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What Are the Most Common Surnames In the United States?

March 13, 2020 by Karen Hill

The most common surnames in the United States in order, are Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones, and Brown.

A surname is a name added to a given name and in many cases, a surname is a family name.

In Western countries, a surname is also known as a “last name”, but in many countries in Asia, the family name, or surname, comes before the person’s first name.

In Iceland, however, most people do not use family names. Instead, a person’s surname indicates the first name of the person’s father.

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About Karen Hill

Karen Hill is a freelance writer, editor, and columnist. Born in New York, her work has appeared in the Examiner, Yahoo News, Buzzfeed, among others.

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