Surnames beginning with I
168 surnames starting with I, ordered by how many people carry them in the United States, with notable names that are rare in the US further down.
| # | Surname | Origin | US rank | People in the US |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ingram | patronymic | 484 | 69,345 |
| 2 | Ibarra | Spanish, place | 507 | 66,063 |
| 3 | Irwin | patronymic | 1,019 | 34,297 |
| 4 | Inman | 1,474 | 24,222 | |
| 5 | Ivey | 1,546 | 23,263 | |
| 6 | Irvin | 1,695 | 21,263 | |
| 7 | Isaac | Latin, patronymic | 1,898 | 18,903 |
| 8 | Ibrahim | Arabic | 2,290 | 15,915 |
| 9 | Iverson | Danish | 2,346 | 15,539 |
| 10 | Irving | Scottish Gaelic, place | 2,433 | 14,896 |
| 11 | Isaacs | patronymic | 2,422 | 14,951 |
| 12 | Ireland | Irish | 2,445 | 14,800 |
| 13 | Irizarry | Spanish | 2,560 | 14,114 |
| 14 | Ivy | 2,667 | 13,524 | |
| 15 | Irby | 3,138 | 11,506 | |
| 16 | Infante | Spanish | 3,252 | 11,102 |
| 17 | Iglesias | Spanish | 3,387 | 10,546 |
| 18 | Islam | 3,354 | 10,670 | |
| 19 | Ingle | 3,409 | 10,497 | |
| 20 | Israel | Latin | 3,488 | 10,245 |
| 21 | Isom | 3,535 | 10,099 | |
| 22 | Isbell | English, patronymic | 3,594 | 9,905 |
| 23 | Irvine | Scottish Gaelic, place | 3,769 | 9,397 |
| 24 | Islas | 3,853 | 9,200 | |
| 25 | Ibanez | Spanish | 4,121 | 8,614 |
| 26 | Iniguez | Spanish | 4,057 | 8,750 |
| 27 | Ives | patronymic | 4,317 | 8,233 |
| 28 | Isaacson | patronymic | 4,628 | 7,668 |
| 29 | Irons | 4,804 | 7,358 | |
| 30 | Irish | Norse | 4,813 | 7,336 |
| 31 | Ivory | French, patronymic | 4,893 | 7,201 |
| 32 | Ison | 5,213 | 6,697 | |
| 33 | Ingersoll | 5,449 | 6,388 | |
| 34 | Ingalls | 5,394 | 6,453 | |
| 35 | Ingraham | 5,566 | 6,248 | |
| 36 | Izaguirre | Spanish | 5,469 | 6,358 |
| 37 | Ignacio | Spanish | 5,594 | 6,219 |
| 38 | Ismail | Arabic | 5,668 | 6,126 |
| 39 | Izquierdo | Spanish | 5,791 | 5,974 |
| 40 | Iqbal | Arabic | 5,970 | 5,764 |
| 41 | Im | Korean | 6,880 | 4,887 |
| 42 | Izzo | Italian | 7,098 | 4,717 |
| 43 | Ito | Japanese | 7,644 | 4,344 |
| 44 | Ivie | 7,536 | 4,411 | |
| 45 | Ippolito | Italian | 7,796 | 4,246 |
| 46 | Isham | English, place | 7,988 | 4,139 |
| 47 | Issa | Arabic | 8,110 | 4,088 |
| 48 | Ivanov | Bulgarian | 8,605 | 3,826 |
| 49 | Iyer | Tamil | 8,369 | 3,956 |
| 50 | Ice | 8,295 | 3,994 | |
| 51 | Isley | 8,736 | 3,754 | |
| 52 | Imhoff | German | 8,780 | 3,734 |
| 53 | Isenberg | 8,669 | 3,790 | |
| 54 | Ingham | place | 9,338 | 3,487 |
| 55 | Iraheta | 10,132 | 3,182 | |
| 56 | Innes | 10,993 | 2,893 | |
| 57 | Ingles | 10,577 | 3,031 | |
| 58 | Iles | 10,819 | 2,944 | |
| 59 | Inglis | 11,815 | 2,649 | |
| 60 | Ide | patronymic | 11,335 | 2,784 |
| 61 | Ickes | 11,393 | 2,768 | |
| 62 | Ishmael | 11,456 | 2,750 | |
| 63 | Ikeda | Japanese | 11,716 | 2,675 |
| 64 | Inouye | Japanese | 11,821 | 2,647 |
| 65 | Ince | 12,881 | 2,389 | |
| 66 | Iversen | 12,164 | 2,562 | |
| 67 | Imes | 12,642 | 2,448 | |
| 68 | Ivery | 12,597 | 2,457 | |
| 69 | Isler | 13,368 | 2,280 | |
| 70 | Immel | 13,462 | 2,262 | |
| 71 | Ivers | 13,727 | 2,205 | |
| 72 | Inge | 14,342 | 2,086 | |
| 73 | Isidro | 14,127 | 2,127 | |
| 74 | Iorio | 13,944 | 2,165 | |
| 75 | Innis | 14,724 | 2,018 | |
| 76 | Imler | German | 14,316 | 2,090 |
| 77 | Ip | Chinese | 14,505 | 2,057 |
| 78 | Iacono | Italian | 14,876 | 1,990 |
| 79 | Ingold | 14,950 | 1,978 | |
| 80 | Ishii | 15,606 | 1,873 | |
| 81 | Imel | 14,979 | 1,973 | |
| 82 | Inzunza | Spanish | 15,250 | 1,928 |
| 83 | Irick | 15,325 | 1,914 | |
| 84 | Interiano | 15,434 | 1,898 | |
| 85 | Ivester | 15,449 | 1,896 | |
| 86 | Iler | 15,889 | 1,830 | |
| 87 | Istre | 15,818 | 1,841 | |
| 88 | Ing | 16,004 | 1,814 | |
| 89 | Inskeep | 16,370 | 1,759 | |
| 90 | Ishikawa | Japanese | 16,833 | 1,696 |
| 91 | Isabell | patronymic | 17,104 | 1,659 |
| 92 | Isenhour | 17,193 | 1,647 | |
| 93 | Inocencio | Spanish | 17,239 | 1,643 |
| 94 | Innocent | 17,432 | 1,618 | |
| 95 | Iman | Arabic | 17,502 | 1,610 |
| 96 | Ivins | patronymic | 18,808 | 1,456 |
| 97 | Inoue | Japanese | 19,425 | 1,391 |
| 98 | Imperial | 17,775 | 1,576 | |
| 99 | Igo | 17,851 | 1,567 | |
| 100 | Iannone | 18,440 | 1,501 | |
| 101 | Insley | 18,766 | 1,461 | |
| 102 | Ingrassia | Italian | 18,385 | 1,506 |
| 103 | In | 18,507 | 1,492 | |
| 104 | Irigoyen | Spanish | 19,456 | 1,389 |
| 105 | Isaak | 19,296 | 1,403 | |
| 106 | Ivan | 18,961 | 1,439 | |
| 107 | Ike | 19,105 | 1,424 | |
| 108 | Isakson | 19,731 | 1,365 | |
| 109 | Isidoro | 19,296 | 1,403 | |
| 110 | Inniss | 19,782 | 1,360 | |
| 111 | Issac | patronymic | 20,099 | 1,329 |
| 112 | Iliff | 20,165 | 1,323 | |
| 113 | Ishida | Japanese | 20,172 | 1,322 |
| 114 | Iovino | Italian | 20,421 | 1,301 |
| 115 | Iannuzzi | Italian | 20,468 | 1,297 |
| 116 | Imran | Arabic | 20,491 | 1,295 |
| 117 | Imhof | 21,251 | 1,234 | |
| 118 | Ines | 20,727 | 1,276 | |
| 119 | Indelicato | Italian | 21,830 | 1,191 |
| 120 | Isabella | 22,733 | 1,127 | |
| 121 | Iannucci | Italian | 21,495 | 1,215 |
| 122 | Ivanova | 23,750 | 1,065 | |
| 123 | Inoa | 21,609 | 1,207 | |
| 124 | Iracheta | Spanish | 21,625 | 1,206 |
| 125 | Italiano | Italian | 22,392 | 1,150 |
| 126 | Ilagan | Tagalog | 21,940 | 1,183 |
| 127 | Ipock | German | 22,081 | 1,173 |
| 128 | Ihrig | 22,235 | 1,160 | |
| 129 | Isabelle | 22,334 | 1,154 | |
| 130 | Illescas | 22,573 | 1,138 | |
| 131 | Illingworth | English, place | 22,689 | 1,130 |
| 132 | Irion | 22,770 | 1,125 | |
| 133 | Isabel | patronymic | 22,827 | 1,122 |
| 134 | Igoe | 22,963 | 1,114 | |
| 135 | Inda | 23,019 | 1,110 | |
| 136 | Isa | 23,920 | 1,055 | |
| 137 | Isola | Italian | 23,978 | 1,052 |
| 138 | Ingerson | 23,238 | 1,097 | |
| 139 | Iddings | 23,333 | 1,091 | |
| 140 | Isais | 23,472 | 1,083 | |
| 141 | Inlow | 23,604 | 1,075 | |
| 142 | Imai | Japanese | 23,852 | 1,059 |
| 143 | Inga | 24,031 | 1,049 | |
| 144 | Irelan | 24,222 | 1,036 | |
| 145 | Iriarte | Spanish | 25,332 | 977 |
| 146 | Ismael | 24,665 | 1,012 | |
| 147 | Infantino | Italian | 24,718 | 1,009 |
| 148 | Ishak | Arabic | 25,255 | 981 |
| 149 | Imam | Arabic, occupational | 29,041 | 817 |
| 150 | Isaza | Spanish, place | 28,001 | 856 |
| 151 | Iskander | Arabic | 29,528 | 799 |
| 152 | Idowu | Yoruba | 35,537 | 633 |
| 153 | Ingber | German, occupational | 35,447 | 635 |
| 154 | Ildefonso | Spanish | 35,812 | 627 |
| 155 | Inglett | English | 36,525 | 612 |
| 156 | Imani | Persian | 39,164 | 562 |
| 157 | Isch | 36,525 | 612 | |
| 158 | Ironside | English, place | 37,029 | 603 |
| 159 | Isidore | Spanish | 37,229 | 599 |
| 160 | Ibrahimi | 52,267 | 397 | |
| 161 | Itani | Arabic | 37,341 | 597 |
| 162 | Israelson | patronymic | 40,909 | 533 |
| 163 | Ida | Japanese | 41,038 | 531 |
| 164 | Iftikhar | Arabic | 41,100 | 530 |
| 165 | İsayev | 96,799 | 188 | |
| 166 | Ibraguimov | |||
| 167 | Isayev/Isaev | |||
| 168 | Ismay | patronymic |