Name Suffix

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There is an even richer variety of suffixes that may be added to basic names. The suffix can be a separate word, as is the case with most prefixes, or combined with a root name. In the following lists, if the suffix begins with a lower case letter, then it is combined with a root name. If the suffix begins with an upper case letter, then it is a separate word following the root name.

This is Gainesville, GA in 1947. My grandfather took these pictures.

ville 2067, NY 178, OH 132, KY,VA 92, IN 88, IL 85, MO 83
ton 1664, PA 94, IL,TX 72, NY,OH 69, KY 61, IA 60, MO 55
City 493, MO 36, CA 31, TX 30, MI 29, IA 27, IL 26, PA 23
burg 489, PA 88, OH 40, NY 32, KY 19, WV 17, MI 14
land 427, PA,TX 21, IN 20, MI 17, CA,IL,NC,NY 16, OH 15
town 422, PA 98, NJ 28, IN,OH 25, NY 22, MD 20, KY 17
field 405, MA 33, OH 28, ME 23, IL 22, PA 20, NY 17
ford 337, NY 24, PA 23, CT 17, TX,VA,VT 14, MI,OH 12
wood 302, NJ 22, IL 17, VA 16, PA 15, CA,WV 13, TX 12
ley 269, IA 17, WV 15, CA,TX 13, MN 12, AL,KY 11
dale 255, PA 28, NY 17, CA,WV 10, AL,IL,TX 9, MA,MI,OH 8
ing 249, MI 18, PA,NY 16, IA,MN,TX 12, MO,OH 11, CA 10
Springs 235, CA,FL 15, NC,NY 13, TN 12, AR,CO,TX 11
port 198, NY 31, PA 26, ME 14, OH 13, IN 10, WA 9, KY 8
Creek 192, WV 18, KY,PA 16, CA 13, NY 12, WI 10, NC 9
Lake 187, MN 28, NY 27, MI 25, WI 21, CA 8, WA 7
den 183, NY 12, IL,WV 11, IA 10, TX 9, TN 8, KS 7
boro 180, NC 24, PA 15, ME 14, TX 10, GA 10, NJ,NY 9
ham 168, MA 23, NY 15, NH 10, PA 9, ME 8, IL,TX 7
Hill 154, PA 13, NC 12, VA 11, IL 10, AL,NY 9, TN 8
Park 144, NY 19, IL 16, CA,NJ 14, FL,PA 9, MN 6, TX 5
mont 135, IL,NY,PA,WV 8, NC 6, CA,MN,TX,VA 5
well 132, TX 11, IN,OH 7, AR,MI,VA 6, GA,IA,OK,TN,WV 5
Grove 131, IL 16, PA 10, AR,IA,KY 8, CA,WV 7, MO,NC,WI 6
Falls 131, NY 32, MN 13, WI 11, ME 9, OH,WA 6, VT 5
Valley 121, CA 24, NY 16, PA 11, IL 6, AZ,ID,KY,MN,OR 4
Center 118, NY 30, OH 12, VT 11, IA,PA 7, ME 6, KS 5
lin 117, PA 9, NY,TX 6, MI,,MO,NJ,OH 5, IL,KS,VA,WV 4
ly 109, KY 7, MN 6, IA,TX,VA,WV 5, AR,GA,KS,MO,NC,PA,TN 4
don 109, PA 8, OH 7, IA,IL,TX 6, ND,WI 5
way 101, OH 7, AR,MI,NJ,VA,WV 5, KY,NC,PA,SC 4
Mills 101, PA 16, NY 14, ME 10, WV 6, NC,OH 5

Other common suffixes are: Point 91, Beach 91, bury 87, more 85, River 82, view 79, Island 69, mond 68, burn 61, water 60, side 59, Ridge 58, over 57, wick 56, mouth 48, Junction 47, bridge 46, brook 44, Bay 43, Harbor 41, Spring 40, hill 37, ridge 36, stone 35, Haven 34, Fork 34, hall 33, Branch 32, line 31, Run 31, wich 30, View 30, Gap 29, hurst 28, berry 25, Bend 25, Bridge 24, lake 24, Dale 22, gate 20, Rapids 20, Hall 20, Bluff 19, shire 18, Vista 18, berg 17, creek 16, Camp 16, fork 15, Ferry 15, bank 14, Brook 14, herst 11, grove 11, borough 11, haven 10, Town 10 and burgh 8.

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