Growing up in the 1980s, Vincent Garcia and his family were the only Garcias he knew, he said. “I can remember when we moved from Queens to Plainview in 1967, my father saying we were one of the only ...

Garcia and Rodriguez are now among the 15 most common last names in the U.S. Taylor and Thomas, long very common, fell out of the Top 15 since 2000, the Census Bureau says. (Michael Lloyd / The ...

The United States is often referred to as an ethnic “melting pot” due to its diverse cultures and history of immigrants, but there are some regional differences when it comes to surnames. A recent ...

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PHOENIX — A name can mean everything to a person. It’s what their reputation is built on. If their surname is Smith, however, then it might not mean as much. Smith is one of the most common surnames ...

This photo taken Nov. 9, 2010, shows Emily Goodmann, a doctoral student who is doing her dissertation on the history of the telephone book. Ancestry, with the help of the white pages, researched the ...

New research has revealed Scotland's most common surnames. The National Records of Scotland (NRS) recently unveiled its annual report of the top first names in Scotland. As reported by the Daily ...

A new seven-part series exploring the history of Ireland's most common surnames is set to air on Irish-language broadcaster TG4 on Sunday night. "Sloinne" (Irish for surname) provides a fascinating ...