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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 the most common hispanic surname?

   •  While Smith remains the most common U.S. surname, for the first time, two Hispanic names—Garcia and Rodriguez—made the top 10. In fact, data from a Census Bureau study reveals that the number of Hispanic surnames in the top 25 doubled between 1990 and 2000. Garcia leapfrogged from number 18 to number eight, while Rodriguez went up from 22 to nine.

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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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   Learn the origins and meanings of the top surnames in the United States, from SMITH to ZIMMERMAN, and how they reflect the diverse and rich heritage of the nation. Find out where your family name ranks among the 1,000 most popular last names in the U.S. and discover some interesting facts about their origins and stories.

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   Feb 19, 2020 · Find out the most popular surnames in the United States based on the 2010 Census data. Learn about the origins and meanings of these names, from English and Irish to Spanish and Asian.

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   A comprehensive list of American surnames and their meanings, origins, and variants. Browse by letter or filter by usage, ethnicity, or popularity.

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   In this section of the site we have data on the most common last names in the United States. These names are taken directly from the most recent census data. Currently, the most popular last name in America is Smith, with a total count of 2,442,977 people who have the surname.

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   Surname Incidence Frequency; 1: Smith: 2,885,498: 1:126: 2: Johnson: 2,195,283: 1:165: 3: Williams: 1,918,993: 1:189: 4: Brown: 1,774,832: 1:204: 5: Jones: 1,662,043: 1:218: 6: Davis: 1,402,507: 1:258: 7: Miller: 1,361,879: 1:266: 8: Anderson: 1,014,692: 1:357: 9: Wilson: 973,757: 1:372: 10: Garcia: 905,209: 1:400: 11: Taylor: 896,060: 1:405: ...

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   Jan 24, 2024 · Learn the meanings and origins of the top 100 surnames in America, from Smith to Rodriguez. Find out how many are of English, Spanish, Irish, or Asian origin, and which ones are also used as first names.

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   May 3, 2019 · Learn the origin and meaning of the most common US surnames from the 2000 and 2010 censuses, such as Smith, Johnson, Williams, and Garcia. Find out how these names are related to occupations, patronymics, and ethnicities in America and beyond.