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    Surnames beginning with F

    1,005 surnames starting with F, ordered by how many people carry them in the United States, with notable names that are rare in the US further down.

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    #SurnameOriginUS rankPeople in the US
    1 Flores Spanish 40 433,969
    2 Foster occupational 99 227,764
    3 Fisher occupational 112 214,703
    4 Ford place 137 184,832
    5 Fernandez Spanish, patronymic 142 180,842
    6 Freeman 151 169,149
    7 Fox 180 152,334
    8 Ferguson patronymic 188 146,426
    9 Franklin English, nickname 251 120,621
    10 Fuller occupational 281 110,116
    11 Fields 288 107,522
    12 Fowler occupational 299 104,515
    13 Figueroa Spanish 316 98,468
    14 Frazier 335 92,152
    15 Fleming patronymic 342 90,677
    16 Fletcher occupational 382 83,063
    17 Fuentes Spanish 394 81,006
    18 Francis patronymic 413 78,327
    19 Fitzgerald patronymic 430 75,356
    20 Fischer German, occupational 455 72,357
    21 Farmer 480 69,617
    22 Franco Spanish 476 69,943
    23 Frank nickname 499 67,304
    24 Floyd Welsh 505 66,454
    25 French 525 63,991
    26 Flynn Irish, patronymic 534 63,400
    27 Flowers 578 57,549
    28 Farrell Irish 652 52,321
    29 Foley Irish, patronymic 661 51,865
    30 Frost 822 42,015
    31 Frederick German 833 41,394
    32 Fitzpatrick patronymic 852 40,449
    33 Felix 863 40,165
    34 Friedman German 901 38,374
    35 Farley English, place 898 38,528
    36 Fry 909 38,029
    37 Finley Scottish Gaelic 922 37,672
    38 Frye 937 36,973
    39 Faulkner occupational 952 36,466
    40 Forbes Scottish Gaelic 1,028 33,813
    41 Ferrell 1,043 33,418
    42 Frey 1,065 32,904
    43 Fritz German 1,055 33,224
    44 Fulton English, place 1,083 32,258
    45 Flanagan Irish, patronymic 1,134 30,887
    46 Finch nickname 1,141 30,769
    47 Franks 1,165 30,155
    48 Ferreira Portuguese 1,260 27,898
    49 Farris 1,179 29,877
    50 Fink 1,232 28,701
    51 Foreman occupational 1,234 28,605
    52 Fraser French 1,358 25,961
    53 Fonseca Spanish 1,363 25,863
    54 Field 1,452 24,543
    55 Fish occupational 1,425 24,924
    56 Funk 1,459 24,419
    57 Francisco Spanish, patronymic 1,481 24,095
    58 Feldman German 1,540 23,356
    59 Forrest place 1,569 22,954
    60 Feliciano 1,662 21,667
    61 Finn 1,721 20,852
    62 Ferris Norman, patronymic 1,732 20,703
    63 Fountain place 1,774 20,193
    64 Farr English 1,794 20,011
    65 Fontenot French 1,792 20,035
    66 Fitch French 1,885 19,060
    67 Fernandes Spanish 2,007 18,018
    68 Fair 1,942 18,609
    69 Flaherty Irish 2,013 17,926
    70 Fong Chinese 2,018 17,889
    71 Friend 2,041 17,635
    72 Fagan 2,063 17,501
    73 Finney English, place 2,139 16,939
    74 Flood 2,125 17,053
    75 Foote 2,219 16,425
    76 Ferrer Spanish 2,123 17,057
    77 Frias 2,144 16,911
    78 Felton English, place 2,266 16,044
    79 Faust 2,263 16,066
    80 Farias 2,252 16,153
    81 Fenton English, place 2,274 16,017
    82 Falcon Spanish 2,398 15,125
    83 Farrar French, occupational 2,434 14,892
    84 Flint 2,399 15,123
    85 Fajardo Spanish 2,402 15,100
    86 Fay nickname 2,440 14,849
    87 François French, patronymic 2,467 14,593
    88 Fournier French 2,505 14,449
    89 Fierro 2,519 14,371
    90 Fairchild 2,581 13,993
    91 Foss 2,563 14,094
    92 Forrester occupational 2,596 13,878
    93 Fuchs German 2,784 12,958
    94 Ferrara Italian 2,635 13,669
    95 Felder 2,714 13,257
    96 Fabian 2,738 13,161
    97 Foy 2,786 12,952
    98 Ferraro 2,903 12,355
    99 Foust 2,900 12,366
    100 Fallon Irish, patronymic 2,994 11,974
    101 Farnsworth 2,939 12,203
    102 Falk German 2,991 11,979
    103 Forte 2,982 12,023
    104 Forman occupational 3,015 11,894
    105 Frantz 2,969 12,079
    106 France French 3,005 11,937
    107 Fine 3,097 11,618
    108 Fontaine French 3,012 11,901
    109 Fortner 3,001 11,951
    110 Fortune Portuguese 3,051 11,748
    111 Fraley 3,020 11,876
    112 Franz German 3,153 11,462
    113 Finnegan Irish, patronymic 3,068 11,695
    114 Faulk 3,084 11,656
    115 Forsythe Scottish Gaelic 3,147 11,489
    116 Freitas Portuguese 3,270 11,041
    117 Fennell occupational 3,163 11,410
    118 Fanning 3,284 11,007
    119 Fultz German 3,187 11,342
    120 Farrow 3,353 10,672
    121 Feng Chinese 3,351 10,687
    122 Florez Spanish 3,377 10,570
    123 Flannery Irish, patronymic 3,409 10,497
    124 Ferry English, occupational 3,467 10,312
    125 Fogle 3,419 10,434
    126 Fugate 3,441 10,375
    127 Faber Latin, occupational 3,555 10,039
    128 Fang Chinese 3,464 10,316
    129 Fisk Norse, occupational 3,634 9,779
    130 Free English 3,586 9,923
    131 Fiore 3,699 9,606
    132 Freed 3,717 9,541
    133 Frick 3,702 9,597
    134 Feeney Irish, patronymic 3,740 9,473
    135 Fairbanks place 3,743 9,466
    136 Findley Scottish Gaelic 3,729 9,505
    137 Fulmer English 3,708 9,570
    138 Forster French, occupational 3,895 9,116
    139 Furman patronymic 3,820 9,273
    140 Fitzsimmons 3,826 9,260
    141 Fahey Irish, patronymic 3,811 9,299
    142 Farrington 3,844 9,211
    143 Florence 3,865 9,177
    144 Freedman German 3,985 8,913
    145 Fleck 4,012 8,852
    146 Flanders Norman 4,043 8,787
    147 Fredrickson 3,945 9,026
    148 Faircloth 3,971 8,954
    149 Freeland 4,101 8,653
    150 Fusco Italian 4,102 8,650
    151 Fung Chinese 4,024 8,837
    152 Frame 4,027 8,827
    153 Fortin French 4,029 8,814
    154 Foltz 4,075 8,714
    155 Fan Chinese 4,197 8,441
    156 Fullerton English, place 4,162 8,517
    157 Forsyth 4,194 8,450
    158 Fries 4,150 8,540
    159 Ferrari Italian 4,364 8,141
    160 Faison 4,267 8,320
    161 Fuqua 4,274 8,312
    162 Fu Chinese 4,235 8,370
    163 Furr 4,304 8,260
    164 Fogarty Irish, patronymic 4,311 8,245
    165 Fontana 4,615 7,685
    166 Fort 4,382 8,117
    167 Frasier 4,376 8,124
    168 Fain Latin 4,379 8,122
    169 Fellows 4,469 7,948
    170 Fredericks 4,515 7,848
    171 Fincher 4,466 7,951
    172 Frazer French 4,585 7,743
    173 Flora 4,523 7,837
    174 Freund 4,745 7,465
    175 Folsom 4,667 7,598
    176 Flanigan Irish 4,640 7,648
    177 Fenner 4,619 7,678
    178 Frankel 4,860 7,253
    179 Flick 4,630 7,661
    180 Fortier 4,649 7,634
    181 Fiedler German, occupational 4,777 7,403
    182 Fryer occupational 4,714 7,524
    183 Friesen 4,721 7,512
    184 Franke 4,802 7,359
    185 Frausto 4,702 7,547
    186 Falcone Italian 4,770 7,423
    187 Fried 5,012 7,010
    188 Favela 4,761 7,439
    189 Fazio Italian 4,885 7,210
    190 Ferro Italian 4,843 7,273
    191 Falls 4,865 7,250
    192 Feller occupational 4,963 7,085
    193 Fishman 5,040 6,962
    194 Farber German 5,077 6,897
    195 Fielder 5,068 6,917
    196 Flagg Norse 5,122 6,834
    197 Friday 5,029 6,980
    198 Furlong 5,158 6,783
    199 Fannin 5,092 6,873
    200 Farkas Hungarian 5,204 6,714
    201 Fredrick 5,097 6,865
    202 Forney 5,172 6,755
    203 Fulcher patronymic 5,182 6,745
    204 Fawcett 5,454 6,381
    205 Farah Arabic 5,203 6,718
    206 Fife Scottish Gaelic 5,202 6,719
    207 Fortenberry 5,285 6,589
    208 Felts 5,267 6,621
    209 Friedrich German 5,563 6,249
    210 Fielding 5,700 6,081
    211 Fell 5,414 6,429
    212 Fee 5,394 6,453
    213 Ferrante 5,333 6,532
    214 Faria 5,557 6,257
    215 Fairley 5,441 6,398
    216 Fulkerson 5,444 6,391
    217 Fike 5,459 6,374
    218 Felipe 5,462 6,370
    219 Freese 5,732 6,047
    220 Flemming 5,575 6,234
    221 Flack English 5,759 6,016
    222 Funes Spanish, place 5,702 6,079
    223 Fender German 5,743 6,034
    224 Funderburk 5,725 6,058
    225 Futrell 5,740 6,038
    226 Fitts 5,762 6,014
    227 Folk 5,778 5,996
    228 Federico Italian 5,810 5,951
    229 Fore 5,835 5,927
    230 Frierson 5,838 5,923
    231 Frizzell French, nickname 5,907 5,840
    232 Fancher 5,861 5,888
    233 Fritts 5,864 5,883
    234 Farina Italian 6,088 5,633
    235 Fogg 6,052 5,669
    236 Franzen 6,100 5,621
    237 Fernando 6,123 5,596
    238 Furtado 6,250 5,464
    239 Fite 6,066 5,656
    240 Fouts 6,171 5,545
    241 Faris 6,321 5,401
    242 Forde 6,713 5,031
    243 Flinn 6,357 5,359
    244 Flournoy 6,370 5,344
    245 Fix 6,431 5,282
    246 Fick French, nickname 6,405 5,311
    247 Fraga 6,746 4,998
    248 Flory 6,479 5,243
    249 Forest French 6,661 5,076
    250 Fogel 6,784 4,973
    251 Fenn place 6,548 5,172
    252 Feliz 6,452 5,261
    253 Fall 6,676 5,060
    254 Fricke 6,691 5,048
    255 Frisch 6,710 5,033
    256 Frazee 6,658 5,078
    257 Flatt 6,664 5,068
    258 Finger 6,739 5,004
    259 Forester occupational 6,704 5,037
    260 Fidler 6,664 5,068
    261 Fuhrman 6,793 4,965
    262 Fermin 6,678 5,057
    263 Fast 6,838 4,929
    264 Fregoso 6,788 4,969
    265 Fleury French 6,835 4,934
    266 Feaster 6,900 4,871
    267 Farnham English, place 7,038 4,757
    268 Feinberg 7,255 4,596
    269 Finkelstein Yiddish 7,258 4,591
    270 Fears patronymic 7,027 4,762
    271 Fussell 6,974 4,810
    272 Fortney 6,914 4,853
    273 Fordham English 6,930 4,838
    274 Falco Italian 7,126 4,695
    275 Fulk 7,001 4,785
    276 Freitag 7,073 4,733
    277 Friel 7,113 4,703
    278 Fenwick English, place 7,254 4,597
    279 Fowlkes 7,135 4,686
    280 Futch 7,258 4,591
    281 Fullmer 7,268 4,585
    282 Fillmore English 7,473 4,457
    283 Froehlich 7,392 4,504
    284 Fraire 7,247 4,601
    285 Firestone German, place 7,434 4,480
    286 Fanelli Italian 7,408 4,493
    287 Fontes 7,437 4,478
    288 Fiske 8,060 4,110
    289 Findlay 7,387 4,509
    290 Fudge English 7,545 4,407
    291 Fetters 7,446 4,473
    292 Flake 7,676 4,326
    293 Fortson 7,765 4,273
    294 Fragoso Galician 7,778 4,267
    295 Fleischer German 8,323 3,981
    296 Fehr 7,767 4,272
    297 Favors French 7,730 4,295
    298 Fritsch 7,882 4,199
    299 Forsberg 7,732 4,294
    300 Florio 7,858 4,211
    301 Farfan Spanish 8,135 4,075
    302 Fortunato Italian 8,201 4,047
    303 Felker 8,046 4,113
    304 Force 8,067 4,108
    305 Feeley Irish 8,084 4,101
    306 Flickinger 8,093 4,097
    307 Fulford English, place 8,029 4,123
    308 Fant 8,055 4,111
    309 Finnerty Irish, patronymic 8,184 4,052
    310 Fitzwater 8,155 4,066
    311 Franck 8,581 3,838
    312 Fontanez 8,222 4,036
    313 Faith 8,323 3,981
    314 Freeze 8,239 4,023
    315 Fetter 8,392 3,944
    316 Funkhouser 8,339 3,971
    317 Fleetwood English 8,611 3,819
    318 Frisby Norse, place 8,350 3,964
    319 Frisbie 8,506 3,872
    320 Felt 8,610 3,820
    321 Fitz 8,567 3,846
    322 Frink 8,482 3,888
    323 Flower occupational 8,828 3,711
    324 Feist German 8,681 3,784
    325 Florian 8,789 3,731
    326 Forehand 8,690 3,779
    327 Files 8,761 3,744
    328 Fey 9,108 3,588
    329 Fiorentino Italian 8,999 3,635
    330 Freer 8,917 3,671
    331 Fabela 8,817 3,713
    332 Fortuna 9,064 3,606
    333 Ferrier French 8,959 3,654
    334 Fleenor 8,965 3,651
    335 Fleischman 9,195 3,547
    336 Falconer occupational 9,440 3,446
    337 Frith 9,068 3,604
    338 Fulks 9,224 3,531
    339 Foxworth 9,378 3,469
    340 Fetzer 9,190 3,550
    341 Frechette French 9,381 3,468
    342 Fann 9,301 3,499
    343 Finke 9,578 3,394
    344 Frederickson 9,506 3,419
    345 Frampton English, place 9,978 3,233
    346 Frakes 9,733 3,332
    347 Farlow English, place 9,865 3,279
    348 Fryman 9,736 3,329
    349 Frawley 10,011 3,221
    350 Fenske 9,761 3,320
    351 Finkel German 10,487 3,060
    352 Faught 9,667 3,357
    353 Foran Irish, patronymic 9,808 3,301
    354 Feltner 9,710 3,341
    355 Felice 9,730 3,333
    356 Firth 10,136 3,181
    357 Foxx 10,445 3,080
    358 Frady 9,747 3,325
    359 Fessler 9,770 3,316
    360 Feinstein 10,050 3,205
    361 Finlay Scottish Gaelic 10,721 2,980
    362 Fruge 9,899 3,266
    363 Furlow 9,966 3,237
    364 Featherstone English 9,976 3,234
    365 Ferrera 10,287 3,133
    366 Fishel 10,292 3,131
    367 Friedlander German 11,047 2,878
    368 Farwell 10,717 2,981
    369 Finnell 10,150 3,178
    370 Feathers 10,167 3,173
    371 Fromm 10,377 3,105
    372 Ferrel 10,510 3,054
    373 Falkner occupational 10,402 3,097
    374 Fuson 10,250 3,145
    375 Fitzhugh patronymic 10,255 3,144
    376 Froelich 10,416 3,090
    377 Foor 10,348 3,113
    378 Ferri Italian 10,491 3,059
    379 Fasano Italian 10,372 3,107
    380 Fulbright German 10,499 3,056
    381 Fiscus German 10,373 3,106
    382 Felty 10,395 3,100
    383 Faller 10,402 3,097
    384 Farren 10,541 3,042
    385 Fifer 10,743 2,971
    386 Foshee French 10,468 3,070
    387 Featherston 10,717 2,981
    388 Ferree 10,649 3,004
    389 Follett 10,805 2,950
    390 Ferrin 10,983 2,896
    391 Fedor 10,844 2,937
    392 Ferretti Italian 10,914 2,916
    393 Flesher occupational 10,756 2,966
    394 Feldmann 11,241 2,812
    395 Furey Irish, patronymic 10,935 2,911
    396 Fabrizio Italian 10,903 2,920
    397 Faul 10,914 2,916
    398 Farquhar Scottish Gaelic 11,584 2,714
    399 Fiala 11,109 2,856
    400 Fluker 10,964 2,901