[Opinions] Re: Washington is almost always a last name (m)
Maybe they are descendents of Booker T. Washington or some other slave with an owner of the surname Washington?This is what wikipedia says anyway:
In the Americas, the family names of many African-Americans have their origins in slavery. Many of them came to bear the surnames of their former owners. Many freed slaves either created family names themselves or else adopted the name of their former master. Others, such as Muhammad Ali and Malcolm X, changed their name rather than live with one they believed had been given to their ancestors by a slave owner.

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American names  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:12 AM
and the Irish-esque  ·  sa  ·  7/5/2007, 8:30 AM
uniquely american: titles-as-names  ·  sa  ·  7/5/2007, 8:22 AM
Re: uniquely american: titles-as-names  ·  Caitlin  ·  7/5/2007, 1:56 PM
Duke Ellington? Earl Woods?  ·  sa  ·  7/5/2007, 6:06 PM
Re: American names  ·  mum2bubba  ·  7/4/2007, 9:39 PM
Bill, Daisy, and Pocahontas come to mind.  ·  lulu  ·  7/4/2007, 12:32 PM
Re: American names  ·  tallie  ·  7/4/2007, 11:12 AM
Re: American names  ·  jeziana  ·  7/4/2007, 1:57 PM
Re: American names  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 11:20 AM
Don't know about that... there's no accountin for taste  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 11:27 AM
Yes, but what is their background?  ·  Eliora  ·  7/4/2007, 9:03 PM
Agreed (m)  ·  Flute  ·  7/4/2007, 11:33 AM
Re: American names  ·  Arcadia  ·  7/4/2007, 10:36 AM
We have had hippies in Australia since the 60s  ·  Aine  ·  7/4/2007, 6:38 PM
Re: We have had hippies in Australia since the 60s  ·  Sabrina Fair  ·  7/4/2007, 8:28 PM
southern names.  ·  Caitlin  ·  7/4/2007, 5:44 PM
Re: "surnames on girls...a practice in the South"  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:52 AM
Oh...(m)  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 10:41 AM
ITA /nt  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:50 AM
Re: American names  ·  RoxStar  ·  7/4/2007, 10:34 AM
I agree n/t  ·  Sabrina Fair  ·  7/4/2007, 10:38 AM
Re: American names  ·  Distant_Stars  ·  7/4/2007, 10:31 AM
cowboy names  ·  Caitlin  ·  7/4/2007, 5:39 PM
Re: Buck in Old English  ·  Lillian  ·  7/5/2007, 5:58 AM
Re: Buck in Old English  ·  Caitlin  ·  7/5/2007, 1:54 PM
Washington is almost always a last name (m)  ·  RoxStar  ·  7/4/2007, 11:56 AM
Re: Washington is almost always a last name (m)  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 12:01 PM
okay, but how come...  ·  RoxStar  ·  7/4/2007, 12:18 PM
Re: okay, but how come...  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 12:42 PM
Agree about "cowboy" names  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 11:06 AM
I see Hank as very American  ·  Poppylena  ·  7/4/2007, 11:08 AM
Re: American names  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 10:25 AM
Surnames  ·  Caitlin  ·  7/4/2007, 5:36 PM
Agree about Betty-Lou, forgot about that whole category  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:36 AM
Re: American names  ·  jeziana  ·  7/4/2007, 10:19 AM
*timidly raises hand*  ·  Cora  ·  7/4/2007, 11:03 AM
And forgot to say ITA about Madison, quite right  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:38 AM
Re: American names  ·  dahlia  ·  7/4/2007, 10:27 AM
Re: Dakota and Cheyenne  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:23 AM
Re: Dakota and Cheyenne  ·  Sabrina Fair  ·  7/4/2007, 10:31 AM
Yes, Sabrina, I do  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:34 AM
fine by me, lol just curious [m]  ·  Sabrina Fair  ·  7/4/2007, 10:37 AM
oh I agree good points :) n/t  ·  Sabrina Fair  ·  7/4/2007, 10:48 AM
Re: Dakota and Cheyenne  ·  jeziana  ·  7/4/2007, 10:24 AM
Re: Dakota and Cheyenne  ·  Arcadia  ·  7/4/2007, 10:39 AM
Re: Dakota and Cheyenne  ·  jeziana  ·  7/4/2007, 10:51 AM
No, no, you gave no offense, and I hope I didn't either  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:57 AM
Re: No, no, you gave no offense, and I hope I didn't either  ·  jeziana  ·  7/4/2007, 11:05 AM
Now, that's interesting too  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 11:17 AM
Re: Now, that's interesting too  ·  Tori910  ·  7/6/2007, 3:13 PM
Re: Now, that's interesting too  ·  Caitlin  ·  7/4/2007, 5:24 PM
Re: Now, that's interesting too  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 11:32 AM
But why does that eliminate them as legitimate names?  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:32 AM
Re: Dakota and Cheyenne  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 10:28 AM
Thanks for that, but...  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:33 AM
Re: Thanks for that, but...  ·  LMS  ·  7/4/2007, 10:44 AM
Thanks again, kind of you to do the legwork for us :-) /nt  ·  Lillian  ·  7/4/2007, 10:46 AM