What were some popular last names in the 1940's?

-I am looking for a few last names (3-5 would be great) that were popular during the 1940's. If possible, please include a link to where you found your answer.If you are asking about surnames (last names) in the USA, as Joyce B states in her answer, the same surnames common in the 1940s are the same common surnames now. You may be interested in this article about common surnames in the USA from 1790 through 2000:

http://www.jimwegryn.com/Names/CommonSur鈥?/a>



A few Spanish surnames have become more common in the USA over the decades.



I don't find a specific list of common surnames in the USA in 1940 (from the 1940 US Census) for you, however.



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Best wishesSurnames? Surnames are passed down the generations and so they will be the same surnames as there are now...you only need to look at your own family history, what is your parents surnames, grandparents, great grandparents etc, it is only 70 years ago and although surnames over the centuries have changed in spellings, generally not as much over the last 70 years.



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I don't think you are thinking your question too deeply.

Last names come from ancestors, they are not chosen. They can't be "popular". Popular names would be first names, which people can pick from.

Finding common names is as easy as opening your phone book, and seeing which are most numerous. It won't be much different from the 40s.
Pretty much as they are today except today we have names from India and other far eastern countries we didn't have much of in 1940,.
Do you mean common? The same names common in the 40s are common now.