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Common american female last names. Most Popular Last Name in Each US State. But the bureau also compiled lists of the fastest-growing surnames in the United States and these include Zhang Li Ali Liu and Khan a testament to the wonderful diversity of our. 2 JOHNSON Son of John.

The name Williams is a variation of the name William and can mean descendant of William The origin of the name is traced to Wales and England where it is also quite popular being the third-most popular surname in Wales. 10 Alabama 2008 Emma. However my curiosity about whether the last name James was more common among Black Americans than other Americans resulted in this pancocojams post on 100 most common Black American surnames.

Williams is a surname commonly used by Americans and is the third-most popular surname in the US since 1900. Photo by Flickr user Deanna Dykstra via Creative Commons Smith is the most common last. 101 rows Since those are the countries from which many of Americas original settlers came its hardly surprising.

Rank Name Number Name Number. Wang welcome Wangs which booted Lewis from the top 25 list. These results mirror HitchSwitchs 2018 list of popular last names with Jones dethroning Smith as the most common last name.

Data from the 2010 Census tells a different story. Female names Region year No. Interestingly the five most common American surnames as of 2010 havent changed that much over time and are Smith Johnson Williams Brown and Jones.

Heres what they found. The only moniker that wasnt one of 2018s most common surnames. 1 SMITH A smith is a craftsman and was used for as an occupational title for many different crafts.