Humanities › History & Culture Top 100 Most Common Last Names in the United States Find out if yours is one of America's most popular surnames Share Flipboard Email Print ThoughtCo / Vin Ganapathy History & Culture Genealogy Surnames Basics Genealogy Fun Vital Records Around the World American History African American History African History Ancient History and Culture Asian History European History Inventions Latin American History Medieval & Renaissance History Military History The 20th Century Women's History View More By Kimberly Powell Kimberly Powell Genealogy Expert Certificate in Genealogical Research, Boston University B.A., Carnegie Mellon University Kimberly Powell is a professional genealogist and the author of The Everything Guide to Online Genealogy. She teaches at the Genealogical Institute of Pittsburgh and the Salt Lake Institute of Genealogy. Learn about our Editorial Process 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. Data from the 2010 Census tells a different story. 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. Also new to the list is the Asian surname Lee—ranked at number 22 in the country—indicating a rise in the Asian American population. Here are the top 100 names as ranked by the 2010 Census. Most Common US Surnames 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 Cite this Article Format mla apa chicago Your Citation Powell, Kimberly. 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