Most Common Last Names in the United States in 1990
Updated July 10, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
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| RANK | NAME | FREQUENCY1 |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Smith | 1.01% |
| 2. | Johnson | 0.81 |
| 3. | Williams | 0.70 |
| 4. | Jones | 0.62 |
| 5. | Brown | 0.62 |
| 6. | Davis | 0.48 |
| 7. | Miller | 0.42 |
| 8. | Wilson | 0.34 |
| 9. | Moore | 0.31 |
| 10. | Taylor | 0.31% |
| 11. | Anderson | 0.31 |
| 12. | Thomas | 0.31 |
| 13. | Jackson | 0.31 |
| 14. | White | 0.28 |
| 15. | Harris | 0.28 |
| 16. | Martin | 0.27 |
| 17. | Thompson | 0.27 |
| 18. | Garcia | 0.25 |
| 19. | Martinez | 0.23% |
| 20. | Robinson | 0.23 |
| 21. | Clark | 0.23 |
| 22. | Rodriguez | 0.23 |
| 23. | Lewis | 0.23 |
| 24. | Lee | 0.22 |
| 25. | Walker | 0.22 |
| 26. | Hall | 0.20 |
| 27. | Allen | 0.20 |
| 28. | Young | 0.19 |
| 29. | Hernandez | 0.19 |
| 30. | King | 0.19 |
NOTE: Based on 1990 Census data. Numbers are rounded.
1. Percent of U.S. population sample.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau. Web: https://www2.census.gov/topics/genealogy/1990surnames/dist.all.last.
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