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First Name
147
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
251
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Famous mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Famous

User Submitted Origins

English
70%
African
20%
Indian (Sanskrit)
10%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Maryland, U.S. says the name Famous means "Wealthy".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
adjective Fa"mous
Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; -- used in either a good or a bad sense, chiefly the former; often followed by for; as, famous for erudition, for eloquence, for military skill; a famous pirate.

Usage: Famous Renowned Illustrious. Famous is applied to a person or thing widely spoken of as extraordinary; renowned is applied to those who are named again and again with honor; illustrious, to those who have dazzled the world by the splendor of their deeds or their virtues. See Distinguished.

Etymology: L. famosus, fr. fama fame: cf. F. fameux. See Fame

Other Dictionary Sources
  1. Widely known and esteemed ("a famous actor")
    Synonyms: celebrated, famed, far-famed, illustrious, notable, noted, and renowned
Wiktionary

From Middle English famous, from Anglo-Norman famous, from Latin fāmōsus.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Famous

Notable Persons With the Last Name Famous

Jarrid Famous

Jarrid Famous is a basketball player for the Bucaneros de La Guaira, Iowa Energy, Fort Wayne Mad Ants, Meralco Bolts, San Miguel Beermen, Metros de Santiago, Los Angeles D-Fenders, and Tadamon Zouk in the Liga Profesional de Baloncesto. He was most active from 2011 to present. Jarrid was born on July 16th, 1988 in The Bronx.

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Billy Famous

Billy was born in Lagos, Nigeria.

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Hood Famous

Hood Famous is a hip hop music record producer and rapping. They plays FL Studio. Their most notable accomplishments were from 2013 to present. Hood was given the name Nicodemo Giovanni Lalli in United States. Hood is also known as Nicodemo Giovanni Lalli.

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Ene Azibatram Famous

Ene Azibatram Famous is an athlete for the ERCO-BRO Nationals F.C.

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Antoine Famous

Antoine Famous is an athlete for the Boulevard Blazers.

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Common last names for Famous

Common first names for Famous

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Famous U.S.
█  White 65.74% 64.26%
█  African American 30.28% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.00% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.00% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 0.00% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 0.00% 16.26%

Of Last Name Famous

People with the last name Famous are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Famous

  • How Popular is the name Famous? Famous is the 31,997th most popular name of all time. As a last name Famous was the 76,533rd most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Famous have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 147 babies born with the first name Famous in the United States. That's more than enough people named Famous to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Famous? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1925 when it was given as a first name to 6 new born babies.
  • When was Famous first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Famous is Monday, October 22nd, 1883.
  • What year had the most people named Famous born? The highest recorded use of the first name Famous was in 2009 with a total of 10 babies.
  • Random Famous Factoid: According to the 2009 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Famous is not a popular baby boy's name in California. Imagine that, only 5 babies in California have the same name in 2009.
  • Weird things about the name Famous: The name spelled backwards is Suomaf. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Msuafo. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Famous? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 251 people with the last name Famous.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Famous? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Famous as their last name since less than 1 person in 1.1m people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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