Surname Atlas

Where your name comes from.
Every American surname is a record of what someone did, where they lived, or who their father was - written down eight hundred years ago and handed to you unchanged. We open one list at a time: the trades hidden inside the most common names in America, the map of where your surname really began, the families that changed their name at the dock, and the ancestors nobody told you about.
Sources for every episode are in the description. If your name is not on the list yet, leave it in the comments - the next episode is built from the names you leave.
New episode every day.