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Ancestry.com reviewed phone book listings from across the US to determine the three most popular last names in each state. The study found that Smith is the most common surname in the US, followed by Johnson, Miller, Jones, Williams, and Anderson. The interactive map shows the most common surname in each state, with Hawaii being the only state where Lee, Wong, and Kim were the most popular.
Ancestry.com reviewed phone book listings from across the US to determine the three most popular last names in each state and found that Smith is the most common surname in almost every state. Other popular surnames include Johnson, Miller, Jones, Williams, and Anderson. Regional differences were also found, with Andersons being more common in the Northwest and Garcia being popular in Southwestern states. Hawaii was the only state where Lee, Wong, and Kim were the most popular last names.
Ancestry.com reviewed phone book listings from across the country to determine the three most popular last names in each state. The company found Smith is far and away the most common surname in the US, only failing to land among the top three surnames in just five states: California, Hawaii, Minnesota, New Mexico and North Dakota. Other popular surnames included Johnson, Miller, Jones, Williams and Anderson.