Roscoe Lee Browne 1922.

Popular black last names in the 1920s. We found that the fraction of blacks holding a. Many of these names draw inspiration from other origins including French names Arabic names Muslim names and European and Biblical names. Allen Farina Hoskins 1920.

For example in the 1920 census 99 of all men with the first name of Booker were black as were 80 of all men named Perlie or its variations. LaWanda Page 1920. Muriel Smith 1923.

Beah Richards 1920. In 1920 the blackest name in America that is over 99 percent of people with this name were black was Booker no doubt in response to the popularity of. Ruby Dee 1924.

Esther Rolle 1920. Alfred Advice from elves. Redd Foxx 1922.

Any totals for last names are the number of people with the last name as of the last US census. Hazel Scott 1920. In Table A1 this includes such names as GARCIA RODRIQUEZ MARTINEZ HERNANDEZ LOPEZ GONZALEZ and several others.

Jevonte Kyrone Tamika Shantel. Births for first names are taken from births that occurred in the United States after 1879. Hailing as the second most common African American last name in the nation Jefferson is also a name that was quite prevalent and popular during the birth of our country.