ANSWERS: 14
  • For 2005 it was Jacob and Emily http://www.behindthename.com/top/lists/100us2005.php On that site you can find out where you name was ranked for each year: http://www.behindthename.com/top/search.php?extra=p&terms=adam
  • In 2005, it was Jacob and Emily. You can look up popular names by year here: http://www.ssa.gov/OACT/babynames/ Most common last name in the US is probably "Smith".
  • John Smith and Bob/Robert Smith Jim/James Smith I bet that covers millions of men!
  • Mohammad is the first. Not sure about the last.
  • John/Jim/Robert..Jones/Smith
  • John Patel
  • bill stimpson
  • Mohammed is the most common forename Chang is the most common surname
  • In the world the most common last name is Chang or Zhang (however you wish to spell it) and in america it's smith. First name is probably Mohammed worldwide and in america currently probably John however it's less popular these days and will possibly not be the most common in a generation. In wales the most common surname is Edwards. Just thought I'd squeeze that in :)
  • John Smith....but sometimes it feels like Jason Miller is really common too...sniff
  • A Yahoo! Search on "most common last name" resulted in this pithy article from the good folks who bring us Meriam-Webster's Word for the Wise column. The world's most common surname (not surprisingly, considering the numbers) is Chang or Zhang. There are approximately 100 million Zhangs. The name is roughly 4,700 years old. In all of Mainland China, there are only 438 last names. Chinese surnames were originally based on geography. Here are the top five last names in the United States, according to the 1990 data from the U.S. Census Bureau: Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones, and Brown. There are around 3 million Smiths in the U.S., and they've held the top spot for the last 13 years. Zhang ranks pretty low on the list of American surnames -- 2292nd. Perhaps more tellingly, Garcia and Martinez rank 18th and 19th, respectively. Source http://ask.yahoo.com/20031126.html ----------------- First Names for US Male: JAMES JOHN ROBERT MICHAEL WILLIAM Females: MARY PATRICIA LINDA BARBARA ELIZABETH Source: http://www.namestatistics.com/ ------------------------- First Names for Chinese As for first names, there is naturally a much larger variety available for parents to name their kids. While family names are given and usually cannot be changed, the parents are free to give their children whatever name they like. Obviously, parents prefer to choose names that are auspicious or have a good meaning. Because every Chinese character has a meaning and sound, the name of a child also automatically has a meaning and sound. The most common character in Chinese first names is Wen, meaning "culture, writing." This name clearly reflects the ultimate value in modern Chinese society: culture and education. The second most common character in first names is Zhi, meaning "will, intention; emotions." Here is the order of frequency of the most common characters chosen for Chinese first names: Wen (culture, writing) Zhi (will, intention; emotions) Yi (cheerful) Ya (elegant) Ming (bright) Hui (smart, wise) Hong (great, wide) Source: http://www.logoi.com/notes/common_chinese_names.html
  • Luther Vandross
  • I actually would have to say: Phillips or Smith or Bates or Mullens
  • John Norris

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