Names

If you've ever wondered why you keep bumping into so many Johnsons around here, wait until you hear this surprising story about Minnesota's last names.

Minnesota is the Land of 10,000 Lakes, but it could also be the Land of 10,000 confusing city and county names, am I right? What's with these baffling names?

See if your name was trendy, a total bust, or part of a pop culture moment.

Who named these cities and counties-- and what were they thinking?!?

What's in a name? Well, a lot, apparently. And these are the names to avoid if you're looking for someone to date here in Minnesota.

"Sit, Rona! Good boy." Yes, the most popular pet names of the year are in...and they're spectacular.

There are 11,842 lakes in Minnesota, and a lot of them have the same names.

The US Census Bureau has just put out their list of the top 10 baby names for boys and girls across the state of Minnesota in 2018.

Minnesota is a state full of (sometimes) hard to pronounce names and cities. One on the list is super close to St. Cloud!

Neither Pete nor Hanson make the list of most popular first & last names in Minnesota. Any guesses what did?