1950s study on characteristics associated with common male names

• Thomas, Adrian, Herman, Otto, Richard, Roger, John (cf. 'Dear John', a 'john', 'the john', etc.)

"Romance literature" Names

• Rock, Robert, Rolf, Ridge, etc, Pierce — vs Thorne, Storm, etc.

'Generic' names

• "Mac," "Joe" (an 'Ordinary Joe', Joe Six-pack, Joe Blow, etc.) John Q. Public, John Doe, Jane Roe

Regional and Ethnic Names:

• The South: Billy Bob, Jimmy Jack, Johnny Joe, Mary Lou, Sarah Anne; Bubba, Buford, Beauregard
• Southern black female names of the late 1800s: Pearl, Ruby, Vaseline, Oleomargaret
• Selected black male American names of athletes aged ca. 20 in American football 'bowl games' in December 2009 (cf. Most Common Male First Names From the 1990 Census)

  Alterraun Brandal DeAndre Delashawn Delvion Demaryus Denario Jacquizz Jaiquawn Janoris Javarris Jayron Johnathan (cf. Jonathan)

  Keyshawn Kheeston Kodi (cf. Cody) LaDamian LaMichael Martevious Mister (as a first name) Onterio Shawnbrey Thearon Tyrod Washaun

• Caricatured Black names [deriving from the slavery era] : Rastus and Liza, Sam(bo), Tom, Toby
• Rural or 'hick' names: Elmer, Homer, Jud, Lester, Clem, Roy, Hank, Jethro . . . (cf. Elmer Fudd, Homer Simpson, the character 'Jud Fry' [YouTube] in the musical Oklahoma, Red Skelton's "Clem Kadiddlehopper" [YouTube], and Jed & Jethro Clampett in The Beverly Hillbillies [YouTube], etc.)

Possible inadvertent "foreign name" associations from Popular Culture:

• Alpo, Lasse/Lassi, Urpo, Pertti, etc.

British [English] First Names Which Would be Unlikely for Americans

• MALES: Trevor, Nigel, Antony, Julian, Alistair, Hugh, Clive, Rupert, Ian, Evelyn, Jocelyn, Shirley, Gareth, Damian, etc.
• FEMALES: Fiona, Gemma, Hayley, Olivia, Davina, Niamh, etc.

American Names Which Would be Unlikely in the U.K.

• Earl, Randy, Brett, Clint, Louisa . . .

Culture-Specific 'Name-Combinations' (American English)

• Dick, Jane and Sally (first-grade reading primer characters)
• Tom, Dick and Harry ('anonymous' general 'any-male' collective)

Stereotypical Rural/Provincial Town Names (also place names, etc):

• Peoria, Dubuque, Oshkosh; vs Middletown, Grover's Corners, etc. (see also the Wikipedia Fictional Cities list)

Product Brand Names and Names Associated with Products

• Aunt Jemima, Uncle Ben, Betty Crocker, Sara Lee, Fanny Farmer (cf. the British Mrs. Beeton)
• Colonel Sanders, Ben and Jerry, etc., Ronald McDonald?

Given (first) Names Popularized by Films (cf. Debbie Reynolds and the 1957 film "Tammy and the Bachelor" [Film excerpt, YouTube]), Family 'tribute' to Debbie Reynolds with best sound quality [YouTube], etc.