The articles use several interesting resources to get insights about these last names in African American communities:
- Renowned and historical figures
- Censuses from 1870, 1900, and 1940
- Military records from the Civil War and early 20th century
A
- Abbott
- Adams
- Ahmed
- Alexander
- Ali
- Allen
- Alston
- Anderson
- Andrews
- Anthony
- Armstrong
- Arnold
- Atkins
- Austin
B
- Bailey
- Baker
- Ballard
- Banks
- Bannister
- Barber
- Barnes
- Barnett
- Barrett
- Bass
- Bates
- Battle
- Beasley
- Bell
- Benjamin
- Bennett
- Benson
- Berry
- Bibb
- Bishop
- Black
- Blackwell
- Blair
- Blake
- Blue
- Bolden
- Booker
- Boone
- Bowman
- Bradley
- Bradford
- Branch
- Brewster
- Bridges
- Briggs
- Brooks
- Brown
- Bryant
- Buchanan
- Bullock
- Burdette
- Burgess
- Burke
- Burks
- Burnett
- Burns
- Burrell
- Burton
- Bush
- Butler
- Byrd
C
- Cain
- Caldwell
- Calhoun
- Campbell
- Cannon
- Carpenter
- Carr
- Carroll
- Carson
- Carter
- Chambers
- Chandler
- Chapman
- Chappell
- Charles
- Chatman
- Cherry
- Christian
- Churchwell
- Clark
- Clay
- Clayton
- Clemons
- Cobb
- Coburn
- Colbert
- Cole
- Coleman
- Collier
- Collins
- Conner
- Cook
- Cooper
- Copeland
- Cornish
- Cotton
- Covington
- Cox
- Craig
- Craft
- Cross
- Crawford
- Cuffe
- Cummings
- Cunningham
- Curry
- Curtis
D
- Dalton
- Daniel
- Daniels
- Davenport
- Davidson
- Davis
- Day
- Dean
- DeCosta
- Delany
- Dennis
- Derrick
- Dickerson
- Dickson
- Diggs
- Dillard
- Dixon
- Dorsey
- Douglas
- Douglass
- Draper
- Drew
- Dukes
- Duncan
- Dunn
E
F
- Farmer
- Ferguson
- Fields
- Fisher
- Fitzpatrick
- Fleming
- Fletcher
- Flowers
- Floyd
- Ford
- Fortune
- Foster
- Fowler
- Francis
- Francois
- Franklin
- Frazier
- Freeman
- Fuller
G
- Gaines
- Gamble
- Gardner
- Garner
- Garrett
- Gary
- Gates
- George
- Gibbs
- Gibson
- Gilbert
- Giles
- Gill
- Gilliam
- Gilmore
- Givens
- Glasgow
- Glover
- Goode
- Goodman
- Goodwin
- Gordon
- Graham
- Grant
- Graves
- Gray
- Green
- Greene
- Greer
- Gregory
- Griffin
H
- Hail
- Hairston
- Hall
- Hamilton
- Hammond
- Hampton
- Harper
- Harris
- Harrison
- Hawkins
- Hayes
- Haywood
- Henderson
- Henry
- Hicks
- Hill
- Holmes
- Hope
- Howard
- Hubbard
- Hudson
- Hughes
- Hunter
- Hunton
J
K
L
M
- Mack
- Martin
- Marshall
- Mason
- Matthews
- McDonald
- McKenzie
- Miles
- Miller
- Mills
- Mitchell
- Montgomery
- Moore
- Morgan
- Morris
- Moss
- Motley
- Murphy
- Murray
N
O
P
R
- Raspberry
- Reed
- Reid
- Reynolds
- Rhone
- Richardson
- Roberts
- Robertson
- Robinson
- Rodgers
- Rogers
- Ross
- Rowan
- Russell
S
T
V
W
- Walker
- Wallace
- Ward
- Warren
- Warrick
- Washington
- Watkins
- Watson
- Weaver
- Webb
- Wells
- West
- White
- Whiteside
- Williams
- Willis
- Wilson
- Woods
- Wright