List of most common surnames in North America


This is a list of the most common surnames in North America.

Canada (Canadian)

Quebec (Québécois)

Top 10 common surnames in 2006.
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 (Costa Rican)

Most common surnames in Costa Rica as of 2007.

Cuba (Cuban)

Most common surnames in Cuba.
RankSurnameNumber
1Rodríguez301,136
2Pérez300,189
3González262,311
4Hernández215,593
5García208,965
6Martinez148,674
7Díaz136,364
8Fernández134,470
9López127,525
10Álvarez101,010

Dominican Republic (Dominican)

El Salvador (Salvadoran)

Most common surnames in El Salvador as of 2005.

Guatemala (Guatemalan)

Most common surnames in Guatemala as of 2015.

Mexico (Mexican)

Below are the most common surnames of Mexico. All of the surnames listed are of Spanish origin.
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
101Zúñiga181,020
102Olvera180,835
103Huerta178,833
104Arellano175,979
105Calderón170,734
106Barrera165,881
107Zavala164,447
108Gallegos163,421
109Santos163,190
110Lozano162,284
111Beltrán160,993
112Figueroa159,227
113Franco159,082
114Galván159,080
115Montes158,271
116Sosa157,711
117Villanueva157,709
118Arias156,916
119de la Cruz154,539
120Esquivel150,914
121Ponce150,733
122Corona150,627
123Alonso149,235
124Palacios147,981
125Trujillo147,338
126Pineda145,084
127Rocha142,857
128Rubio140,477
129Escobar140,431
130Galindo140,203
131Villa137,465
132de Jesús136,456
133Cano136,358
134Benítez136,336
135Cuevas134,603
136Bravo133,910
137Osorio131,900
138Carmona130,884
139Montoya129,309
140Rivas125,511
141Enríquez124,621
142Trejo121,878
143Cisneros121,718
144Reséndiz120,877
145Córdova120,502
146De La Rosa120,430
147Téllez119,966
148Vera119,827
149Tovar118,694
150Durán118,413
151Quintero117,219
152Quiróz117,080
153Salgado116,718
154Becerra116,252
155Ávalos115,548
156Peralta115,586
157Esparza112,885
158Blanco111,375
159Barajas110,925
160Bonilla109,478
170Guevara108,063
171Murillo107,970
172Olivares107,122
173de León105,231
174Castellanos104,294
175Villarreal104,072
176Lugo102,627
177Marín102,430
178Bautista101,823
179Gallardo100,867
180Villalobos100,521
181Salcedo100,453
182Segura98,657
183Andrade97,351
184Reynoso96,758
185Mercado96,660
186Portillo96,118
187Dávila96,094
188Navarrete95,744
189Paredes95,433
190Magaña95,291
191Guerra94,614
192Alemán94,052
193Zárate93,843
194Salas92,732
195Mora92,005
196Duarte91,180
197Chavarría90,986
198Velasco90,371
199Paz88,217
200Barrios85,542

United States (American)

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 of this 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 above table, from the 2000 Census, 17.11% of Americans have a surname among the top 100. On the other hand, 13.97% of Americans have a surname which occurs fewer than 100 times in the entire population.
Top surnames according to the 2010 U.S. Census may be found .
During the 2000 U.S. Census, the top one hundred surnames in the U.S. were:
NameRank1990 RankChangeTotal numberFrequency per 100,000Cumulative per 100,000WhiteBlackAsian or
Pacific Islander
Native American
or Alaskan
MultiracialHispanic
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
Brown45 11,380,145511.622649.5860.7134.540.410.831.861.64
Jones54 −11,362,755505.173154.7557.6937.730.350.941.851.44
Miller6711,127,803418.073572.8285.8110.410.420.631.311.43
Davis76 −11,072,335397.513970.3364.7330.770.40.791.731.58
Garcia818 10858,289318.174288.56.170.491.430.580.5190.81
Rodriguez922 13804,240298.134586.625.520.540.580.240.4192.7
Wilson108 −2783,051290.274876.969.7225.320.461.031.741.73
Martinez1119 8775,072287.325164.226.040.520.60.640.4691.72
Anderson1211 −1762,394282.625446.8377.618.060.480.71.591.58
Taylor1310 −3720,370267.045713.8767.827.670.390.751.781.61
Thomas1412 −2710,696263.455977.3355.5338.171.631.0121.66
Hernandez1529 14706,372261.856239.184.550.380.650.270.3593.81
Moore169 −7698,6712596498.1768.8526.920.370.651.71.5
Martin1716 −1672,711249.376747.5477.4715.30.710.941.593.99
Jackson1813 −5666,125246.936994.4741.9353.020.311.042.181.53
Thompson1917 −2644,368238.877233.3472.4822.530.441.151.781.62
White2014 −6639,515237.077470.467.9127.380.391.011.761.55
Lopez2132 11621,536230.47700.815.850.611.040.470.5291.51
Lee2224 2605,860224.597925.440.0917.4137.831.032.31.34
Gonzalez2338 15597,718221.578146.974.760.370.380.180.3393.99
Harris2415 −9593,542220.028366.9953.8841.630.360.652.021.45
Clark2521 −4548,369203.288570.2776.8418.530.410.941.61.68
Lewis2623 −3509,930189.038759.360.9733.830.451.141.971.64
Robinson2720 −7503,028186.478945.7751.3444.10.370.511.991.68
Walker2825 −3501,307185.839131.6161.2534.170.350.831.81.6
Perez2942 13488,521181.099312.75.950.481.180.260.4891.65
Hall3026 −4473,568175.559488.2575.1120.750.480.631.631.4
Young3128 −3465,948172.739660.9768.9123.792.950.731.931.69
Allen3227 −5463,368171.779832.7470.2425.140.410.831.771.62
Sanchez3352 19441,242163.579996.315.770.51.010.490.4591.78
Wright3431 −3440,367163.2410159.5568.327.360.40.661.751.52
King3530 −5438,986162.7310322.2872.822.020.880.971.711.62
Scott3634 −2420,091155.7310478.0162.632.260.411.151.91.68
Green3735 −2413,477153.2710631.2959.3336.230.340.611.781.71
Baker3837 −1413,351153.2310784.5182.0813.630.450.831.541.47
Adams3936 −3413,086153.1310937.6476.1719.20.450.791.631.76
Nelson4039 −1412,236152.8111090.4680.2914.930.511.091.491.68
Hill4133 −8411,770152.6411243.166.8328.420.420.911.781.64
Ramirez4270 28388,987144.211387.34.40.290.970.270.493.67
Campbell4346 3371,953137.8811525.1876.4719.130.430.651.671.65
Mitchell4441 −3367,433136.2111661.3863.5531.520.390.981.931.63
Roberts4543 −2366,215135.7511797.1479.5615.860.470.851.671.58
Carter4640 −6362,548134.411931.5360.5134.990.390.711.881.52
Phillips4745 −2351,848130.4312061.9678.9516.360.450.991.681.58
Evans48480342,237126.8712188.8370.6525.050.40.681.671.55
Turner4944 −5335,663124.4312313.2666.6729.310.330.561.721.4
Torres5067 17325,169120.5412433.86.050.581.420.260.5391.16
Parker5147 −4324,246120.21255471.4924.090.440.851.671.46
Collins5250 −2317,848117.8312671.8273.9221.70.370.751.651.61
Edwards5349 −4317,070117.5412789.3665.1630.210.40.751.841.63
Stewart5451 −3312,899115.9912905.3571.7823.830.380.741.691.59
Flores5589 34312,615115.8913021.235.570.472.150.430.5490.84
Morris5653 −3311,754115.5713136.875.9219.290.430.931.71.73
Nguyen57228 172310,125114.9613251.761.260.1895.930.042.010.58
Murphy5859 1300,501111.3913363.1685.0511.030.430.651.291.54
Rivera5961 2299,463111.0113474.175.921.062.060.240.5590.17
Cook6056 −4294,795109.2813583.4583.5212.270.440.861.481.42
Rogers6154 −7294,403109.1313692.5877.817.660.420.771.581.77
Morgan6257 −5276,400102.4613795.0478.4716.470.421.151.641.86
Peterson6368 5275,041101.961389786.299.580.520.71.331.56
Cooper6466 −2270,097100.1213997.1270.3625.260.40.761.691.54
Reed6555 −10267,44399.1414096.2673.5121.970.411.671.45
Bailey6660 −6265,91698.5714194.8474.7721.140.40.611.631.45
Bell6758 −9264,75298.1414292.9863.5731.780.410.91.81.55
Gomez68121 53263,59097.7114390.696.10.811.040.340.5491.16
Kelly6974 5260,38596.5214487.2280.3915.480.490.551.351.73
Howard7065 −5254,77994.4514581.6666.8328.690.380.821.741.55
Ward7166 −5254,12194.214675.8677.7917.770.40.831.571.64
Cox7264 −8253,77194.0714769.9484.4811.550.390.641.421.52
Diaz7399 26251,77293.3314863.276.170.731.190.220.4791.22
Richardson7463 −11249,53392.514955.7762.2532.770.361.051.821.75
Wood7578 3247,29991.6715047.4490.065.610.510.821.41.6
Watson7672 −4242,43289.8715137.3168.5826.850.470.81.721.58
Brooks7773 −4240,75189.2515226.5662.7232.670.410.751.831.62
Bennett7877 −1239,05588.6215315.177916.510.410.891.541.65
Gray7969 −10236,71387.7515402.9271.1324.360.440.841.661.57
James8071 −9233,22486.4615489.3854.4538.090.812.512.12.04
Reyes81141 60232,51186.1915575.575.260.756.020.30.7686.9
Cruz82118 36231,06585.6615661.225.950.835.610.380.9986.24
Hughes8388 5229,39085.0315746.2680.615.450.390.521.461.58
Price8476 −8228,75684.815831.0676.1119.790.420.641.581.46
Myers85101 16224,82483.3415914.486.599.750.380.531.351.4
Long86860223,49482.8515997.2582.3511.751.781.211.441.47
Foster8793 6221,04081.9416079.197223.190.460.861.781.7
Sanders8875 −13220,90281.8916161.0763.4431.90.330.851.731.76
Ross8980 −9219,96181.5416242.6171.4623.670.460.891.691.82
Morales90136 46217,64280.6816323.295.60.61.240.250.4491.88
Powell9185 −6216,55380.2816403.5769.9625.970.380.561.711.41
Sullivan92105 13215,64079.9416483.589.456.780.460.521.161.63
Russell9397 4215,43279.8616563.3679.4515.790.4311.71.63
Ortiz94120 26214,68379.5816642.955.40.640.680.480.4592.35
Jenkins9583 −12213,73779.2316722.1860.1235.970.330.551.691.34
Gutierrez96202 106212,90578.9216801.15.210.251.40.330.4292.39
Perry9784 −13212,64478.8316879.9370.7124.370.460.821.861.78
Butler9891 −7210,87978.1716958.164.7530.850.350.811.751.5
Barnes9979 −20210,4267817036.167.4528.230.40.721.711.49
Fisher100113 13210,27977.9517114.0584.5911.280.420.711.421.58

Texas (Texan)

There were 440,455 different surnames registered in Texas as of 1995. 95% of these consisted of just 54,277 surnames. Spanish surnames are 12 of the top 20 most common surnames, though they are only approximately 30% of the state's total.
1995 RankNameOriginNumber of people
1SmithEnglish188,840
2GarciaSpanish173,892
3MartinezSpanish146,931
4WilliamsEnglish, Welsh146,796
5JohnsonEnglish145,330
6RodriguezSpanish131,580
7JonesWelsh129,189
8HernandezSpanish117,329
9BrownEnglish106,701
10DavisWelsh101,558
11GarzaSpanish,Italian86,876
12LopezSpanish83,453
13GonzalezSpanish81,915
14PerezSpanish74,777
15FloresSpanish70,232
16GonzalesSpanish69,800
17RamirezSpanish68,769
18JacksonEnglish68,534
19MooreIrish67,615
20WilsonEnglish, Scottish65,691
21SanchezSpanish65,641
22TaylorEnglish64,681
23MillerEnglish62,416
24ThomasEnglish, Welsh57,681
25WhiteEnglish55,871
26ThompsonEnglish, Scottish53,211
27HarrisEnglish, Scottish, Welsh53,185
28MartinEnglish51,774
29WalkerEnglish50,402
30AndersonEnglish, Scottish48,367
31LewisWelsh45,056
32AllenScottish44,072
33TorresSpanish42,287
34GreenEnglish41,906
35ClarkEnglish39,801
36GomezSpanish39,210
37HillEnglish39,075
38KingEnglish37,787
39WrightEnglish37,163
40HallEnglish37,041
41YoungEnglish36,035
42CastilloSpanish35,993
43LeeEnglish35,909
44AdamsEnglish, Welsh35,799
45Trevino Spanish35,626
46ScottScottish35,450
47GutierrezSpanish35,195
48RobinsonEnglish35,117
49ReyesSpanish35,092
50VasquezSpanish34,045