What is a popular name for an African American slave during the time of the Civil War?

The surname many times was the name of the owner, the first name could be anything that they owner wanted.





I think most common were normal "Christian" names like Thomas, James etc. Some people gave their slaves names from Antiquity, Greek or Roman names, like Marcus, Cassius etc.





The website below has some background and examples. You can always look up registers of slaves to find names.

What is a popular name for an African American slave during the time of the Civil War?
I think it is called Myeas