LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Smith
Smith is the 1st most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 2,369,644 people carried it, about 792.8 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Smith are White.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White68.0%
Black22.6%
Multiracial4.4%
Hispanic3.5%
Native American0.8%
Asian American0.7%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#1
2,502,021
2000
#1
2,376,206
2010
#1
2,442,977
2020
#1
2,369,644