What's in a name

[Ranger]

Do you fit into the top 50 common surnames in the U.S. ?
1990 Rank- Surname- No. per 10,000- 1790 Rank
1 Smith 101 1
2 Johnson 81 3
3 Williams 70 7
4 Jones 62 4
5 Brown 62 2
6 Davis 48 5
7 Miller 42 8
8 Wilson 34 9
9 Moore 31 14
10 Taylor 31 11
11 Anderson 31 -
12 Thomas 31 23
13 Jackson 31 42
14 White 28 10
15 Harris 28 30
16 Martin 27 22
17 Thompson 27 12
18 Garcia 25 -
19 Martinez 23 -
20 Robinson 23 37
21 Clark 23 6
22 Rodriguez 23 -
23 Lewis 23 21
24 Lee 23 49
25 Walker 22 31

1990 Rank- Surname- No. per 10,000- 1790 Rank
26 Hall 20 15
27 Allen 20 13
28 Young 19 28
29 Hernandez 19 -
30 King 19 34
31 Wright 19 26
32 Lopez 19 -
33 Hill 19 16
34 Scott 19 44
35 Green 18 20
36 Adams 17 17
37 Baker 17 19
38 Gonzalez 17 -
39 Nelson 16 -
40 Carter 16 -
41 Mitchell 16 -
42 Perez 16 -
43 Roberts 15 39
44 Turner 15 46
45 Phillips 15 35
46 Campbell 15 43
47 Parker 15 25
48 Evan 14 -
49 Edwards 14 -
50 Collins 13 -

[Mercy]

Yes, actually I'm in the top 5.

[Susie Q Roo]

Ranger, I made it a little easier to read. Is that better?

[Ranger]

Originally Posted by Susie Q Roo

Ranger, I made it a little easier to read. Is that better?

Thank you, I almost deleted it. It still doesn't reflect the full comparison properly so check on this link............
Common Surnames

[James A.]

I was surprised mine wasn't on there.

[Susie Q Roo]

Originally Posted by James A.

I was surprised mine wasn't on there.

Aren't you # 11?

[jaybird]

#43 here.

[Ranger]

Mine is not there but Mrs. Rangers maiden name is #2. When the Swedes were coming off the boat they just kept caling them "Johns-son".

[SunKneeMarie]

Originally Posted by Susie Q Roo

Aren't you # 11?

it IS a good thing he's so pretty....



(and neither my married nor maiden surname ever ranks anywhere... I went from very obscure to even more obscure)

[James A.]

Oops.

Carry on.

[pamplemoose77]

wow my sister's is more common than mine! although our maiden name is nowhere in sight!

[Mamacita]

Originally Posted by Ranger

Mine is not there but Mrs. Rangers maiden name is #2. When the Swedes were coming off the boat they just kept caling them "Johns-son".

That's me. I married a "Johns-son". My maiden name is not there, no surprise.

[Daddy B]

Originally Posted by Ranger

Do you fit into the top 50 common surnames in the U.S. ?
1990 Rank- Surname- No. per 10,000- 1790 Rank


18 Garcia 25 -
19 Martinez 23 -

22 Rodriguez 23 -



29 Hernandez 19 -

32 Lopez 19 -

38 Gonzalez 17 -

42 Perez 16 -

What are the odds on these surnames being in the US top ten within a few decades?

[Ranger]

Originally Posted by James A.

Oops.

Carry on.

[James A.]

Julie transposting as James here (I couldn't remember my password and got LOCKED OUT )

Just wanted to say I feel so special - my maiden name isn't in the top 50. And that would be -

Newton.

Yup, I was Julie Newton for 21 years. (Cue Fig and Isaac jokes. Bad-ump-bum...chhhh!)

And YES I am in fact related to Isaac. Family lore has it (I can't be bothered to research on my own) that Isaac had no children of his own, but we are descended from his brother.