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Surnames in 1790 and today dominate American names
The piece surveys Elsdon C. Smith on American surnames with 1790 counts led by Smith at 33,245 of 2,505,371, followed by Brown, Johnson, Jones, Davis, Clark, Williams, Miller, Wilson, and White. It notes current leaders Smith 2,238,400 and Johnson 1,684,300, with 1.5 million surnames overall. It also cites regional leaders and hints at origins from Europe and occupational or descriptive roots. It mentions Mussolini and other hints before shifting to a Martin Luther King biography review by Coretta Scott King.
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