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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
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