To determine the most common surnames in the United States, 24/7 Wall St. analyzed past and present census counts to understand population diversity in America.

The most common surnames in the U.S. vary by state, yet there are a number of similarities, according to a recent data analysis by Ancestry.com. (AP Photo/Khalil Senosi) ASSOCIATED PRESS ...

An Ancestry study has found the “most common surnames by state.”. With help from the white pages, the popular genealogy site found one last name was most common nationwide: Smith.Other popular ...

What's in a name? Well, quite a lot, actually. The most common last names are more than just labels. They carry a history, tell a story and — sometimes — even reveal secrets about the past. From the ...

Of course, Smith, Miller and Johnson are among the most-common last names in many states. It's only when you get to California and the Southwest where you see the nation's growing diversity in play.

Alabama’s most common last names are Smith, Williams and Johnson. Those names are the most common in 12 other states: Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, ...

Our research used Linkedin data to analyze 66,623,142 profiles to understand the most common first and last names for graduates across the Ivy League universities, made up of Harvard University, ...

The data said Smith, Johnson, Miller, Jones, Williams and Anderson are the most common last names in the country, with Smith frequently used in 45 states except California, Hawaii, Minnesota, New ...

A new ranking from NYup.com shows the 25 most common last names in New York State, and the most 50 most common in America. The list is based on population data from ancestry.com and 24/7 Wall St ...

Most Americans can trace their roots to immigrant ancestors. 24/7 Wall St. reviewed Census data to find the 50 most common last names in the U.S. Today, ...

Spokeo conducted a study to find the most common first and last names for Ivy League graduates. These are the most common names for Ivy League grads Skip to main content ...

A ranking of the most common last names in America showed they were, in order, Smith, Johnson and Williams. 24/7 WallStreet took that a step further and ranked the most common last names in each ...