The most popular names in United States are
Smith, Garcia , Lopez , Johnson, Miller, Jones, Williams, and Anderson.
Genealogy website Ancestry.com pulled data on the most common surnames in every state andpublished the most popular ones in a map on its website.
Smith, a name once reserved for metal workers that is derived from the Old English for "to smite" or "strike," is one of the most popular last names in 45 states.
California, Hawaii, Montana, New Mexico, and North Dakota are not among them. Some of their most common surnames have origins outside the English language, like Garcia and Lopez - both of which are common in California, a state with a large Hispanic population.
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