An additional 30 surnames for you to look through that are still quite popular amongst African-Americans.

Most common african american names 1900. We used data from Virginia Colorado Arkansas Texas and New York City to create our compilation of popular names for African American babies. A popular American name this name has Spanish and Hebrew origins and it means God has heard. Government draws from Social Security Administration records to provide an official list of baby names and their popularity across the country.

From a French and English surname originally from a place name in Normandy which was derived from Old French la mare meaning the pool. Cook and colleagues has revealed evidence of racialized names from the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Along with Abraham and Prince other early African American names currently in the US Top 1000.

All names for 1900. 31 percent of African-American. Lakisha f African American.

This Irish name has its roots in Hebrew. Lashawn f m African American. We count the number of occurrences of each name during the decade and then rank them in order of decreasing frequency.

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. Sackie Veil Beil Heverly and Peil are some recommended forms of these trending names. This name means raised or dignified.

Popular names by decade are determined the same way we determine the popularity of a name during a single year. However research by Lisa D. Biblical names dominate.