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Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones, Brown... Are you one of the millions of Americans sporting one of these top 100 common last names from the 1990 census? If so, then you'll want to check out our list of the most commonly occurring U.S. surnames, including details on each name's origin, meaning, and alternate spellings. Plus, links to genealogy resources and family trees for each surname, and search techniques for correctly identifying ancestors with common last names.

 

Rank Name Population
 1  Smith  2,772,200
 2  Johnson  2,232,100
 3  Williams  1,926,200
 4  Jones  1,711,200
 5  Brown  1,711,200
 6  Davis  1,322,700
 7  Miller  1,168,400
 8  Wilson  934,200
 9  Moore  859,800
 10  Taylor  857,000
 11  Anderson  857,000
 12  Thomas  857,000
 13  Jackson  854,200
 14  White  768,800
 15  Harris  757,800
 16  Martin  752,300
 17  Thompson  741,300
 18  Garcia  699,900
 19  Martinez  644,800
 20  Robinson  642,100
 21  Clark  636,500
 22  Rodriguez  631,000
 23  Lewis  622,800
 24  Lee  606,200
 25  Walker  603,500
 26  Hall  551,100
 27  Allen  548,400
 28  Young  531,800
 29  Hernandez  529,100
 30  King  523,600
 31  Wright  520,800
 32  Lopez  515,300
 33  Hill  515,300
 34  Scott  509,800
 35  Green  504,300
 36  Adams  479,500
 37  Baker  471,200
 38  Gonzalez  457,400
 39  Nelson  446,400
 40  Carter  446,400
 41  Mitchell  440,900
 42  Perez  427,100
 43  Roberts  421,600
 44  Turner  418,900
 45  Phillips  410,600
 46  Campbell  410,600
 47  Parker  402,300
 48  Evans  388,500
 49  Edwards  377,500
 50  Collins  369,300
 51  Stewart  366,500
 52  Sanchez  358,200
 53  Morris  344,500
 54  Rogers  338,900
 55  Reed  336,200
 56  Cook  330,700
 57  Morgan  325,200
 58  Bell  322,400
 59  Murphy  322,400
 60  Bailey  316,900
 61  Rivera  311,400
 62  Cooper  311,400
 63  Richardson  308,600
 64  Cox  303,100
 65  Howard  303,100
 66  Ward  297,600
 67  Torres  297,600
 68  Peterson  294,900
 69  Gray  292,100
 70  Ramirez  289,300
 71  James  289,300
 72  Watson  283,800
 73  Brooks  283,800
 74  Kelly  281,100
 75  Sanders  275,600
 76  Price  272,800
 77  Bennett  272,800
 78  Wood  270,100
 79  Barnes  267,300
 80  Ross  264,500
 81  Henderson  261,800
 82  Coleman  261,800
 83  Jenkins  261,800
 84  Perry  259,000
 85  Powell  256,300
 86  Long  253,500
 87  Patterson  253,500
 88  Hughes  253,500
 89  Flores  253,500
 90  Washington  253,500
 91  Butler  250,800
 92  Simmons  250,800
 93  Foster  250,800
 94  Gonzales  239,700
 95  Bryant  239,700
 96  Alexander  234,200
 97  Russell  234,200
 98  Griffin  231,500
 99  Diaz  231,500
 100  Hayes  228,700

 

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