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Catalan Pronunciatio: ən-DREW

Also used in Norway. This is the ninth most common Norwegian surname, with 24,240 Times in Norway (2005 data).

This is also the third most common last name in Hawaii.

This is the most common last name in Taiwan.

This is the third most common last name in the United States and England/Wales. It is also the most common last name in Louisiana.

This is the second most common last name in Korea. It is also the most common last name in Hawaii, and the third most common last name in Singapore.

Martinez is the most common last name in New Mexico.

García is also the most common last name in California and Texas.

@Sofia is right, this name is Nepali, too.

Scripts: सिंह (Nepali)

Nepali Pronunciation: sim-ha

Norm Scully is a character from the police comedy series Brooklyn 99.

This is the second most common Norwegian surname, with 53,684 Times in Norway (2005 data).

This is the most common Norwegian surname, with 57,782 Times in Norway (2005 data).

Fabre and Faure also exist in Occitan (language of origin), where they also mean "blacksmith".

See the multidictioinary:
https://locongres.org/oc/aplicacions/dicodoc-oc/dicodoc-recerca?option=com_dicodoc&view=search&Itemid=168&type=oc-fr&dic%5B%5D=BASIC&dic%5B%5D=RBVDOF&dic%5B%5D=LAUSOF&dic%5B%5D=GRANOF&dic%5B%5D=PNSTOF&dic%5B%5D=PROVOF&dic%5B%5D=LAGAOF&q=fabre&q2=&submit=Cercar

https://locongres.org/oc/aplicacions/dicodoc-oc/dicodoc-recerca?option=com_dicodoc&view=search&Itemid=168&type=oc-fr&dic%5B%5D=RBVDOF&dic%5B%5D=LAUSOF&dic%5B%5D=GRANOF&dic%5B%5D=PNSTOF&dic%5B%5D=PROVOF&dic%5B%5D=LAGAOF&q=faure&q2=&submit=Cercar

And the Occitan Wikipedia article on blacksmiths:
https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabre

Fabre and Faure also exist in Occitan (language of origin), where they also mean "blacksmith".

See the multidictioinary:
https://locongres.org/oc/aplicacions/dicodoc-oc/dicodoc-recerca?option=com_dicodoc&view=search&Itemid=168&type=oc-fr&dic%5B%5D=BASIC&dic%5B%5D=RBVDOF&dic%5B%5D=LAUSOF&dic%5B%5D=GRANOF&dic%5B%5D=PNSTOF&dic%5B%5D=PROVOF&dic%5B%5D=LAGAOF&q=fabre&q2=&submit=Cercar

https://locongres.org/oc/aplicacions/dicodoc-oc/dicodoc-recerca?option=com_dicodoc&view=search&Itemid=168&type=oc-fr&dic%5B%5D=RBVDOF&dic%5B%5D=LAUSOF&dic%5B%5D=GRANOF&dic%5B%5D=PNSTOF&dic%5B%5D=PROVOF&dic%5B%5D=LAGAOF&q=faure&q2=&submit=Cercar

And the Occitan Wikipedia article on blacksmiths:
https://oc.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabre

Also Italian. In Italy, the surname Moreno can be derived from Italian moro meaning "dark-skinned".

Italian Pronunciation: mo-REH-no

A known Italian bearer of the surname is Celso Caesar Moreno (Italian: Celso Cesare Moreno), a former Minister of Foreign Affairs of Hawaii under Kalākaua.

Carlos Alberto Vela Garrido is a Mexican professional footballer who captains and plays as a winger for Los Angeles FC.

Really nice

Notable athlete:
Javier Hernández Balcázar is a Mexican professional footballer who plays as a striker for Major League Soccer club LA Galaxy and the Mexico national team. Hernández is commonly known by his nickname, Chicharito, which he wears on his shirt.

A scambot on YouTube that goes by the name "Tyler Winter."

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My last name is Schuyler and people mispronounce it all of the time. I usually end have to say it's not spelled the way it sounds. I love my name.

Also Russian.

Scripts: Бондаренко

Russian Pronunciation: bon-da-YEN-ka

Character Rizzo, on the American movie Grease, released 1978, was a Pink Lady.

Christina Ricci, the actress.

Dutch Pronunciation: PEH-tərz

German Pronunciation: PEH-tuz

GUYN-na-shawn is the Swedish pronunciation

Johnny Cook (1949-2000), an American southern gospel singer, was a famous bearer of this name.

An absolute no-no.

Hattie McDaniel (1895-1952) was an American actress, best known for playing Mammy in Gone with the Wind.

Helga Pataki is a character from the cartoon Hey Arnold.

Kerry Katona (born 1980) is an English singer. She was a member of the girl group Atomic Kitten.

Naoko Takeuchi (born 1967) is a Japanese mangaka, best known for creating Sailor Moon.

Michelle Pfeiffer (born 1958) is an American actress.

Patsy Cline (1932-1963) was an American country singer. Cline was her married name (from her first marriage) - her maiden name was Hensley.

Jane Krakowski (born 1968) is an American actress.

Beverly D'Angelo (born 1951) is an American actress.

Surname of the Day - 2nd July 2020

This is the second most common Dutch surname, with 75,698 Times in the Netherlands (2007 data).

This is the most common Dutch surname, with 86,534 Times in the Netherlands (2007 data).

The surname Dalca probably derived from an old Romanian word meaning "Lightning".

(at first I was confused if the meaning was uncertain or 'uncertain' even if that didn't make sense, but after a little google I find it)
Sources: https://www.namespedia.com/details/Dalca#:~:text=Meaning%20of%20name%20Dalca%20is,Romanian%20dalca%20meaning%20%22lightning%22.
https://www.momjunction.com/articles/common-romanian-surnames-last-names-meanings_00497794/#:~:text=Dalca,'

There is also a radio drama called "The Archer's" which has been on the air since 1951.

Cantonese Pronunciation: WAWNG

Surname of the Day - 28th June 2020

The surname is also Used in Galician and it's the romance equivalent to the surname Chester As both surnames have the Latin "Castrum".

The surname is the English form of Castro as both have the Latin castrum

Surname of the Day - 27th June 2020

Korean Pronunciation: CHWEH, CHUU

This surname is really nice. It's very German, I love German surnames like Schneider and Schuler. Have a nice day :)!

My last name is Schafer, without the umlaut, and I absolutely love it! Although misspelling is pretty common, the meaning "shepherd" fills my heart with so much joy. I also think it sounds quite nice. :)

Roberta Battaglia was a contest on America's Got Talent season 15 and received the golden buzzer.