Here is list of 50 most common American surnames, 25 most common American males names and 25 most common American female names.
Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown and Jones were the most common last names, according to a Census Bureau analysis of the 2010 Census.
TOP 50 Most Common American Name
| 50 Most Common American Surnames (US Census 2010) | ||||
| 1. Smith | 11. Anderson | 21. Clark | 31. Wright | 41. Mitchell |
| 2. Johnson | 12. Thomas | 22. Rodriguez | 32. Lopez | 42. Perez |
| 3. Williams | 13. Jackson | 23. Lewis | 33. Hill | 43. Roberts |
| 4. Jones | 14. White | 24. Lee | 34. Scott | 44. Turner |
| 5. Brown | 15. Harris | 25. Walker | 35. Green | 45. Phillips |
| 6. Davis | 16. Martin | 26. Hall | 36. Adams | 46. Campbell |
| 7. Miller | 17. Thompson | 27. Allen | 37. Baker | 47. Parker |
| 8. Wilson | 18. Garcia | 28. Young | 38. Gonzalez | 48. Evans |
| 9. Moore | 19. Martinez | 29. Hernandez | 39. Nelson | 49. Edwards |
| 10. Taylor | 20. Robinson | 30. King | 40. Carter | 50. Collins |
| 25 Most Popular American Male Names | ||||
| 1. James | 6. David | 11. Christopher | 16. George | 21. Ronald |
| 2. John | 7. Richard | 12. Daniel | 17. Kenneth | 22. Anthony |
| 3. Robert | 8. Charles | 13. Paul | 18. Steven | 23. Kevin |
| 4. Michael | 9. Joseph | 14. Mark | 19. Edward | 24. Jason |
| 5. William | 10. Thomas | 15. Donald | 20. Brian | 25. Jeff |
| 25 Most Popular American Female Names | ||||
| 1. Mary | 6. Jennifer | 11. Lisa | 16. Sandra | 21. Michelle |
| 2. Patricia | 7. Maria | 12. Nancy | 17. Donna | 22. Laura |
| 3. Linda | 8. Susan | 13. Karen | 18. Carol | 23. Sarah |
| 4. Barbara | 9. Margaret | 14. Betty | 19. Ruth | 24. Kimberly |
| 5. Elizabeth | 10. Dorothy | 15. Helen | 20. Sharon | 25. Deborah |
[Ref: American Name Society and US census 2010]
The American Name Society, founded in 1951, is a learned society founded “to promote monastics (Study of names), the study of names and naming practices, both in the United States and abroad and to investigate cultural insights, settlement history, and linguistic characteristics revealed in names.
The U.S. Census Bureau sent us this fun information about the most popular last names in America, as recorded in the 2010 Census.
Despite the nation’s growing racial and ethnic diversity, the five most frequent American surnames in 2010 remained the same as in 2000 and were mainly reported by whites and blacks.
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