Archie

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ORIGIN AND HISTORY

Although evidence indicated Archibald is Scottish, its roots may lie as far afield as a Norman/French version of a Germanic name Ercanbald (and sometimes found in Old English as Eorcanbald). Both and related versions include ercan for genuine and bald for bold or brave. Once primarily a surname, strongly in use by the Scottish Campbell and Douglas clans, it was later used as a first name as a way to protect and preserve the family lines and heritage associated with it. Its most common variant, Archie, has become significantly more popular and is the main version of the name used. ^{[1] [1]}

POPULARITY

According to the Social Security Administration, Archibald has not been ranked in the top 1000 most popular names in the United States since 1925 – where it ranked 836th. Its highest ranking in the past century has only been 556th in 1912, and it only ranked within the top 1000 19 times in the last century. Archie, however, has been more popular longer and more recently. Although it has not ranked in the top 1000 names in the United States since 1988, when it was 886th, it consistently placed within the top 400 names for over half of the last century. With a high ranking of 98 in 1907 and its lowest ranking of 886th in 1988 (the last year in the top 1000), Archie held steady for most of the 20th Century.

FACTS

Archie Comics are one of the most popular comic and comic books series in the United States. The character Archie first appeared in “Pep Comics” in 1941 and “Archie Comics” (later changed to just “Archie”) first appeared in 1942. The main characters are Archie, Jughead, Reggie, Moose, Midge, Betty and Veronica. Some adults play in the storyline including Pop Tate, Mr. Weatherbee and Ms. Grundy. ^[1]

NAMESAKES

• Archie, MO Population (1990): 799 Zip code(s): 64725^[1]
• Archie is a computer search engine used to index FTP (file transfer protocol) files by users
• The Archibald Prize is an Australian award bestowed upon what is considered the best in artistic portraiture. It is named after J.F. Archibald as was first awarded in 1919. As of 2008, the prize associated with it is $50,000. ^[1]

FAMOUS PERSONS

• Archibald Cox, Jr.(1912 –2004) was an American lawyer and one-time Solicitor General of the United States under President John F. Kennedy. He is perhaps best well known as the special prosecutor for the Watergate scandal.^[1]
• Archie Bunker was the fictitious name for the lead character in the 1970s television situation comedy “All in the Family.” Developed by Norman Lear and considered forward and controversial at the time, Archie (played by actor Carroll O’ Conner) was a bigoted character who used derogatory terminology. He was usually foiled by other more enlightened characters on the show including those who were the subject of his remarks.

OTHER ARCHIE'S

Archie Smith, Archie Johnson, Archie Williams, Archie Jones, Archie Brown, Archie Davis, Archie Miller, Archie Wilson, Archie Moore, Archie Taylor, Archie Abando, Archie Abrams, Archie Abrenica, Archie Aamoth, Archie Aaroal, Archie Aaron, Archie Abad, Archie Abaire, Archie Abarca, Archie Abatie, Archie Abben, Archie Abbott, Archie Abel, Archie Abela, Archie Abercrombie, Archie Abid, Archie Ables, Archie Abner, Archie Abney, Archie Abram, Archie Abrameit, Archie Abramson, Archie Abrencillo, Archie Absher, Archie Abucejo, Archie Accius, Archie Acevedo, Archie Achimon, Archie Achterkirch, Archie Achuara, Archie Acierno, Archie Acker, Archie Ackerman, Archie Ackley, Archie Acklin, Archie Ackroyd, Archie Acoba, Archie Acosta, Archie Acrey, Archie Acunin, More results

Author: Mike Szimanski, +Sabertooth

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