In this video, we look at the most common surnames of the United States and discuss their meaning and origins.

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Brandenburg Concerto No. 4 in G, Movement I (Allegro), BWV 1049 [orig. by JS Bach]

Works Cited

[1] United States Census Bureau. “Frequently Occuring Surnames From the 2010 Census.” United States Census Bureau, 2010.
https://www.census.gov/topics/populat...

[2] Hanks, Patrick, editor. “Dictionary of American Family Names”. Oxford University Press, 2003. https://archive.org/details/dictionar...

[3] Smith, Eldson C. “New Dictionary of American Family Names.” Harper & Row Publishers, 1972. https://archive.org/details/newdictio...

[4] Robb, H. Amanda, Andrew Chesler. “Encylopedia of American Family Names.” Harper Collins Publishers, 1995.https://archive.org/details/encyclope...


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