Names That Mean Son

Top 100 surname in the US and UK.

Between "Old MacDonald" and Big Mac allusions, this would be a risky choice.

Likable English surname that is occasionally heard as a first name.

The Y ending gives Carson a feminine spin. Carsyn is used for girls more than 70% of the time.

Marks is a surname that independently arose in several languages, most all of them as a patronymic form of Mark. Among Jewish families, Marks is typically a variation of Marx. Marx was a given name derived from Marcus that Ashkenazi Jews used as a Germanized form of Mordechai.

Leave it at Bjorn.

A possible nod to grandpa Roger, though somewhat stuffy.

A modern update to Hilary, which is related to Gaelic Ealair.

Still heavily associated with journalist Barbara Walters, whose Jewish family changed their name from Warmwater (Warmwasser) upon emigrating to the UK from Poland.

This surname was used by Grant Show and Katherine La Nasa for their daughter Eloise's middle.

Most parents interested in this name would be honoring either an ancestor or painter Georgia O'Keeffe.

An original way to honor an ancestral Robert. Hobson is outside the Top 1000 but is among the fastest-rising names for boys.

Alternative to Taro, which is the more common Anglicized spelling.

Traditionally given to the eighth son in Japan. It can also be spelled Hachiro.

Actress Brie Williamson chose this spin on MacGregor for her son in 2010.

The Turkish translation of the classic Hebrew name Benjamin.

McCartney is a widely familiar surname that is infrequently given as a first name. It first appeared on the charts for girls in 1996 but has never been given to more than 21 baby girls in a single year. McCartney meets our definition of a unisex name, although it used more often for girls.

Form of the English surname Armison, borne by Airmyne Jenney (Harpur-Crewe), of Calke Abbey in England.

Ryan Murphy used the name McAfee on a supporting character in his TV series The Politician, which introduced it as a usable baby name.

A rare member of the "surnames-ending-in-S" crew that could honor a Patrick.