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I wouldn't say we Americans don't have a mother culture. Some of us with ancestors who have been here for centuries consider the American culture to be our mother culture. Just because it doesn't have a specific foreign culture as its base doesn't mean anything to me. We have mainly Germano-Celtic British, Polish, and some French, Czech and Norwegian roots. My relative's Lutheran church has a latke lunch every year, and serve lefse as a side. Bratwurst, sauerkraut, kielbasa are common. We can get paczki for Mardi Gras. We have Oktoberfests all over the state (Wisconsin).

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As for names, I think most people worry more about flow than what the nation of origin of the name is. Yes, English names are common because that is our language and a big part of the begining of the country. I would be surprised to find a Keturah Gomez or Anoush Skenendore, but if the parents like the flow of those names, it is their decision. But, maybe that is why we have so many place name and new names now. They don't have foreign roots as a first name. That makes them American names, not English or French, or Chinese, etc. That's also why I was surprised to see Madison in the ratings for top English/ British names. Madison is American, OUR founding father. He wanted to get rid of you guys (last sentence directed to Brits)

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Maybe I didn't answer your question exactly, but that's what I think about about the subject.