@GalacticGal That is so true. If my story was entirely set in a fantasy world with no parallels to the real world I wouldn't feel as much need for that. Even though this is fiction it has a certain level of realism and I love to be as accurate as I can be with the little details.
@luciusstorm Don't I know it. I have all kinds of searches for popular girl's or boys names from this country or that. Same thing with common surnames, among other things that would have people scratching their heads asking 'Why did she want to know that?'?