See how popular (or unpopular) your name is with Name Trends. (via Kottke)

NFL star Chad Johnson has legally changed his name to Chad Ocho Cinco. League officials announced that the Cincinatti Bengals wide receiver, who wears the number 85, will be allowed to wear the new surname on his jersey.

Boys with uncommon first names are more likely to get in trouble with the law and come from a "disadvantaged home environment," according to a study by Shippensburg University in Canada. Researcher David Lee: "We're arguing it's not the name per se that causes the juvenile to behave badly, but it's the family background."

Neatorama's list of the 10 Strangest Names Evar includes Batman Bin Suparman of Singapore. That's a real name.

Destiny Hope Cyrus, the star of "Hannah Montana" and daughter of country music star Billy Ray Cyrus, has legally changed her name to Miley Ray Cyrus.

According to U.S. census data from 2000, Garcia and Rodriguez are now two of the 10 most common surnames in the country. The number of Latino names in the top 25 doubled to six and includes Martinez, Hernandez, Lopez and Gonzalez.

Cracked online's 25 worst rapper names of all time.

Where is your apellido from? See where people who share your last name are concentrated in Spain. (via VivirLatino)