there somewhere).

Only white Williams I can even think of is that actress Michelle....

Smith and Jones seem common among white AND black people.

Freeman makes sense because many of our ancestors gave THEMSELVES that name after slavery ended (Freeman = Freedman = Freedmen etc).

Washington and maybe Jefferson are probably the two blackest names out there. I have never met a non-black Washington and don't remember any Jefferson's either.

Hayley Williams from the band Paramore. She's from Tennessee

 

[Rhapscallion Démone]

McDingleberry

I feel sorry for anyone who bears this name

 

[Dirty Mcdrawz]

I’ve never met any black people with my last name that I wasn’t related to. I’ve met only 2 white people with it though. My mother’s maiden name is common af though.

 

[JadeB]

Never met a Colon who wasn’t PR

Never met a Chávez who wasn't Mexican

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

Chief Keef's last name is Dutch so I wonder if he has roots in New York. Most Black Chicagoans came from Mississippi so that'll be interesting.

Definitely possible. Names like his (Cozart) are relatively rare in the US so it would be a lot easier for him to trace his people. Plus the Chicago/Mississippi thing....might have some NY kin for sure.

 

[humminbird]

There’s an Indian guy in my company and his last name is shyt

I’m not saying shyt

 

[MooseMouthMthafuga]

Had a 1st grade teacher named Ms.Orange......Never met or saw another Orange in my life.

 

[IsThatBrothaMouzone?]

My last name is Irish and I got the 23andme results to show there's a little blood attached to it.

Mom's last name is an old Scottish clan name that's reasonably common.

The furthest "north" my fam went before World War II was probably South Carolina/north Georgia (and that was Pre-Civil War before the ancestors got sold to Texas and Louisiana). The last names make sense for us.