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Name a Valid American Surname

Guess a surname out of the 1000 most common in the United States, and which matches each clue given.
Source: 2020 United States Census
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Last updated: December 15, 2025
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First submittedDecember 10, 2025
Times taken12
Average score50.0%
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Guess a surname that...
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...is a U.S. city with 100k+ people
25
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...contains the letter X
14
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...is a standard color
5
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...is Spanish in origin and does NOT contain the letters C, S, or Z
64
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...contains two sets of double letters
19
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...is 3 letters or less and NOT Asian in origin
7
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...is a title of nobility or royalty
7
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...contains eight or more unique letters
55
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...is also in the top 1000 male given names in the US (2024)
186
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...is an animal
11
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...does not contain A, E, I, O or U
5
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...is six or more letters long, but only one syllable
33
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...becomes a word when spelled backwards
16
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...ends in -man
19
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...is a geographic/natural feature
7
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...is a demonym
6
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...is a British city
5
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...is the name of at least one Pope
7
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...is Celtic in origin and does NOT start with Mc, Mac, or O'
60
⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀✔⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀⠀
...is a proper verb
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