Appendix:English surnames (United States)

For the latest data based on the 2010 Census, see Appendix:English surnames (United States, 2010)

Below is a list of the 250 most common surnames in the United States in the 2000 census. The number of bearers is given for the ten most common names, and as a sample in intervals of 50. The source does not register diacritical signs (Rodriguez=Rodríguez) or capital letters (Obrien=O'Brien). *= the name derives from Spanish (Spanish spelling in parentheses, if it is different). **=the name derives from Spanish and also some other language(s), such as Portuguese or Italian. #=the name is not English onomasticon, and not even from the British Isles; say, Vietnamese.


 * 1.Smith (2,376,206)
 * 2.Johnson (1,857,160)
 * 3.Williams (1,534,042)
 * 4.Brown (1,380,145)
 * 5.Jones (1,362,755)
 * 6.Miller (1,127,803)
 * 7.Davis (1,072,335)
 * 8.*Garcia
 * (García) (858,289)
 * 9.*Rodriguez
 * (Rodríguez) (804,240)
 * 10.Wilson (783,051)
 * 11.*Martinez
 * (Martínez)
 * 12.Anderson
 * 13.Taylor
 * 14.Thomas
 * 15.*Hernandez
 * (Hernández)
 * 16.Moore
 * 17.Martin
 * 18.Jackson
 * 19.Thompson
 * 20.White
 * 21.*Lopez
 * (López)
 * 22.Lee
 * 23.*Gonzalez
 * (González)
 * 24.Harris
 * 25.Clark
 * 26.Lewis
 * 27.Robinson
 * 28.Walker
 * 29.*Perez
 * (Pérez)
 * 30.Hall
 * 31.Young
 * 32.Allen
 * 33.*Sanchez
 * (Sánchez)
 * 34.Wright
 * 35.King
 * 36.Scott
 * 37.Green
 * 38.Baker
 * 39.Adams
 * 40.Nelson
 * 41.Hill
 * 42.*Ramirez
 * (Ramírez)
 * 43.Campbell
 * 44.Mitchell
 * 45.Roberts
 * 46.Carter
 * 47.Phillips
 * 48.Evans
 * 49.Turner
 * 50.*Torres (325,169)
 * 51.Parker
 * 52.Collins
 * 53.Edwards
 * 54.Stewart
 * 55.*Flores
 * 56.Morris
 * 57.#Nguyen
 * 58.Murphy
 * 59.*Rivera
 * 60.Cook
 * 61.Rogers
 * 62.Morgan
 * 63.Peterson
 * 64.Cooper
 * 65.Reed
 * 66.Bailey
 * 67.Bell
 * 68.*Gomez
 * (Gómez)
 * 69.Kelly
 * 70.Howard
 * 71.Ward
 * 72.Cox
 * 73.*Diaz
 * (Díaz)
 * 74.Richardson
 * 75.Wood
 * 76.Watson
 * 77.Brooks
 * 78.Bennett
 * 79.Gray
 * 80.James
 * 81.#Reyes
 * 82.*Cruz
 * 83.Hughes
 * 84.Price
 * 85.Myers
 * 86.Long
 * 87.Foster
 * 88.Sanders
 * 89.Ross
 * 90.*Morales
 * 91.Powell
 * 92.Sullivan
 * 93.Russell
 * 94.*Ortiz
 * 95.Jenkins
 * 96.*Gutierrez
 * (Gutiérrez)
 * 97.Perry
 * 98.Butler
 * 99.Barnes
 * 100.Fisher (210,279)
 * 101.Henderson
 * 102.Coleman
 * 103.Simmons
 * 104.Patterson
 * 105.Jordan
 * 106.Reynolds
 * 107.Hamilton
 * 108.Graham
 * 109.#Kim
 * 110.*Gonzales
 * 111.Alexander
 * 112.*Ramos
 * 113.Wallace
 * 114.Griffin
 * 115.West
 * 116.Cole
 * 117.Hayes
 * 118.*Chavez
 * (Chávez)
 * 119.Gibson
 * 120.Bryant
 * 121.Ellis
 * 122.Stevens
 * 123.Murray
 * 124.Ford
 * 125.Marshall
 * 126.Owens
 * 127.McDonald
 * 128.Harrison
 * 129.*Ruiz
 * 130.Kennedy
 * 131.Wells
 * 132.*Alvarez
 * (Álvarez)
 * 133.Woods
 * 134.*Mendoza
 * 135.*Castillo
 * 136.Olson
 * 137.Webb
 * 138.Washington
 * 139.Tucker
 * 140.Freeman
 * 141.Burns
 * 142.Henry
 * 143.*Vasquez
 * (Vásquez)
 * 144.Snyder
 * 145.Simpson
 * 146.Crawford
 * 147.*Jimenez
 * (Jiménez)
 * 148.Porter
 * 149.Mason
 * 150.Shaw (155,172)
 * 151.Gordon
 * 152.Wagner
 * 153.Hunter
 * 154.**Romero
 * 155.Hicks
 * 156.Dixon
 * 157.Hunt
 * 158.Palmer
 * 159.Robertson
 * 160.Black
 * 161.Holmes
 * 162.Stone
 * 163.Meyer
 * 164.Boyd
 * 165.Mills
 * 166.Warren
 * 167.Fox
 * 168.Rose
 * 169.Rice
 * 170.**Moreno
 * 171.#Schmidt
 * 172.#Patel
 * 173.Ferguson
 * 174.Nichols
 * 175.*Herrera
 * 176.**Medina
 * 177.Ryan
 * 178.*Fernandez
 * (Fernández)
 * 179.Weaver
 * 180.Daniels
 * 181.Stephens
 * 182.Gardner
 * 183.Payne
 * 184.Kelley
 * 185.Dunn
 * 186.Pierce
 * 187.Arnold
 * 188.#Tran
 * 189.Spencer
 * 190.Peters
 * 191.Hawkins
 * 192.Grant
 * 193.Hansen
 * 194.**Castro
 * 195.Hoffman
 * 196.Hart
 * 197.Elliott
 * 198.Cunningham
 * 199.Knight
 * 200.Bradley (131,289)
 * 201.Carroll
 * 202.Hudson
 * 203.Duncan
 * 204.Armstrong
 * 205.Berry
 * 206.Andrews
 * 207.Johnston
 * 208.Ray
 * 209.Lane
 * 210.Riley
 * 211.Carpenter
 * 212.Perkins
 * 213.*Aguilar
 * 214.**Silva
 * 215.Richards
 * 216.Willis
 * 217.Matthews
 * 218.Chapman
 * 219.Lawrence
 * 220.*Garza
 * 221.**Vargas
 * 222.Watkins
 * 223.Wheeler
 * 224.Larson
 * 225.Carlson
 * 226.Harper
 * 227.George
 * 228.Greene
 * 229.Burke
 * 230.*Guzman
 * (Guzmán)
 * 231.Morrison
 * 232.*Munoz
 * (Muñoz)
 * 233.Jacobs
 * 234.O'Brien
 * 235.Lawson
 * 236.Franklin
 * 237.Lynch
 * 238.Bishop
 * 239.Carr
 * 240.**Salazar
 * 241.Austin
 * 242.*Mendez
 * (Méndez)
 * 243.Gilbert
 * 244.Jensen
 * 245.Williamson
 * 246.Montgomery
 * 247.Harvey
 * 248.Oliver
 * 249.Howell
 * 250.Dean (109,230)

Source
U.S.Census Bureau: Genealogy Data: Frequently Occurring Surnames from Census 2000. Accessed on 8 November 2011.