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    Most common surnames among American Indian and Alaska Native people

    Estimated from the 2010 Census by multiplying how many people carry each surname by the share who identified as American Indian and Alaska Native. Smith comes first.

    Other groups: White, Black, Hispanic, Asian & Pacific Islander, Multiracial.

    #SurnameOriginPeople (Native American)US rankPeople in the US
    1 Smith English, occupational 21,742 1 2,442,977
    2 Johnson patronymic 18,168 2 1,932,812
    3 Begay 16,472 2,053 17,553
    4 Locklear 14,373 1,819 19,716
    5 Jones patronymic 14,255 5 1,425,470
    6 Yazzie Navajo 14,136 2,424 14,949
    7 Williams 13,327 3 1,625,252
    8 Brown English, nickname 12,502 4 1,437,026
    9 Davis 9,154 8 1,116,357
    10 Wilson patronymic 8,500 14 801,882
    11 Thompson patronymic 8,109 23 664,644
    12 Thomas Latin, patronymic 8,091 16 756,142
    13 Miller occupational 7,665 7 1,161,437
    14 Jackson patronymic 7,506 19 708,099
    15 White Norman, nickname 7,067 24 660,491
    16 Martin Latin 6,886 20 702,625
    17 Lee English, place 6,722 21 693,023
    18 Hunt occupational 6,701 169 158,421
    19 James patronymic 6,434 85 249,379
    20 Lewis Norman, patronymic 6,381 29 531,781
    21 Anderson English, patronymic 5,805 15 784,404
    22 Taylor occupational 5,709 17 751,209
    23 Clark English, occupational 5,683 27 562,679
    24 Garcia Spanish 5,481 6 1,166,120
    25 Martinez Spanish, patronymic 5,407 10 1,060,159
    26 Benally 5,245 6,155 5,562
    27 Scott nickname 5,186 36 439,530
    28 Tsosie 4,992 6,465 5,255
    29 Nelson English, patronymic 4,930 43 424,958
    30 Moore 4,926 18 724,374
    31 King nickname 4,561 34 465,422
    32 Walker occupational 4,551 31 523,129
    33 Oxendine place 4,546 4,930 7,139
    34 Jacobs patronymic 4,448 257 118,614
    35 Nez 4,447 6,948 4,827
    36 Hill place 4,218 39 434,827
    37 Harris English, patronymic 4,182 25 624,252
    38 Allen patronymic 4,150 33 482,607
    39 Mitchell English, patronymic 3,999 48 384,486
    40 Young nickname 3,827 32 484,447
    41 John Norman, patronymic 3,747 1,034 33,543
    42 Phillips patronymic 3,716 52 360,802
    43 Baker occupational 3,650 44 419,586
    44 Morgan 3,550 69 286,280
    45 Chavis 3,536 2,442 14,844
    46 Adams patronymic 3,380 42 427,865
    47 López Spanish, patronymic 3,323 12 874,523
    48 Roberts patronymic 3,203 50 376,774
    49 Henry French, patronymic 3,197 149 170,964
    50 Wright occupational 3,167 35 458,980
    51 Joe 3,136 3,819 9,280
    52 Morris patronymic 3,125 62 318,884
    53 Long nickname 3,028 97 229,374
    54 Parker occupational 2,959 56 336,221
    55 Carter Irish, occupational 2,940 49 376,966
    56 Reed 2,909 73 277,030
    57 George Latin, occupational 2,881 235 128,625
    58 Richardson patronymic 2,858 80 259,798
    59 Robinson patronymic 2,808 30 529,821
    60 Cook occupational 2,784 65 302,589
    61 Green place 2,753 41 430,182
    62 Campbell Scottish Gaelic, patronymic 2,742 47 386,157
    63 Hall place 2,646 45 407,076
    64 Evans Welsh, patronymic 2,631 53 355,593
    65 Edwards patronymic 2,560 58 332,423
    66 Chee Navajo 2,556 6,784 4,973
    67 Collins patronymic 2,539 59 329,770
    68 Harrison patronymic 2,517 141 181,091
    69 Stewart occupational 2,502 61 324,957
    70 Rogers patronymic 2,479 66 302,261
    71 Stevens patronymic 2,469 135 185,674
    72 Jim 2,423 9,203 3,544
    73 Ward occupational 2,370 79 260,464
    74 Charley 2,360 7,876 4,201
    75 Chavez Spanish 2,358 83 250,898
    76 Russell Norman, nickname 2,326 104 221,558
    77 Howard Norse, patronymic 2,304 75 264,826
    78 Sandoval Spanish 2,282 233 128,948
    79 Sánchez Spanish, patronymic 2,267 26 612,752
    80 Gray place 2,240 87 246,116
    81 Black French, nickname 2,228 174 154,738
    82 Bell 2,228 106 220,599
    83 Bennett patronymic 2,179 86 247,599
    84 Sam Chinese 2,161 2,974 12,053
    85 Wood place 2,106 84 250,715
    86 Murphy Irish, patronymic 2,097 64 308,417
    87 Turner English, occupational 2,092 54 348,627
    88 Cooper occupational 2,078 70 280,791
    89 Watson patronymic 2,071 81 252,579
    90 Ross Scottish Gaelic, occupational 2,064 98 229,368
    91 Peterson patronymic 2,059 71 278,297
    92 Spencer English, occupational 2,057 199 139,951
    93 Curley Irish 2,014 2,936 12,211
    94 Foster occupational 2,004 99 227,764
    95 Brooks place 1,988 82 251,663
    96 Hernandez Spanish, patronymic 1,982 11 1,043,281
    97 Harvey patronymic 1,978 266 115,662
    98 Rodriguez Spanish, patronymic 1,971 9 1,094,924
    99 Lowery 1,939 799 43,278
    100 Sanders English, patronymic 1,935 94 230,374
    101 Henderson patronymic 1,878 109 218,393
    102 Gibson patronymic 1,849 130 190,667
    103 Cummings Scottish Gaelic, place 1,848 403 79,316
    104 Butler English, occupational 1,838 108 218,847
    105 Peters patronymic 1,829 205 137,513
    106 Perry place 1,796 103 221,741
    107 Marshall occupational 1,766 139 183,922
    108 Cox occupational 1,750 78 261,231
    109 Willis patronymic 1,731 230 130,152
    110 Bailey place 1,723 72 277,845
    111 Tom 1,721 3,452 10,350
    112 Bryant Irish, patronymic 1,716 128 192,773
    113 Tso Chinese 1,709 9,931 3,249
    114 Harjo 1,662 13,903 2,172
    115 Hunter occupational 1,657 160 162,440
    116 Barnes patronymic 1,637 110 218,241
    117 Gonzales Spanish 1,632 111 214,758
    118 Fisher occupational 1,632 112 214,703
    119 West 1,625 125 195,818
    120 Francis patronymic 1,621 413 78,327
    121 Hamilton English, place 1,614 119 201,746
    122 Graham 1,609 120 201,159
    123 Freeman 1,607 151 169,149
    124 Paul Latin, patronymic 1,604 415 78,256
    125 Bullard French 1,601 1,509 23,755
    126 Hayes English, patronymic 1,573 127 194,246
    127 Fox 1,569 180 152,334
    128 Weaver occupational 1,568 192 143,837
    129 Boyd Scottish Gaelic, place 1,565 176 153,469
    130 Woods patronymic 1,561 144 177,425
    131 Price Welsh, patronymic 1,553 91 235,251
    132 Hicks patronymic 1,552 170 158,320
    133 Grant Norman, nickname 1,537 196 142,277
    134 Wells English, place 1,533 147 176,230
    135 Sampson 1,532 886 39,277
    136 Dixon patronymic 1,531 167 159,480
    137 Wallace Norman, nickname 1,519 123 197,276
    138 Frank nickname 1,501 499 67,304
    139 Jordan Greek, patronymic 1,501 116 208,403
    140 Patel Gujarati 1,495 95 229,973
    141 Billy 1,482 9,027 3,621
    142 Flores Spanish 1,475 40 433,969
    143 Begaye 1,473 18,090 1,540
    144 Pierce patronymic 1,469 202 138,629
    145 Bahe 1,459 14,768 2,011
    146 Andrews patronymic 1,458 218 133,799
    147 Strickland English, place 1,457 494 67,769
    148 Stone occupational 1,457 178 153,329
    149 Kelly Irish 1,444 74 267,394
    150 Romero Spanish 1,439 115 208,614