Before we fire up the grill and put out the potato salad, we decided to dig into some data and see how many people in the U.S. share names with some of our country’s most patriotic founders. 
 
 Interestingly, John Adams (9,893 people), Robert Morris (7,367 people), and John Hancock (1,616 people), are the top three most common names of our Founding Fathers. 
 
 Rounding out the Top 5 in the list of the 14 most popular Founding Fathers names are George Washington (1,513 people) and Samuel Adams (1,100 people). 
 
 Guess which state has the most people who share names with the Founding Fathers 
 
 And of note is where you’ll find most of these citizens: Florida was the 27th state to join Union, but it’s the number one state for patriotic names. 
 
 And while Betsy Ross may not be a Founding Father, we included her on the list at number fourteen, with 163 people in the United States sharing the name. The state with the most Betsy Rosses? Again, it’s Florida! 
 
 Popular Founding Fathers Names Shared with People in the U.S. ||||| Just in time for Independence Day, WhitePages, the leading provider of contact information for people and businesses in the U.S., reveals the most popular names in the United States that are shared with some of our country’s most patriotic founders. The data shows that John Adams (9,893 people), Robert Morris (7,367 people), and John Hancock (1,616 people), are the top three most common names of our Founding Fathers. 
 
 Rounding out the top five in the list of the 14 most popular Founding Fathers names are George Washington (1,513 people) and Samuel Adams (1,100 people). 
 
 “It’s interesting to note that the top two most common names, John Adams and Robert Morris, are most popular in Florida,” says Liz Powell, culture and trend expert from WhitePages. “While Florida may have been the 27th state to enter the Union, it is the number one state for patriotic names.” 
 
 While Betsy Ross may not be a Founding Father, WhitePages included her on the list at number fourteen, with 163 people in the United States sharing the name. The state with the most Betsy Rosses? Again, it’s Florida. 
 
 Popular Founding Fathers Names Shared with People in the U.S. 
 
 1. John Adams: 9,893; 789 in FL 
 
 2. Robert Morris - 7,367; 587 in FL 
 
 3. John Hancock - 1,616; 184 in TX 
 
 4. George Washington - 1,513; 133 in TX 
 
 5. Samuel Adams - 1,100; 75 in GA 
 
 6. Patrick Henry - 1,004; 100 in FL 
 
 7. James Madison - 753; 55 in CA 
 
 8. Thomas Jefferson - 522; 52 in TX 
 
 9. Benjamin Franklin - 401; 38 in CA 
 
 10. John Witherspoon - 309; 36 in NC 
 
 11. John Jay - 282; 38 in TX 
 
 12. Alexander Hamilton - 269; 25 in NY 
 
 13. Thomas Paine - 179; 20 in CA 
 
 14. Betsy Ross - 163; 17 in FL 
 
 To learn more about name popularity in the United States, please visit: http://www.whitepages.com/. 
 
 About WhitePages 
 
 WhitePages is the leading provider of contact information for people and businesses in the U.S. With over 50 million unique monthly users and powering over 2 billion searches per year across sites that include WhitePages.com and 411.com, WhitePages offers consumers one-click access to more than 200 million adults and also provides them with the ability to edit and control their own listings. The company’s suite of mobile products includes a top-50 mobile website and popular Android and iPhone apps with over 18 million active monthly mobile users. ||||| Parents do still give their kids patriotic names, particularly those of the Founding Fathers, research has found. 
 
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 You've seen the names in history books: Alexander Hamilton, Samuel Adams, Thomas Jefferson. But which Founding Father has the most namesakes alive today? 
 
 That would be John Adams, the second president of the United States, according to a new analysis by contact information provider WhitePages. According to the company, there are 9,893 individuals with the name John Adams in the United States, and 789 in Florida alone. 
 
 Florida is a hotspot for patriotic names: It's also home to 587 Robert Morrises, who share a name with the American merchant who served as the superintendent of finance from 1781 to 1784. There are 7,367 Americans nationwide who share this name, making it the second-most-popular Founding Father name on the list. [Sophia's Secret: 10 Most Popular Baby Names] 
 
 Patriot names 
 
 WhitePages draws its name data from its own listings, as well as the Social Security name database and the Oxford University Press, according to its website. 
 
 The top Founding Father names (along with one Founding Mother), are as follows: 
 
 1. John Adams, second president of the United States: 9,893 
 
 2. Robert Morris, Revolutionary War financier: 7,367 
 
 3. John Hancock, president of the Second Continental Congress and famous signature-writer: 1,616 
 
 4. George Washington, first president of the United States: 1,513 
 
 5. Samuel Adams, fourth governor of Massachusetts: 1,100 
 
 6. Patrick Henry, first governor of Virginia and famed orator: 1,004 
 
 7. James Madison, fourth president of the United States: 753 
 
 8. Thomas Jefferson, third president of the United States: 522 
 
 9. Benjamin Franklin, inventor, politician and diplomat: 401 
 
 10. John Witherspoon, signatory of the Declaration of Independence: 309 
 
 11. John Jay, second governor of New York and first chief justice of the Supreme Court: 282 
 
 12. Alexander Hamilton, first U.S. Secretary of the Treasury: 269 
 
 13. Thomas Paine, political theorist: 179 
 
 14. Betsy Ross, seamstress credited in legend with sewing the first American flag: 163 
 
 It's likely that not every Mr. and Mrs. Morris who named their child Robert meant to honor a figure in the American Revolution, just as plenty of John Adamses, Witherspoons and Jays probably owe their name to coincidence, considering John was a top-10 name choice until 1986. Many other first names on the list are common choices. But few parents who chose the name George Washington or Benjamin Franklin likely did so without considering the namesake. 
 
 State of patriotism 
 
 Many of the Founding Father names are most prevalent in Southern states. There are 184 John Hancocks, 133 George Washingtons and 52 Thomas Jeffersons in Texas. Georgia has the most individuals named Samuel Adams, with 75, while 38 Benjamin Franklins and 55 James Madisons call California home. 
 
 California is also home to the most Thomas Paines (20), while New York boasts 25 Alexander Hamiltons and North Carolina is home to 36 John Witherspoons. In addition to being home to the most John Adamses and Robert Morrises, Florida also has the most people named Patrick Henry (100) and Betsy Ross (17). 
 
 For parents looking for naming inspiration for their July Fourth babies, some less-popular choices might be in order. According to U.S. Social Security Administration data, the girl's name "America" ranks 777th in popularity as of 2013. Liberty ranked 532nd, up from 754 in 2001. "Freedom" and "Independence" have never cracked the top 1,000. 
 
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– George Washington, America's first president, can claim 1,513 namesakes alive in the US today, according to a new WhitePages analysis, but that actually ranks fourth on the list of most popular Founding Father names. Second president John Adams tops the list with 9,893, while Revolutionary War financier Robert Morris comes in second at 7,367 (perhaps both are a coincidence given John and Robert as well as Adams and Morris are common to begin with). Congressman and famous signature-writer John Hancock, meanwhile, claims a far more modest (but likely more intentional) 1,616 namesakes, ranking a distant third. "It's interesting to note that the top two most common names, John Adams and Robert Morris, are most popular in Florida," says Liz Powell, culture and trend expert from WhitePages, in a news release. "While Florida may have been the 27th state to enter the Union, it is the number one state for patriotic names." Only one name, meanwhile, belongs to a woman (WhitePages admits she wasn't a Founding Father but gave her a spot all the same), and that's seamstress Betsy Ross. She came in 14th on the list of 14 with 163 namesakes. And while several names are probably to be expected (Samuel Adams comes in 5th place, Thomas Jefferson in 8th, and Benjamin Franklin in 9th), Abraham Lincoln's name is rather mysteriously missing. In the realm of more general patriotic names, LiveScience points out that Liberty ranked 532nd as far as girls' baby names go last year; America took the 777th spot. (Click to read about a much more unusual first name.)