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Top 100 Popular Last Names in the U.S.
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The distribution reflects the history of immigration into the country. Many immigrants from non-English-speaking countries Anglicized their names. Good examples of this are the popular Swedish name Johansson which was frequently changed to Johnson, and the German Müller which became Miller. Some very common Swedish names were so similar that only a minor change of spelling was necessary, such as Andersson and Jonsson, which is why these names are much more common in the U.S. than in the United Kingdom. Slavery also had an effect; names such as Jackson, Harris, Davis, Brown, and Jones are common among African Americans, since slaves tended to be given, or adopt, their owners' surnames. García and Martínez of course represent the rapid growth of several Hispanic communities in the United States as very common names in most Spanish-speaking countries. According to 1990 U.S. Census data, the top hundred surnames in the U.S. are:
| 1. | Smith (1.006% of the population) |
| 2. | Johnson (0.810%) |
| 3. | Williams (0.699%) |
| 4. | Jones (0.621%) |
| 5. | Brown (0.621%) |
| 6. | Davis (0.580%) |
| 7. | Miller (0.424%) |
| 8. | Wilson (0.339%) |
| 9. | Moore (0.312%) |
| 10. | Taylor (0.311%) |
| 11. | Anderson (0.311%) |
| 12. | Thomas (0.311%) |
| 13. | Jackson (0.310%) |
| 14. | White (0.279%) |
| 15. | Harris (0.275%) |
| 16. | Martin (0.273%) |
| 17. | Thompson (0.269%) |
| 18. | Garcia (0.254%) |
| 19. | Martinez (0.234%) |
| 20. | Robinson (0.233%)
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| 21. | Clark |
| 22. | Rodriguez |
| 23. | Lewis |
| 24. | Lee |
| 25. | Walker |
| 26. | Hall |
| 27. | Allen |
| 28. | Young |
| 29. | Hernandez |
| 30. | King |
| 31. | Wright |
| 32. | Lopez |
| 33. | Hill |
| 34. | Scott |
| 35. | Green |
| 36. | Adams |
| 37. | Baker |
| 38. | Gonzalez |
| 39. | Nelson |
| 40. | Carter |
| 41. | Mitchell |
| 42. | Perez |
| 43. | Roberts |
| 44. | Turner |
| 45. | Phillips |
| 46. | Campbell |
| 47. | Parker |
| 48. | Evans |
| 49. | Edwards |
| 50. | Collins |
| 51. | Stewart |
| 52. | Sanchez |
| 53. | Morris |
| 54. | Rogers |
| 55. | Reed |
| 56. | Cook |
| 57. | Morgan |
| 58. | Bell |
| 59. | Murphy |
| 60. | Bailey |
| 61. | Rivera |
| 62. | Cooper |
| 63. | Richardson |
| 64. | Cox |
| 65. | Howard |
| 66. | Ward |
| 67. | Torres |
| 68. | Peterson |
| 69. | Gray |
| 70. | Ramirez |
| 71. | James |
| 72. | Watson |
| 73. | Brooks |
| 74. | Kelly |
| 75. | Sanders |
| 76. | Price |
| 77. | Bennett |
| 78. | Wood |
| 79. | Barnes |
| 80. | Ross |
| 81. | Henderson |
| 82. | Coleman |
| 83. | Jenkins |
| 84. | Perry |
| 85. | Powell |
| 86. | Long |
| 87. | Patterson |
| 88. | Hughes |
| 89. | Flores |
| 90. | Washington |
| 91. | Butler |
| 92. | Simmons |
| 93. | Foster |
| 94. | Gonzales |
| 95. | Bryant |
| 96. | Alexander |
| 97. | Russell |
| 98. | Griffin |
| 99. | Diaz |
| 100. | Hayes |
Lister:
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Source:
1990 Census Data
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Most are northern european. As the demographics of our country change - notably with the influx of people from South and Central America, it will be interesting to watch this change.
Comment by: john Very interesting compilation- I never realized there were so many popular Hispanic last names.
Comment by: pcampbell23
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