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Puritan Surnames
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Bendall
Benham
Biggs
Black
Color name
Unlike Rose and Blue, this color name is Not Ready for Prime Time.
Boggust
Boswell
English
"well near the woods"
Waspy-sounding choice, well known in literature for Boswell's Life of Johnson .
Bosworth
Bourne
English
"one who lives near a stream"
A surname with more force than most.
Bowman
English surname
"archer"
Bowman has a lot of winning ingredients: an occupational surname, a cool "Bo" sound, and an archery-related meaning. Given to around 40 boys in the US in a recent year, it could work as a rarer, but…
Bradstreet
Brand
English
"firebrand, sword"
Rugged and straightforward brand-new name, though you might not like the idea of branding your son.
Bratcher
Brenton
English
"town near the burnt land"
Name hovering near the bottom of the Top 1000 that may move higher with the fashion for two-syllable surnames. You could do worse...but you probably could also do better.
Bright
English word name
"bright"
Rare word name that works for either gender.
Browne
Buckland
Bugby
Bulgar
Bunnell
Burnell
English surname
"little brown"
Burnell had some life as a first name in the early decades of the 20th century. Today, a handful of baby boys are still given the name, perhaps in honor of one of its famous bearers.