tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10079769.post8562232683513986710..comments2023-10-30T09:17:00.666-04:00Comments on Data Janitor: Name CallingAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00236156272492241767noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10079769.post-86014281825082370742009-04-28T09:07:00.000-04:002009-04-28T09:07:00.000-04:00From Wikipedia: "...names such as Williams, Jackso...From <A HREF="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_most_common_surnames#United_States" REL="nofollow">Wikipedia</A>: "...names such as Williams, Jackson, Harris, Davis, Brown, and Jones are common among African Americans, since slaves tended to be given, or adopt, their owners' surnames". Presumably, these surnames were common amongst American slave owners, though the Wikipedia article doesn't actually make that claim.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00236156272492241767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10079769.post-32280220242100804932009-04-26T17:41:00.000-04:002009-04-26T17:41:00.000-04:00I'm interested in the racial breakdowns. I just to...I'm interested in the racial breakdowns. I just took a quick glance through the list and didn't crunch the numbers in the spreadsheet, but it appears that among the most common surnames, Jackson is the only one that is majority black. I wonder why Jackson is such a common name among African-Americans.Michael David Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077657287053083559noreply@blogger.com