This is a list of the most common surnames (also called last names or family names) in North America.

Canada

Top 10 common surnames in Canada[1]
RankSurnameNumber
1Smith192,145
2Brown108,859
3Tremblay106,668
4Martin91,680
5Roy90,417
6Gagnon85,120
7Lee83,424
8Wilson82,768
9Johnson79,492
10MacDonald78,766

Québec

Top 10 common surnames in Quebec as of 2006.[2]

RankSurname % of pop
1Tremblay1.08%
2Gagnon0.790%
3Roy0.753%
4Côté0.624%
5Bouchard0.530%
6Gauthier0.522%
7Morin0.498%
8Lavoie0.458%
9Fortin0.449%
10Gagné0.448%

Costa Rica

Most common surnames in Costa Rica as of 2007.[3]

#SurnamePersons % of pop.
1Hernández
2Mora
3Rodríguez
4González
5Jiménez
6Morales
7Sánchez
8Ramírez
9Pérez
10Calderón
11Gutiérrez
12Rojas
13Vargas
14Torres
15Salas
16Segura
17Valverde
18Villalobos
19Araya
20Herrera
21López
22Madrigal
Total pop. (2008)4,016,173100.00

Cuba

Most common surnames in Cuba.[4]

RankSurnameNumber
1Rodríguez301,136
2Pérez300,189
3González262,311
4Hernández215,593
5García208,965
6Martínez148,674
7Díaz136,364
8Fernández134,470
9López127,525
10Álvarez101,010

Dominican Republic

#SurnameAdults % of adultsOrigin
1Rodríguez225,321Spanish
2Pérez158,059Spanish
3Martinez141,259Spanish
4García137,124Spanish
5Reyes104,892Spanish
6Sánchez104,392Spanish
7Díaz95,106Spanish
8Peña94,396Spanish
9Jiménez92,978Spanish
10Ramírez92,863Spanish
11Hernández91,080Spanish
12Rosario89,630Spanish
13González85,757Spanish
14Santana81,973Portuguese/Spanish
15Núñez79,374Spanish
16Castillo78,338Spanish
17de la Cruz76,977Spanish
18Cruz64,613Portuguese/Spanish
19Guzmán63,073Spanish
20Gómez62,310Spanish
21Santos60,613Spanish/Portuguese
22López59,566Spanish
23Fuentes58,518Spanish
24Vásquez56,149Spanish
25De Los Santos54,634Spanish
26Mejía51,605Spanish
27Ponce49,952Spanish
28Fernández49,712Spanish
29Vargas49,353Portuguese/Spanish
30Montes48,574Spanish
Total pop.

El Salvador

Most common surnames in El Salvador as of 2005.[5]

#SurnameNumber of people % of population
1Hernández
2Martínez
3López
4García
5Rodríguez
6Flores
7Pérez
8Ramírez
9González
10Rivera
11Vásquez
12Cruz
13Mejía
14Rivas
15Sánchez
16Reyes
17Díaz
18Ramos
19Gómez
20Portillo
21Escobar
22Orellana
23Romero
24Aguilar
25Alvarado
Total population (2007)5,744,113[6]100.00

Guatemala

Most common surnames in Guatemala as of 2015.[7]

#SurnamePersons % of pop.
1López371,5252.5%
2García285,6701.9%
3Morales228,1671.5%
4Hernández222,7551.5%
5Pérez209,9631.4%
6González208,7951.4%
7Rodríguez135,9780.9%
8De León134,0100.9%
9Ramírez131,7960.9%
10Martínez123,1860.8%
11Castillo116,2980.8%
12Estrada115,2520.8%
13Marroquín113,9610.8%
14Gómez110,8240.7%
15Vásquez102,1530.7%
16Méndez98,4620.7%
17Reyes95,4490.6%
18Díaz94,4030.6%
19Aguilar94,0960.6%
20Velásquez89,9750.6%
First 203,082,71820.7%
Total population (2015)14,918,999[8]100%

Mexico

Below are the most common surnames of Mexico. All of the surnames listed are of Spanish origin.[9]

RankSurnameNumber
1Hernández5,526,929
2García4,129,360
3Martínez3,886,887
4González3,188,693
5López3,148,024
6Rodríguez2,744,179
7Pérez2,746,468
8Sánchez2,234,625
9Ramírez2,070,723
10Flores1,392,707
11Gómez989,295
12Torres841,966
13Díaz811,553
14Vásquez806,894
15Cruz800,874
16Morales771,796
17Gutiérrez748,789
18Reyes738,320
19Ruíz708,718
20Jiménez670,453
21Mendoza613,683
22Aguilar611,904
23Ortíz576,989
24Álvarez557,332
25Castillo553,799
26Romero540,922
27Moreno539,927
28Chávez517,392
29Rivera508,022
30Ramos455,728
31Herrera451,226
32Medina431,518
33Vargas427,854
34Castro419,216
35Méndez410,239
36Guzmán392,284
37Fernández385,741
38Juárez384,929
39Muñoz376,633
40Ortega372,471
41Salazar368,231
42Rojas365,457
43Guerrero361,557
44Contreras358,521
45Luna357,578
46Domínguez348,182
47Garza335,829
48Velásquez331,510
49Estrada324,103
50Soto306,227
51Cortez301,954
52Lara298,034
53Espinoza289,842
54Vega285,864
55Ávila284,530
56Cervantes276,101
57Sandoval273,091
58Carrillo267,333
59Alvarado266,993
60Silva265,553
61León260,246
62Ríos260,141
63Navarro258,408
64Delgado254,273
65Márquez248,933
66Campos246,709
67Ibarra241,343
68Solís240,008
69Rosas237,339
70Miranda233,910
71Camacho233,858
72Valdez232,680
73Cárdenas230,848
74Orozco228,963
75Aguirre228,754
76Mejía227,392
77Acosta224,385
78Padilla223,205
79Robles222,472
80Núñez222,153
81Peña220,868
82Cabrera220,647
83Rosales218,935
84Molina217,049
85Pacheco212,981
86Castañeda212,078
87Fuentes210,342
88Valenzuela210,221
89Rangel209,232
90Ayala208,964
91Meza207,662
92Nava203,308
93Valencia198,634
94Maldonado195,043
95Ochoa192,341
96Serrano185,071
97Tapia183,351
98Salinas183,098
99Suárez182,020
100Zamora181,835

United States

All figures are for the 2000 United States census, except for the 1990 Rank column, which is for the 1990 United States census.

The distribution of U.S. surnames reflects the history of immigration into the country. Many immigrants from non-English-speaking countries Anglicized their names. Some examples are the popular Swedish name Johansson, which was frequently changed to Johnson, and the German Müller, which became Miller. Some very common Swedish names were so similar that only a minor change of spelling was necessary, such as Andersson and Jonsson, which is why these names are much more common in the U.S. than in the United Kingdom. British surnames such as Williams, Jackson, Robinson, Harris, Davis, Brown and Jones are also common among people of non-British descent, such as African Americans due to slavery. Garcia and Martinez represent the rapid growth of several Hispanic communities in the United States.

According to the table below, from the 2000 U.S. census, 17.11% of Americans have a surname among the top 100. On the other hand, 13.97% of Americans have a surname that occurs fewer than 100 times in the entire population.

Top surnames according to the 2010 U.S. census may be found here.

During the 2000 U.S. census, the top one 100 surnames in the U.S. were:[10][11][12]

Name Rank 1990 rank Change Total number Frequency per 100,000 Cumulative per 100,000 White Black Asian or
Pacific Islander
Native American
or Alaskan
Multiracial Hispanic
Smith1102,376,207880.85880.8573.3522.220.40.851.631.56
Johnson2201,857,160688.441569.361.5533.80.420.911.821.5
Williams3301,534,042568.662137.9648.5246.720.370.782.011.6
Brown45Increase 11,380,145511.622649.5860.7134.540.410.831.861.64
Jones54Decrease −11,362,755505.173154.7557.6937.730.350.941.851.44
Miller67Increase 11,127,803418.073572.8285.8110.410.420.631.311.43
Davis76Decrease −11,072,335397.513970.3364.7330.770.40.791.731.58
Garcia818Increase 10858,289318.174288.56.170.491.430.580.5190.81
Rodriguez922Increase 13804,240298.134586.625.520.540.580.240.4192.7
Wilson108Decrease −2783,051290.274876.969.7225.320.461.031.741.73
Martinez1119Increase 8775,072287.325164.226.040.520.60.640.4691.72
Anderson1211Decrease −1762,394282.625446.8377.618.060.480.71.591.58
Taylor1310Decrease −3720,370267.045713.8767.827.670.390.751.781.61
Thomas1412Decrease −2710,696263.455977.3355.5338.171.631.0121.66
Hernandez1529Increase 14706,372261.856239.184.550.380.650.270.3593.81
Moore169Decrease −7698,6712596498.1768.8526.920.370.651.71.5
Martin1716Decrease −1672,711249.376747.5477.4715.30.710.941.593.99
Jackson1813Decrease −5666,125246.936994.4741.9353.020.311.042.181.53
Thompson1917Decrease −2644,368238.877233.3472.4822.530.441.151.781.62
White2014Decrease −6639,515237.077470.467.9127.380.391.011.761.55
Lopez2132Increase 11621,536230.47700.815.850.611.040.470.5291.51
Lee2224Increase 2605,860224.597925.440.0917.4137.831.032.31.34
Gonzalez2338Increase 15597,718221.578146.974.760.370.380.180.3393.99
Harris2415Decrease −9593,542220.028366.9953.8841.630.360.652.021.45
Clark2521Decrease −4548,369203.288570.2776.8418.530.410.941.61.68
Lewis2623Decrease −3509,930189.038759.360.9733.830.451.141.971.64
Robinson2720Decrease −7503,028186.478945.7751.3444.10.370.511.991.68
Walker2825Decrease −3501,307185.839131.6161.2534.170.350.831.81.6
Perez2942Increase 13488,521181.099312.75.950.481.180.260.4891.65
Hall3026Decrease −4473,568175.559488.2575.1120.750.480.631.631.4
Young3128Decrease −3465,948172.739660.9768.9123.792.950.731.931.69
Allen3227Decrease −5463,368171.779832.7470.2425.140.410.831.771.62
Sanchez3352Increase 19441,242163.579996.315.770.51.010.490.4591.78
Wright3431Decrease −3440,367163.2410159.5568.327.360.40.661.751.52
King3530Decrease −5438,986162.7310322.2872.822.020.880.971.711.62
Scott3634Decrease −2420,091155.7310478.0162.632.260.411.151.91.68
Green3735Decrease −2413,477153.2710631.2959.3336.230.340.611.781.71
Baker3837Decrease −1413,351153.2310784.5182.0813.630.450.831.541.47
Adams3936Decrease −3413,086153.1310937.6476.1719.20.450.791.631.76
Nelson4039Decrease −1412,236152.8111090.4680.2914.930.511.091.491.68
Hill4133Decrease −8411,770152.6411243.166.8328.420.420.911.781.64
Ramirez4270Increase 28388,987144.211387.34.40.290.970.270.493.67
Campbell4346Increase 3371,953137.8811525.1876.4719.130.430.651.671.65
Mitchell4441Decrease −3367,433136.2111661.3863.5531.520.390.981.931.63
Roberts4543Decrease −2366,215135.7511797.1479.5615.860.470.851.671.58
Carter4640Decrease −6362,548134.411931.5360.5134.990.390.711.881.52
Phillips4745Decrease −2351,848130.4312061.9678.9516.360.450.991.681.58
Evans48480342,237126.8712188.8370.6525.050.40.681.671.55
Turner4944Decrease −5335,663124.4312313.2666.6729.310.330.561.721.4
Torres5067Increase 17325,169120.5412433.86.050.581.420.260.5391.16
Parker5147Decrease −4324,246120.21255471.4924.090.440.851.671.46
Collins5250Decrease −2317,848117.8312671.8273.9221.70.370.751.651.61
Edwards5349Decrease −4317,070117.5412789.3665.1630.210.40.751.841.63
Stewart5451Decrease −3312,899115.9912905.3571.7823.830.380.741.691.59
Flores5589Increase 34312,615115.8913021.235.570.472.150.430.5490.84
Morris5653Decrease −3311,754115.5713136.875.9219.290.430.931.71.73
Nguyen57228Increase 172310,125114.9613251.761.260.1895.930.042.010.58
Murphy5859Increase 1300,501111.3913363.1685.0511.030.430.651.291.54
Rivera5961Increase 2299,463111.0113474.175.921.062.060.240.5590.17
Cook6056Decrease −4294,795109.2813583.4583.5212.270.440.861.481.42
Rogers6154Decrease −7294,403109.1313692.5877.817.660.420.771.581.77
Morgan6257Decrease −5276,400102.4613795.0478.4716.470.421.151.641.86
Peterson6368Increase 5275,041101.961389786.299.580.520.71.331.56
Cooper6466Decrease −2270,097100.1213997.1270.3625.260.40.761.691.54
Reed6555Decrease −10267,44399.1414096.2673.5121.970.411.671.45
Bailey6660Decrease −6265,91698.5714194.8474.7721.140.40.611.631.45
Bell6758Decrease −9264,75298.1414292.9863.5731.780.410.91.81.55
Gomez68121Increase 53263,59097.7114390.696.10.811.040.340.5491.16
Kelly6974Increase 5260,38596.5214487.2280.3915.480.490.551.351.73
Howard7065Decrease −5254,77994.4514581.6666.8328.690.380.821.741.55
Ward7166Decrease −5254,12194.214675.8677.7917.770.40.831.571.64
Cox7264Decrease −8253,77194.0714769.9484.4811.550.390.641.421.52
Diaz7399Increase 26251,77293.3314863.276.170.731.190.220.4791.22
Richardson7463Decrease −11249,53392.514955.7762.2532.770.361.051.821.75
Wood7578Increase 3247,29991.6715047.4490.065.610.510.821.41.6
Watson7672Decrease −4242,43289.8715137.3168.5826.850.470.81.721.58
Brooks7773Decrease −4240,75189.2515226.5662.7232.670.410.751.831.62
Bennett7877Decrease −1239,05588.6215315.177916.510.410.891.541.65
Gray7969Decrease −10236,71387.7515402.9271.1324.360.440.841.661.57
James8071Decrease −9233,22486.4615489.3854.4538.090.812.512.12.04
Reyes81141Increase 60232,51186.1915575.575.260.756.020.30.7686.9
Cruz82118Increase 36231,06585.6615661.225.950.835.610.380.9986.24
Hughes8388Increase 5229,39085.0315746.2680.615.450.390.521.461.58
Price8476Decrease −8228,75684.815831.0676.1119.790.420.641.581.46
Myers85101Increase 16224,82483.3415914.486.599.750.380.531.351.4
Long86860223,49482.8515997.2582.3511.751.781.211.441.47
Foster8793Increase 6221,04081.9416079.197223.190.460.861.781.7
Sanders8875Decrease −13220,90281.8916161.0763.4431.90.330.851.731.76
Ross8980Decrease −9219,96181.5416242.6171.4623.670.460.891.691.82
Morales90136Increase 46217,64280.6816323.295.60.61.240.250.4491.88
Powell9185Decrease −6216,55380.2816403.5769.9625.970.380.561.711.41
Sullivan92105Increase 13215,64079.9416483.589.456.780.460.521.161.63
Russell9397Increase 4215,43279.8616563.3679.4515.790.4311.71.63
Ortiz94120Increase 26214,68379.5816642.955.40.640.680.480.4592.35
Jenkins9583Decrease −12213,73779.2316722.1860.1235.970.330.551.691.34
Gutierrez96202Increase 106212,90578.9216801.15.210.251.40.330.4292.39
Perry9784Decrease −13212,64478.8316879.9370.7124.370.460.821.861.78
Butler9891Decrease −7210,87978.1716958.164.7530.850.350.811.751.5
Barnes9979Decrease −20210,4267817036.167.4528.230.40.721.711.49
Fisher100113Increase 13210,27977.9517114.0584.5911.280.420.711.421.58

See also

References

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