Overall David is the UKs.

Common middle names in the uk. Jones Williams Brown and Taylor follow respectively. Within the 100 most popular boys names in 2016 there were 11 new entries Brody Corey Daire Elijah Ezra Harvey Jay Leon Robert Ruairi and Sam. We tend to think of the Brits as being relatively conventional name-wise using only traditional proper names such as Elizabeth and Charles.

For boys the picture is a lot more static. Common surnames such as Smith Wright Cook Taylor and Turner are all based on a persons trade or occupation and these would have been common in that era. According to the Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency James was the 1 name for the second year in a row and Emily for the third year running.

Here are the official statistics for the top 100 names in Northern Ireland in 2016. And they have explained that the relatively new phenomenon of. Louise is the most popular middle name for a girl in the UK.

Another common source of surnames are nicknames or. Louise Rose and Grace unsurprisingly take the top spots for girls while James John and William are the most popular middle names for boys in the UK. Finally for the 2010s the most common middle names were Marie Grace and Rose along with James Lee and Michael.

James John and William top the list of most popular boys middle names with Louise Rose and Grace sitting atop of the chart for girls according to. But in practice and as evidenced by the examples that follow a range of diverse choices can go into the multi-name mix. And according to research by Ancestry UK this is because people are opting for middle names.

The General Register Office for Scotland very generously list the top 10 most popular second names 2010 2009 2008. Nicknames such as Annie and Willie distinctly ethnic choices such as Bronislav and Ichihashi and surnames such as. For males it was Michael Lee and James.