List of most common surnames in North America

This is a list of the most common last names in North America. (Canada, Quebec, Mexico and the US)

Canada (Canadian)

Rank Surname
1 Li
2 Smith
3 Lam
4 Martin
5 Brown
6 Roy
7 Tremblay
8 Lee
9 Gagnon
10 Wilson

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Quebec (Canadian)

Rank Surname % of pop.
1 Tremblay 1.076
2 Gagnon 0.79
3 Roy 0.75
4 Côté 0.69
5 Bouchard 0.53
6 Gauthier 0.52
7 Morin 0.49
8 Lavoie 0.45
9 Fortin 0.449
10 Gagné 0.448
11 Ouellet 0.447
12 Pelletier 0.435
13 Bélanger 0.429
14 Lévesque 0.412
15 Bergeron 0.399
16 Leblanc 0.367
17 Paquette 0.361
18 Girard 0.356
19 Simard 0.354
20 Boucher 0.341
21 Caron 0.321
22 Fuentes 0.300
23 Cloutier 0.297
24 Dubé 0.296
25 Poirier 0.294
26 Fournier 0.293
27 Lapointe 0.290
28 Leclerc 0.285
29 Lefebvre 0.279
30 Poulin 0.268
31 Thibault 0.268
32 St-Pierre 0.264
33 Nadeau 0.258
34 Martin 0.257
35 Landry 0.254
36 Martel 0.250
37 Bédard 0.250
38 Grenier 0.249
39 Lessard 0.238
40 Bernier 0.233
41 Richard 0.228
42 Michaud 0.225
43 Hébert 0.224
44 Desjardins 0.223
45 Couture 0.220
46 Turcotte 0.220
47 Lachance 0.218
48 Parent 0.216
49 Blais 0.214
50 Gosselin 0.212
51 Savard 0.211
52 Proulx 0.219
53 Beaudoin 0.209
54 Demers 0.203
55 Perreault 0.203
56 Boudreau 0.199
57 Lemieux 0.195
58 Cyr 0.193
59 Perron 0.193
60 Dufour 0.191
61 Dion 0.189
62 Mercier 0.189
63 Bolduc 0.187
64 Bérubé 0.186
65 Boisvert 0.186
66 Brown 0.184
67 Ménard 0.181
68 Therrien 0.178
69 Plante 0.177
70 Bilodeau 0.177
71 Blanchette 0.176
72 Dubois 0.176
73 Champagne 0.174
74 Fortier 0.170
75 Arsenault 0.170
76 Dupuis 0.169
77 Gaudreault 0.169
78 Hamel 0.169
79 Houle 0.169
80 Villeneuve 0.165
81 Paradis 0.164
82 Rousseau 0.163
83 Gravel 0.162
84 Thériault 0.162
85 Lemay 0.161
86 Robert 0.158
87 Allard 0.157
88 Deschênes 0.157
89 Giroux 0.155
90 Guay 0.155
91 Leduc 0.155
92 Boivin 0.153
93 Charbonneau 0.153
94 Lambert 0.152
95 Raymond 0.151
96 Vachon 0.150
97 Gilbert 0.148
98 Audet 0.147
99 Jean 0.147
100 Larouche 0.146

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Cuba (Cuban)

Rank Surname Number
1 Rodríguez 301,136
2 Pérez 300,189
3 González 262,311
4 Hernández 215,593
5 García 208,965
6 Martinez 148,674
7 Diaz 136,364
8 Fernández 134,470
9 López 127,525
10 Álvarez 101,010

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Mexico (Mexican)

Below are the most common surnames listed in Mexico's 2005 electoral roll.[4]

Rank Surname Number
1 Martínez 5,526,929
2 García 4,129,360
3 Hernandez 3,886,887
4 González 3,188,693
5 López 3,148,024
6 Rodríguez 2,744,179
7 Pérez 2,746,468
8 Sánchez 2,234,625
9 Ramírez 2,070,723
10 Flores 1,392,707

United States (American)

All figures are for the 2000 US Census, except for the 1990 Rank column which is for the 1990 US Census.

During the 2000 US Census, the top hundred surnames in the U.S. were:[5][6][7]

Name Rank 1990 Rank Change Total number Frequency per 100,000 Cumulative per 100,000 White Black Asian or
Pacific Islander
Native American
or Alaskan
Multiracial Hispanic
Smith 1102,376,207880.85880.8573.3522.220.40.851.631.56
Johnson 2201,857,160688.441569.361.5533.80.420.911.821.5
Williams 3301,534,042568.662137.9648.5246.720.370.782.011.6
Brown 45Increase 11,380,145511.622649.5860.7134.540.410.831.861.64
Jones 54Decrease −11,362,755505.173154.7557.6937.730.350.941.851.44
Miller 67Increase11,127,803418.073572.8285.8110.410.420.631.311.43
Davis 76Decrease −11,072,335397.513970.3364.7330.770.40.791.731.58
Garcia 818Increase 10858,289318.174288.56.170.491.430.580.5190.81
Rodriguez 922Increase 13804,240298.134586.625.520.540.580.240.4192.7
Wilson 108Decrease −2783,051290.274876.969.7225.320.461.031.741.73
Martinez 1119Increase 8775,072287.325164.226.040.520.60.640.4691.72
Anderson 1211Decrease −1762,394282.625446.8377.618.060.480.71.591.58
Taylor 1310Decrease −3720,370267.045713.8767.827.670.390.751.781.61
Thomas 1412Decrease −2710,696263.455977.3355.5338.171.631.0121.66
Hernandez 1529Increase 14706,372261.856239.184.550.380.650.270.3593.81
Moore 169Decrease −7698,6712596498.1768.8526.920.370.651.71.5
Martin1716Decrease −1672,711249.376747.5477.4715.30.710.941.593.99
Jackson 1813Decrease −5666,125246.936994.4741.9353.020.311.042.181.53
Thompson 1917Decrease −2644,368238.877233.3472.4822.530.441.151.781.62
White 2014Decrease −6639,515237.077470.467.9127.380.391.011.761.55
Lopez 2132Increase 11621,536230.47700.815.850.611.040.470.5291.51
Lee 2224Increase 2605,860224.597925.440.0917.4137.831.032.31.34
Gonzalez 2338Increase 15597,718221.578146.974.760.370.380.180.3393.99
Harris 2415Decrease −9593,542220.028366.9953.8841.630.360.652.021.45
Clark 2521Decrease −4548,369203.288570.2776.8418.530.410.941.61.68
Lewis 2623Decrease −3509,930189.038759.360.9733.830.451.141.971.64
Robinson 2720Decrease −7503,028186.478945.7751.3444.10.370.511.991.68
Walker 2825Decrease −3501,307185.839131.6161.2534.170.350.831.81.6
Perez 2942Increase 13488,521181.099312.75.950.481.180.260.4891.65
Hall 3026Decrease −4473,568175.559488.2575.1120.750.480.631.631.4
Young 3128Decrease −3465,948172.739660.9768.9123.792.950.731.931.69
Allen 3227Decrease −5463,368171.779832.7470.2425.140.410.831.771.62
Sanchez 3352Increase 19441,242163.579996.315.770.51.010.490.4591.78
Wright 3431Decrease −3440,367163.2410159.5568.327.360.40.661.751.52
King 3530Decrease −5438,986162.7310322.2872.822.020.880.971.711.62
Scott 3634Decrease −2420,091155.7310478.0162.632.260.411.151.91.68
Green 3735Decrease −2413,477153.2710631.2959.3336.230.340.611.781.71
Baker 3837Decrease −1413,351153.2310784.5182.0813.630.450.831.541.47
Adams 3936Decrease −3413,086153.1310937.6476.1719.20.450.791.631.76
Nelson 4039Decrease −1412,236152.8111090.4680.2914.930.511.091.491.68
Hill 4133Decrease −8411,770152.6411243.166.8328.420.420.911.781.64
Ramirez 4270Increase 28388,987144.211387.34.40.290.970.270.493.67
Campbell 4346Increase 3371,953137.8811525.1876.4719.130.430.651.671.65
Mitchell 4441Decrease −3367,433136.2111661.3863.5531.520.390.981.931.63
Roberts 4543Decrease −2366,215135.7511797.1479.5615.860.470.851.671.58
Carter 4640Decrease −6362,548134.411931.5360.5134.990.390.711.881.52
Phillips 4745Decrease −2351,848130.4312061.9678.9516.360.450.991.681.58
Evans 48480342,237126.8712188.8370.6525.050.40.681.671.55
Turner 4944Decrease −5335,663124.4312313.2666.6729.310.330.561.721.4
Torres 5067Increase 17325,169120.5412433.86.050.581.420.260.5391.16
Parker 5147Decrease −4324,246120.21255471.4924.090.440.851.671.46
Collins 5250Decrease −2317,848117.8312671.8273.9221.70.370.751.651.61
Edwards 5349Decrease −4317,070117.5412789.3665.1630.210.40.751.841.63
Stewart 5451Decrease −3312,899115.9912905.3571.7823.830.380.741.691.59
Flores 5589Increase 34312,615115.8913021.235.570.472.150.430.5490.84
Morris 5653Decrease −3311,754115.5713136.875.9219.290.430.931.71.73
Nguyen 57228Increase 172310,125114.9613251.761.260.1895.930.042.010.58
Murphy 5859Increase 1300,501111.3913363.1685.0511.030.430.651.291.54
Rivera 5961Increase 2299,463111.0113474.175.921.062.060.240.5590.17
Cook 6056Decrease −4294,795109.2813583.4583.5212.270.440.861.481.42
Rogers 6154Decrease −7294,403109.1313692.5877.817.660.420.771.581.77
Morgan 6257Decrease −5276,400102.4613795.0478.4716.470.421.151.641.86
Peterson 6368Increase 5275,041101.961389786.299.580.520.71.331.56
Cooper 6466Decrease −2270,097100.1213997.1270.3625.260.40.761.691.54
Reed6555Decrease −10267,44399.1414096.2673.5121.970.411.671.45
Bailey 6660Decrease −6265,91698.5714194.8474.7721.140.40.611.631.45
Bell 6758Decrease −9264,75298.1414292.9863.5731.780.410.91.81.55
Gomez 68121Increase 53263,59097.7114390.696.10.811.040.340.5491.16
Kelly 6974Increase 5260,38596.5214487.2280.3915.480.490.551.351.73
Howard 7065Decrease −5254,77994.4514581.6666.8328.690.380.821.741.55
Ward 7166Decrease −5254,12194.214675.8677.7917.770.40.831.571.64
Cox 7264Decrease −8253,77194.0714769.9484.4811.550.390.641.421.52
Diaz 7399Increase 26251,77293.3314863.276.170.731.190.220.4791.22
Richardson 7463Decrease −11249,53392.514955.7762.2532.770.361.051.821.75
Wood 7578Increase 3247,29991.6715047.4490.065.610.510.821.41.6
Watson 7672Decrease −4242,43289.8715137.3168.5826.850.470.81.721.58
Brooks 7773Decrease −4240,75189.2515226.5662.7232.670.410.751.831.62
Bennett 7877Decrease −1239,05588.6215315.177916.510.410.891.541.65
Gray 7969Decrease −10236,71387.7515402.9271.1324.360.440.841.661.57
James 8071Decrease −9233,22486.4615489.3854.4538.090.812.512.12.04
Reyes 81141Increase 60232,51186.1915575.575.260.756.020.30.7686.9
Cruz 82118Increase 36231,06585.6615661.225.950.835.610.380.9986.24
Hughes 8388Increase 5229,39085.0315746.2680.615.450.390.521.461.58
Price 8476Decrease −8228,75684.815831.0676.1119.790.420.641.581.46
Myers 85101Increase 16224,82483.3415914.486.599.750.380.531.351.4
Long 86860223,49482.8515997.2582.3511.751.781.211.441.47
Foster 8793Increase 6221,04081.9416079.197223.190.460.861.781.7
Sanders 8875Decrease −13220,90281.8916161.0763.4431.90.330.851.731.76
Ross 8980Decrease −9219,96181.5416242.6171.4623.670.460.891.691.82
Morales 90136Increase 46217,64280.6816323.295.60.61.240.250.4491.88
Powell 9185Decrease −6216,55380.2816403.5769.9625.970.380.561.711.41
Sullivan 92105Increase 13215,64079.9416483.589.456.780.460.521.161.63
Russell 9397Increase 4215,43279.8616563.3679.4515.790.4311.71.63
Ortiz 94120Increase 26214,68379.5816642.955.40.640.680.480.4592.35
Jenkins 9583Decrease −12213,73779.2316722.1860.1235.970.330.551.691.34
Gutierrez 96202Increase 106212,90578.9216801.15.210.251.40.330.4292.39
Perry 9784Decrease −13212,64478.8316879.9370.7124.370.460.821.861.78
Butler 9891Decrease −7210,87978.1716958.164.7530.850.350.811.751.5
Barnes 9979Decrease −20210,4267817036.167.4528.230.40.721.711.49
Fisher 100113Increase 13210,27977.9517114.0584.5911.280.420.711.421.58

The distribution reflects the history of immigration into the country. Many immigrants from non-English-speaking countries Anglicized their names. Good 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. Names such as Williams, Jackson, Robinson, Harris, Davis, Brown and Jones are common among African Americans.

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.

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