In America, where many different cultures come together, the different last names show how diverse the country is.
Do you know what the most common last name in America is? If you said “Smith,” you’re right! Learning about the most common last names in America can tell us a lot about its history, how people moved there, and the different cultures that make up the country. The name “Smith” is used a lot, about 828 times for every 100,000 people in America, which adds up to around 2.442 million times. And it’s been used even more since the year 2000, going up by about 3 percent. Interested in other popular last names?
Let’s find out using information from the Census Bureau. In this guide, we’ll explore the 100 most common last names in America
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Most Common Last Names in America By Rank
| Rank | Surname | Surname Origin | Estimated Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith | English | 2,442,977 |
| 2 | Johnson | English, Scottish | 1,932,812 |
| 3 | Williams | English, Welsh | 1,625,252 |
| 4 | Brown | English, Scottish, Irish | 1,437,026 |
| 5 | Jones | English, Welsh | 1,425,470 |
| 6 | Garcia | Spanish | 1,166,120 |
| 7 | Miller | English, Scottish, German, French, Italian | 1,161,437 |
| 8 | Davis | English, Welsh | 1,116,357 |
| 9 | Rodriguez | Spanish | 1,094,924 |
| 10 | Martinez | Spanish | 1,060,159 |
| 11 | Hernandez | Spanish, Portuguese | 1,04,328 |
| 12 | Lopez | Spanish | 874,523 |
| 13 | Gonzales | Spanish | 841,025 |
| 14 | Wilson | English, Scottish | 801,882 |
| 15 | Anderson | Swedish, Danish, Norwegian, English | 784,404 |
| 16 | Thomas | English, Welsh | 756,142 |
| 17 | Taylor | English | 751,209 |
| 18 | Moore | English | 724,374 |
| 19 | Jackson | English | 708,099 |
| 20 | Martin | English, French, Scottish, Irish, German | 702,625 |
| 21 | Lee | English, Irish, Chinese | 693,023 |
| 22 | Perez | Spanish | 681,645 |
| 23 | Thompson | English, Scottish | 664,644 |
| 24 | White | English, Scottish, Irish | 660,491 |
| 25 | Harris | English, Welsh | 624,252 |
| 26 | Sanchez | Spanish | 612,752 |
| 27 | Clark | English, Irish | 562,679 |
| 28 | Ramirez | Spanish | 557,423 |
| 29 | Lewis | English | 531,781 |
| 30 | Robinson | English, Jewish | 529,821 |
| 31 | Walker | English, Scottish | 523,189 |
| 32 | Young | English, Scottish | 484,447 |
| 33 | Allen | Scottish, English | 482,607 |
| 34 | King | English | 465,422 |
| 35 | Wright | English | 458,980 |
| 36 | Scott | English, Scottish | 439,530 |
| 37 | Torres | Spanish, Portuguese | 437,813 |
| 38 | Nguyen | Vietnamese | 437,645 |
| 39 | Hill | English | 434,827 |
| 40 | Flores | Spanish | 433,969 |
| 41 | Green | English | 430,182 |
| 42 | Adams | English, Jewish | 427,865 |
| 43 | Nelson | Irish | 424,958 |
| 44 | Baker | English | 419,586 |
| 45 | Hall | English, Scottish, German, Irish, Scandanavian | 407,076 |
| 46 | Rivera | Spanish | 391,114 |
| 47 | Campbell | Scottish, Irish | 386,157 |
| 48 | Mitchell | Scottish, English, Irish | 384,486 |
| 49 | Carter | English | 376,966 |
| 50 | Roberts | Welsh, German | 376,774 |
| 51 | Gomez | Spanish | 365,655 |
| 52 | Phillips | Welsh | 360,802 |
| 53 | Evans | Welsh | 355,593 |
| 54 | Turner | English, Scottish | 348,627 |
| 55 | Diaz | Spanish, Portuguese | 347,636 |
| 56 | Parker | English | 336,221 |
| 57 | Cruz | Spanish | 334,201 |
| 58 | Edwards | English | 332,423 |
| 59 | Collins | Irish, English | 329,770 |
| 60 | Reyes | Spanish | 327,904 |
| 61 | Stewart | Scottish, English | 324,957 |
| 62 | Morris | English, Irish, Scottish | 318,884 |
| 63 | Morales | Spanish, Portuguese | 311,777 |
| 64 | Murphy | Irish | 308,417 |
| 65 | Cook | English | 302,589 |
| 66 | Rogers | English | 302,261 |
| 67 | Gutierrez | Spanish | 293,218 |
| 68 | Ortiz | Spanish | 286,899 |
| 69 | Morgan | Welsh | 286,280 |
| 70 | Cooper | English, Dutch | 280,791 |
| 71 | Peterson | English, Scottish, German | 278,297 |
| 72 | Bailey | Scottish, French | 277,030 |
| 73 | Reed | English | 277030 |
| 74 | Kelly | Irish | 267,394 |
| 75 | Howard | English, German | 264,826 |
| 76 | Ramos | Spanish, Portuguese | 263,464 |
| 77 | Kim | Korean | 262,352 |
| 78 | Cox | English, French, Welsh, Irish | 261,231 |
| 79 | Ward | English, Irish | 260,464 |
| 80 | Richardson | English | 259,758 |
| 81 | Watson | English, Scottish | 252,579 |
| 82 | Brooks | Swedish, English | 251,663 |
| 83 | Chavez | Spanish, Portuguese | 250,898 |
| 84 | Wood | English, Scottish | 250,715 |
| 85 | James | Engish, Welsh | 249,379 |
| 86 | Bennet | English | 247,599 |
| 87 | Gray | English, Scottish | 246,116 |
| 88 | Mendoza | Spanish | 242,771 |
| 89 | Ruiz | Spanish | 238,234 |
| 90 | Hughes | English, Irish | 236,271 |
| 91 | Price | Welsh | 235,251 |
| 92 | Alvarez | Spanish | 233,983 |
| 93 | Castillo | Spanish | 230,420 |
| 94 | Sanders | English, Scottish, German | 230,374 |
| 95 | Patel | Indian, Hindu | 229,973 |
| 96 | Myers | German, English | 229,895 |
| 97 | Long | English, Scottish, Chinese | 229,374 |
| 98 | Ross | English, Scottish | 229,368 |
| 99 | Foster | English, | 227,764 |
| 100 | Jimenez | Spanish | 227,118 |
