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Title: Most Common Last Name in Every State
Post by: jmyrlefuller on January 10, 2019, 03:25:07 pm

https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/did-you-know/most-common-last-name-in-every-state/ar-BBQOED0?ocid=spartandhp (https://www.msn.com/en-us/lifestyle/did-you-know/most-common-last-name-in-every-state/ar-BBQOED0?ocid=spartandhp)

Summary: most of the top three common last names in each state are some combination of Smith, Jones, Williams, Miller, Johnson or Brown. Most of the southwestern states have one Hispanic name in the top three.

The only one that has no non-Hispanic names in the top three? California.

Title: Re: Most Common Last Name in Every State
Post by: Sighlass on January 14, 2019, 04:28:04 am

Well I guess if one is going to change names to blend in, a good ole Jeff Smith name would make it hard for someone to hunt you down from all the others.

Title: Re: Most Common Last Name in Every State
Post by: dfwgator on January 14, 2019, 04:34:40 am

Pretty soon in Minnesota it will be "Muhammad".

Title: Re: Most Common Last Name in Every State
Post by: Frank Cannon on January 14, 2019, 04:49:20 am

4th most common name in Hawaii? Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele.

Title: Re: Most Common Last Name in Every State
Post by: Wingnut on January 14, 2019, 05:34:49 am

Quote from: Amb. Frank Cannon on January 14, 2019, 04:49:20 am

4th most common name in Hawaii? Keihanaikukauakahihuliheekahaunaele.

Mele Kalikimaka is the thing to say on a bright Hawaiian Christmas day .

Title: Re: Most Common Last Name in Every State
Post by: Smokin Joe on January 14, 2019, 12:30:10 pm

Smith Johnson Miller Brown? In some order or another? I'm not so sure about this.... With the scandinavian names common in ND, Johnson maybe, (Howard got around), but Smith/Miller/Brown not so much. No Hanson to Anderson or Larson? Hmmmm.

Title: Re: Most Common Last Name in Every State
Post by: GrouchoTex on January 14, 2019, 06:50:02 pm

Texas is Garcia, Smith, then Rodriguez.
No real surprise here.

Title: Re: Most Common Last Name in Every State
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on January 14, 2019, 07:07:33 pm

5. California
> Most common: Garcia (415,000)
> 2nd most common: Martinez (314,000)
> 3rd most common: Rodriguez (305,000)

Title: Re: Most Common Last Name in Every State
Post by: Right_in_Virginia on January 14, 2019, 07:11:43 pm

43. Texas
> Most common: Garcia (503,000)
> 2nd most common: Smith (331,000)
> 3rd most common: Rodriguez (329,000)

Title: Re: Most Common Last Name in Every State
Post by: Wingnut on January 14, 2019, 07:19:19 pm

Quote from: GrouchoTex on January 14, 2019, 06:50:02 pm

Texas is Garcia, Smith, then Rodriguez.
No real surprise here.

Rodriguez?

You mean like "Chy Chy Rod-ri-gweeze"

Title: Re: Most Common Last Name in Every State
Post by: Smokin Joe on January 14, 2019, 07:27:09 pm

From another site, in North Dakota, the top 10:

1. Johnson
2. Anderson
3. Olson
4. Nelson
5. Miller
6. Larson
7. Peterson
8. Smith
9. Hanson
10. Thompson

Which looks a lot more like the ones I have seen so often.