Like America itself, the most prevalent native american last names in the US have a mixture of origins. Although many well-known last names in America are Spanish, the majority of the Top 50 surnames are English in origin.
The most frequent American surnames also include Korean, Vietnamese, Irish, Portuguese, Scottish, and German roots.
Patronymics, or last names derived from the first name of the family head, are the most common type of surname in America. Examples of these are Johnson, which means "John's son," and Jones, which refers to John's family.
Occupational names that indicate the original bearer's occupation are also frequent native american last names: Miller and Baker are two common occupational surnames.
Place names incorporated into surnames represent the locality in which the family resided. Two popular last names that traditionally indicated locations are Hill and Wood.
Some color names, which originally denoted the hair or skin tone of the original bearer, are also among the most popular surnames in the US. Brown and the word for red, Reed, are two well-known instances.
In the US, a lot of common native american last names are used as first names; this is a growing trend that is beginning to include more surnames that are not from the Anglo community. Two famous instances are the Scottish Campbell and the Spanish Cruz.
The top 100 last names in the US are shown below, along with their meanings. The name is English if the origin is not stated.
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 |
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