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