Most Popular Last Names

Call it last name or surname, every individual on this planet has got one; even those people who claim they don't have one. A person's last name is his / her identity, a way to belong and be part of the society. The family name is passed on from one generation to the next, regardless of where you live, your profession, father's name, or how you've been brought up as. There may be hundreds of different cultures all over the world and every culture has its own set of last names. We know that we all have different languages that we speak in and hence, this has contributed into giving us countless last names till date. However, among all of these last names, there are few last names that are more popular than others and they've come across more than once in your life.

What defines "most popular" is that out of every 10 people, almost half or more of them possess the same last name. Kind of freaky, huh? Well, not quite because our world's population is growing day by day. But that's another topic for discussion. At the moment, we are here to find out some common last names found in the U.S. and across the globe. So, shall we get on with it? Read on to find out.

Most Popular Last Names in the US

Smith, Jones, Williams; aren't these last names heard of a bit too often? Let it be in movies, magazines, or real life, you will find certain last names to pop out from the crowd since they are found in majority. Now the following results of popular last names were attained after conducting the 2000 US population census. Do you think your family name is in the list below? Only one way to find out.

Most Common Surnames in U.S.
1-25	26-50	51-75	76-100
Smith	Hall	Stewart	Price
Johnson	Allen	Sanchez	Bennett
Williams	Young	Morris	Wood
Jones	Hernandez	Rogers	Barnes
Brown	King	Reed	Ross
Davis	Wright	Cook	Henderson
Miller	Lopez	Morgan	Coleman
Wilson	Hill	Bell	Jenkins
Moore	Scott	Murphy	Perry
Taylor	Green	Bailey	Powell
Anderson	Adams	Rivera	Long
Thomas	Baker	Cooper	Patterson
Jackson	Gonzalez	Richardson	Hughes
White	Nelson	Cox	Flores
Harris	Carter	Howard	Washington
Martin	Mitchell	Ward	Butler
Thompson	Perez	Torres	Simmons
Garcia	Roberts	Peterson	Foster
Martinez	Turner	Gray	Gonzales
Robinson	Phillips	Ramirez	Bryant
Clark	Campbell	James	Alexander
Rodriguez	Parker	Watson	Russell
Lewis	Evans	Brooks	Griffin
Lee	Edwards	Kelley	Diaz
Walker	Collins	Sanders	Hayes

Most Popular Last Names in the World

Similar to the U.S., there are other countries and cultures that have their set of common last names as well. As there are many countries which can be mentioned in this category, the task of collecting them all could be difficult. Which is why, we will take a look at few last names from other countries. For that you can go over the following table.

Most Common Surnames in the World
India China Korea England Shah Wáng Kim Smith Patel Lǐ Lee Jones Khan Zhāng Park Taylor Dixit Liú Choi Brown Gupta Chén Jeong Williams Singh Yáng Kang Wilson Kumar Huáng Cho Johnson Patil Zhào Yoon Davis Desai Wú Jang Robinson Agarwal Zhōu Lim Wright	Ireland Germany Scotland Australia Murphy Müller Smith Smith O'Kelly Schmidt Brown Jones O'Sullivan Schneider Wilson Williams Walsh Fischer Robertson Brown Smith Meyer Thomson Wilson O'Brien Weber Campbell Taylor O'Byrne Schulz Stewart Johnson O'Ryan Wagner Anderson White O'Connor Becker Scott Martin O'Neill Hoffman Murray Anderson

Whether your last name is mentioned in our article or not, what matters is that the family name has its own identity. And that, no one can take it from you. This name defines who you are and where you come from. So, is your last name the most popular? Or were you few of the lucky / unlucky ones that have unique last names? Do let us know.