From a French and English surname originally from a place name in Normandy which was derived from Old French la mare meaning the pool.

Most common african american names 1900. This Irish name has its roots in Hebrew. 203 rows Name Number Name Number. Additional 30 Most Common African American Surnames.

Lamar m English African American. Along with Abraham and Prince other early African American names currently in the US Top 1000. These four states and one city are the only places in the country that break down name popularity by race.

Jaheem is a name of Jamaican origin and is popular in African American culture. Combination of the popular prefix La with the name Kisha. In this list spellings are not combined.

We used data from Virginia Colorado Arkansas Texas and New York City to create our compilation of popular names for African American babies. 20 Whitest Boy Names. Take a stroll through time with the most popular baby names from 1900 through today.

Lashawn f m African American. According to the 1900 United States Census the majority of the African Americans in Berks County had occupations such as day laborers hod carriers servants hotel waiters barbers furnace workers domestics stablemen hotel cookschefs bootblacks farmersfarm workers porters hairdressers laundresses hostlers dressmakers butlers bricklayers plasterers railroad depot janitors. Most Popular African American First Names on FamilyEducation.

Jevonte Kyrone Tamika Shantel. Popular names by decade are determined the same way we determine the popularity of a name during a single year. Among the Top 1900-1909 baby boy names in the US Kermit 1663 Rosevelt 1597 Taft 1318 Artis 1209 Domingo 1184 Rosario 1155 Eino 1139 Donovan 1106 Evelyn 1090 and Mario 1063 increased the most in popularity in contrast to 10 years ago in 1890-1899.