450 BRADY Possibly from the Gaelic surname Mac Bradaigh son of the thief or from the early English brad-eage meaning broad eye or someone with excellent eyesight.

Most common african american last names in the united states. When it comes to last names Smith is the most popular of last names among black people. The 2000 census also showed that the name is popular in African-Americans with 377 of Black Americans using Jones as the surname. While those with the last name Washington are most likely African-American there are several other last names which are held by a high percentage of African-Americans.

Among the nearly 39 million African Americans the surname Washington is the most popular. Literally means citadel of Julian Turro-Julio. 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.

Smith 806 2Miller 671 3. Good life one precious have leader his will strong independent gods warrior you nice african princess people pretty special king sweet woman loyal goddess being gift peace born spirit beauty kind heaven strength blessed flower light loving blessing unique god joy intelligent. Interestingly the five most common American surnames as of 2010 havent changed that much over time and are Smith Johnson Williams Brown and Jones.

In fact data from a Census Bureau study reveals that the number of Hispanic surnames in the top 25 doubled between 1990 and 2000. All of these names are after George Washington the first president of the United States. Other last names derived from the kind of work people did include Archer Baker Brewer Butcher Cook Dyer Farmer Judge Mason Page Potter Taylor and.

The lists below also include names of African Dutch Afrikaans Akan Amharic Bantu Berber Chewa Egyptian Eritrea Ganda Geez Hausa Igbo Kikuyu Lesotho Luhya Luo Ndebele Nigerian Shona Swahili Tswana Urhobo Xhosa Yoruba Zimbabwe and Zulu origins. While Smith remains the most common US. There are over 24 million African-American and Caribbean people with that last name.

Williams The MOST common African American last name of all. From a census data conducted recently in the United States of America it was made known that there are over 700000 African Americans with the surname Williams. 50 MOST COMMON NON-AFRICAN AMERICAN SURNAMES Based on Births among Allegheny County Pennsylvania Residents During 1992-2001 No file name provided Rank Surname Birth Counts 1.