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   What are the most common surnames in America?

   • The following list of the most commonly occurring surnames in America includes details on each name's origin and meaning. It's interesting to note, that since 1990, the only other time this surname report has been compiled by the U.S. Census Bureau, three Hispanic surnames —Garcia, Rodriguez, and Menendez—have risen into the top 10.

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   What is a common last name?

   • Other common last names in the US are occupational names that denote the work of the original bearer: Baker is one popular occupational surname, as is Miller. Surnames taken from place names stand for the area where the family lived. Hill and Wood are two common last names that originally denoted places.

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   What are the different types of surnames?

   • There are four different evolutions of surnames, patronymic, locative, occupational, and nicknames, but note that last names have become increasingly more complicated over time, something which can make it difficult to pinpoint the exact origin of your surname. These are typically the easiest surnames to decrypt.

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   What is the most popular surname?

   • So, depending on the history and the ethnic makeup of a particular state or county, the popularity of certain surnames will vary wildly. And it also depends on which year you take a look at! For example, in the United States, Smith was the most popular surname in 1990 and retained that spot ten years later.

   50 Most Common Last Names in America (Update for 2023)

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   Feb 19, 2020 · ThoughtCo / Vin Ganapathy. By. Kimberly Powell. Updated on February 19, 2020. Back when the 1990 U.S. Census was taken, the top-ranking surnames were largely of English, Irish, and Scottish origin. Since those are the countries from which many of America's original settlers came, it's hardly surprising.

   • Smith

     Derived from the Anglo-Saxon smitan, meaning "to smite or...

   • Williams

     Williams is a common patronymic (descended from the father's...

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     Forebears rank Moore as the 455th most common surname in the...

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     Updated on May 03, 2019. Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones,...

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   The table below shows the most common last names with statistics on the heritage and ancestry of those with the surname. You can use the links below to view more common surnames. This page is currently showing names ranked from 1 to 1000. Most common last names names: 1-1000 | 1001-2000 | 2001-3000 | 3001-4000 | 4001-5000

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   Lists of the most common surnames by continent: List of most common surnames in Asia; List of most common surnames in Europe; List of most common surnames in North America; List of most common surnames in Oceania; List of most common surnames in South America; See also. List of family name affixes; List of most popular given names; List (surname)

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   On this page you will find lists of the most common surnames in various regions of the world. Typically the information is compiled by a national statistics agency, though in some cases it comes from another source. The source is noted at the top of each list. Top 1000 in the United States.

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   Jan 15, 2024 · 50 Most Common Last Names in America (Update for 2023) Updated January 15, 2024 | Infoplease Staff. Top of Page. Source: Getty Images. Baby names are an important cultural tradition across the world, and have been for thousands of years.

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   Jan 24, 2024 · 100 Most Common Last Names in the US. By Pamela Redmond. Updated Wed Jan 24 2024. Copy link. The most common last names in the US include a mix of origins, just like America itself. Most of the Top 100 surnames are of English origin, but many popular American last names are also Spanish.