Smith, Johnson and Williams, long the most common last names, remain the nation's Top 3, the bureau said. But Lopez and Gonzalez rose to the Top 15 list for the first time, joining other common ...

The widget can also guess where couples met, by analysing their surnames - and the experts claim they get it right most of the time ...

The top 15 surnames for 2010 include Rodriguez, Martinez, Hernandez, which were all on the list in 2000 but moved up or stayed in the same spot.

This naming convention isn’t as backward as it seems. Choosing surnames as first names for newborns is a growing trend among parents, according to baby name experts. “Many surnames are so well ...

Other surnames on the list that have proliferated since the Second World War include Miah, Wang, Nowak, Sanchez and Hernandez.

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There is no such thing as a Viking surname. True hereditary surnames were only introduced in Scandinavia in the late 18th century, more than 700 years after the heyday of Viking expansion.

Excluding these two surnames, we compiled the rest of the list. Take a look at the rundown in this video and you can find more info about the names themselves below. 1.