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NAME RANKING · 2000 CENSUS · 1000 SHOWN OF 92,459

Most common Black last names · 2000

The last names most carried by Black Americans, ranked by the Census-tabulated number of Black people with each name in 2000.

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YEAR200020102020
RANKNAMEPEOPLE
01Williams716,704
02Johnson627,720
03Smith527,993
04Jones514,167
05Brown476,702
06Jackson353,179
07Davis329,957
08Thomas271,273
09Harris247,092
10Robinson221,835
11Taylor199,326
12Wilson198,269
13Moore188,082
14White175,099
15Lewis172,509
16Walker171,297
17Green149,803
18Washington146,520
19Thompson145,176
20Anderson137,688
21Scott135,521
22Carter126,856
23Wright120,484
24Miller117,404
25Hill117,025
26Allen116,491
27Mitchell115,815
28Young110,849
29Lee105,480
30Martin102,925
31Clark101,613
32Turner98,383
33Hall98,265
34King96,665
35Edwards95,787
36Coleman91,440
37James88,835
38Evans85,730
39Bell84,138
40Richardson81,772
41Adams79,313
42Brooks78,653
43Parker78,111
44Jenkins76,881
45Stewart74,564
46Howard73,096
47Campbell71,155
48Simmons71,102
49Sanders70,468
50Henderson69,751
51Collins68,973
52Cooper68,227
53Watson65,093
54Butler65,056
55Alexander64,262
56Bryant63,728
57Nelson61,547
58Morris60,137
59Barnes59,403
60Jordan59,282
61Reed58,757
62Woods58,511
63Dixon58,085
64Roberts58,082
65Gray57,663
66Phillips57,562
67Griffin56,752
68Baker56,340
69Powell56,239
70Bailey56,215
71Ford56,017
72Holmes54,841
73Banks53,857
74Daniels52,499
75Ross52,065
76Rogers51,992
77Perry51,821
78Foster51,259
79Patterson50,950
80Hunter49,874
81Owens49,127
82Grant49,030
83Marshall46,696
84Henry46,416
85Morgan45,523
86Price45,271
87Wallace45,267
88Ward45,157
89Hayes45,087
90Boyd44,753
91Freeman44,690
92Graham44,094
93Hamilton44,016
94Franklin43,394
95Hawkins42,995
96Gordon42,173
97Sims41,975
98Harrison41,717
99Ellis41,117
100Kelly40,308
101Hicks40,156
102Bennett39,468
103Joseph39,087
104Gibson38,857
105Crawford38,692
106Jefferson38,644
107Watkins38,424
108Tucker38,403
109Porter38,334
110Willis38,165
111Mason38,062
112Matthews36,765
113Fields36,341
114Cook36,171
115Hughes35,441
116Simpson35,019
117Hudson34,294
118Cole34,178
119Warren34,151
120Russell34,017
121West33,547
122Reid33,293
123Murphy33,145
124Wells33,001
125Mack32,489
126Murray32,346
127Douglas32,293
128Bradley32,021
129Frazier31,921
130Shaw31,391
131Harper30,734
132Greene30,523
133Robertson30,421
134Payne30,408
135Perkins30,405
136Byrd30,373
137Spencer30,317
138Webb30,015
139Oliver29,931
140Cox29,311
141Austin28,856
142Berry28,806
143Lawrence28,743
144Mcdonald28,633
145Montgomery28,630
146Love28,400
147Mccoy28,100
148Burton27,893
149Black27,875
150Knight27,401
151Harvey27,036
152Andrews26,950
153Cunningham26,907
154Stephens26,666
155Armstrong26,386
156Peterson26,349
157Glover26,288
158Long26,261
159Haynes26,260
160Riley26,257
161Hampton26,233
162Wade26,114
163Miles26,055
164Palmer26,035
165Neal25,918
166Gardner25,888
167Ferguson25,677
168Garrett25,403
169Tate25,230
170Singleton24,925
171Hunt24,819
172Reynolds24,450
173Curry24,435
174Charles24,358
175Chambers24,325
176Hardy24,308
177Hines24,273
178Little24,026
179Walton23,812
180Rice23,811
181Mills23,799
182Fisher23,719
183Mosley23,614
184Caldwell23,364
185Booker23,016
186Alston22,867
187Carr22,858
188Lawson22,703
189Roberson22,402
190Kennedy22,278
191Terry22,219
192Houston22,107
193Burns22,101
194Mcgee22,074
195Ray21,985
196Myers21,920
197Fuller21,752
198Stevenson21,642
199Thornton21,540
200Watts21,523
201Duncan21,493
202Ingram21,426
203Pearson21,315
204Gaines21,299
205Dorsey21,296
206Flowers21,287
207Parks20,939
208Lane20,880
209George20,805
210Stevens20,682
211Stokes20,593
212Ware20,470
213Dawson20,224
214Reese19,897
215Dennis19,810
216Francis19,774
217Horton19,628
218Mckinney19,598
219Holloway19,563
220Jennings19,462
221Graves19,361
222Tyler19,223
223Hopkins19,185
224Fleming18,918
225Battle18,882
226Williamson18,785
227Vaughn18,725
228Wiggins18,718
229Dunn18,462
230Clay18,427
231Lucas18,406
232Jacobs18,325
233Sutton18,243
234Floyd18,152
235Pierre18,129
236Daniel18,070
237Rivers18,066
238Malone18,014
239Moss17,781
240Dean17,728
241Clarke17,625
242Chapman17,583
243Bush17,520
244Logan17,500
245Shelton17,453
246Bates17,399
247Gibbs17,348
248Pierce17,242
249Arnold17,217
250Holland17,210
251Saunders17,199
252Hart17,115
253Mccray17,014
254Rhodes16,930
255Wilkins16,843
256Gilbert16,838
257Townsend16,733
258Richards16,687
259Rodgers16,532
260Lowe16,525
261Mathis16,336
262Morrison16,276
263Nichols16,124
264Fletcher16,122
265Cannon16,118
266Elliott16,107
267Rose15,956
268Howell15,952
269Anthony15,868
270Glenn15,846
271Garner15,844
272Boone15,819
273Pittman15,807
274Dickerson15,769
275Norman15,749
276Simon15,679
277Wheeler15,624
278Cobb15,450
279Monroe15,438
280Barnett15,347
281Branch15,327
282Curtis15,259
283Lyons15,259
284Mcdaniel15,131
285Hubbard15,101
286Woodard15,054
287Lindsey15,030
288Page15,020
289Mays14,955
290Bolden14,841
291Randolph14,820
292Bradford14,726
293Copeland14,690
294Pitts14,665
295Blake14,625
296Sullivan14,620
297Chandler14,545
298Mcclain14,456
299Carroll14,412
300Collier14,409
301Mckenzie14,399
302Benjamin14,299
303Pope14,277
304Cummings14,099
305Moody14,052
306Kelley14,044
307Small13,998
308Weaver13,909
309Wood13,873
310Whitfield13,853
311Tillman13,798
312Manning13,794
313Bullock13,767
314Hodges13,698
315Mcneil13,562
316Waters13,506
317Wiley13,500
318Clayton13,477
319Harrell13,475
320Wilkerson13,408
321Bridges13,347
322Cotton13,313
323Barber13,312
324Hinton13,297
325Stanley13,275
326Cross13,246
327Bowman13,230
328Calhoun13,207
329Benson13,182
330Oneal13,165
331Burnett13,134
332Patton13,071
333Baldwin13,068
334Blackwell13,037
335Terrell12,992
336Knox12,988
337Gregory12,984
338Webster12,980
339Craig12,964
340Lloyd12,934
341Maxwell12,932
342Bass12,890
343Winston12,866
344Lynch12,853
345Newton12,831
346Gilmore12,746
347Solomon12,702
348Atkins12,692
349Peters12,685
350Fowler12,643
351Bonner12,622
352Whitaker12,608
353Steele12,602
354Reeves12,499
355Burgess12,481
356Beasley12,473
357Moses12,443
358Ruffin12,371
359Hairston12,365
360Ramsey12,360
361Hodge12,275
362Holt12,232
363Cherry12,108
364Polk12,088
365Brewer12,086
366Rucker12,077
367Muhammad12,028
368Nash12,005
369Christian12,001
370Poole11,937
371Heard11,927
372Barrett11,901
373Stone11,834
374Goodwin11,830
375Dillard11,806
376Carson11,801
377Davenport11,774
378Norris11,768
379Leonard11,721
380Starks11,706
381Paul11,675
382Gamble11,633
383Joyner11,583
384Mcbride11,578
385Epps11,557
386Harmon11,550
387Farmer11,531
388Richard11,517
389Ellison11,447
390Morton11,440
391Mccall11,417
392Mcdowell11,335
393Chatman11,304
394Patrick11,302
395Greer11,261
396Tyson11,237
397Tolbert11,219
398Covington11,129
399Bishop11,073
400Prince11,048
401Ballard11,013
402Middleton11,007
403Mcknight10,966
404Strong10,940
405Wynn10,928
406Simms10,868
407Minor10,849
408Goodman10,808
409Burks10,804
410Nixon10,757
411Sampson10,749
412Walters10,741
413Clemons10,695
414Samuel10,685
415Strickland10,622
416Newman10,622
417Louis10,589
418Burrell10,577
419Massey10,569
420Sykes10,546
421Wesley10,543
422Givens10,494
423Nicholson10,492
424Samuels10,423
425Pugh10,423
426Dukes10,420
427Humphrey10,415
428Welch10,401
429Pollard10,340
430Carpenter10,331
431Briggs10,308
432Spears10,304
433Day10,290
434Hood10,253
435Mcghee10,253
436Giles10,195
437Smalls10,182
438Blair10,158
439Buchanan10,155
440Mclean10,136
441Hammond10,133
442William10,128
443Madison10,112
444Mcfadden10,095
445Whitehead10,091
446Blue10,045
447Burke10,011
448Wise9,991
449Mobley9,951
450Kemp9,910
451Randall9,901
452Peoples9,879
453Walls9,792
454Davidson9,776
455Colbert9,728
456Paige9,722
457Gill9,721
458Mcneal9,661
459Mcclendon9,658
460Jamison9,651
461May9,613
462Conner9,606
463English9,578
464Gary9,573
465Slaughter9,533
466Mcmillan9,510
467Blackmon9,506
468Gates9,470
469Lockett9,446
470Dudley9,384
471Mims9,367
472Hale9,266
473Gilliam9,239
474Cain9,231
475Diggs9,213
476Golden9,195
477Lowery9,188
478Preston9,147
479Wyatt9,122
480Grimes9,115
481Ball9,075
482Todd9,040
483Milton9,030
484Payton9,023
485Everett9,021
486Mccullough9,019
487Arrington8,998
488Savage8,991
489Mcintosh8,989
490Sheppard8,981
491Crosby8,973
492Rowe8,958
493Randle8,957
494Pryor8,948
495Cameron8,925
496Beard8,921
497Woodson8,921
498Alford8,901
499Myles8,893
500Benton8,884
501Pratt8,833
502Pruitt8,832
503Pickett8,826
504Blount8,803
505Durham8,787
506Calloway8,747
507Harden8,713
508Tatum8,696
509Bond8,692
510Norwood8,691
511Avery8,634
512Waller8,624
513Newsome8,590
514Ervin8,586
515Shields8,553
516Hogan8,545
517Shepherd8,540
518Bowen8,525
519Bernard8,523
520Wooten8,512
521Jean8,499
522Rollins8,473
523Holley8,469
524Lambert8,464
525Bland8,463
526Merritt8,457
527Haywood8,452
528Odom8,449
529Dawkins8,441
530Boykin8,430
531Hargrove8,416
532Shannon8,410
533Drake8,392
534Maddox8,389
535Braxton8,386
536Childs8,376
537Fox8,370
538Ricks8,365
539Valentine8,359
540Mayfield8,333
541Horne8,332
542Lyles8,329
543Bellamy8,324
544Bethea8,221
545Dotson8,213
546Steward8,186
547Conley8,178
548Gipson8,172
549Yates8,160
550Hutchinson8,128
551Best8,124
552Underwood8,110
553Livingston8,103
554Mcnair8,102
555Lockhart8,077
556Sharp8,071
557Felder8,061
558Hightower8,060
559Herring8,057
560Higgins8,022
561Summers8,021
562Mathews7,981
563Talley7,974
564Morrow7,971
565Lester7,949
566Galloway7,940
567Warner7,929
568Osborne7,883
569Mayes7,881
570Ali7,876
571Mann7,843
572Hollis7,832
573Edmonds7,820
574Harrington7,796
575Bruce7,795
576Noel7,782
577Richmond7,761
578Wilder7,728
579Kendrick7,662
580Magee7,635
581Person7,629
582Cleveland7,619
583Finley7,614
584Sherman7,613
585Keys7,610
586Griffith7,588
587Skinner7,585
588Key7,556
589Witherspoon7,529
590Donaldson7,513
591Mayo7,457
592Lofton7,430
593Kirkland7,425
594Womack7,403
595Proctor7,366
596Francois7,346
597Grier7,343
598Holman7,330
599Gross7,317
600Bynum7,315
601Hooks7,300
602Hatcher7,291
603Crockett7,259
604Ashley7,256
605Hobbs7,253
606Chaney7,246
607Rush7,243
608House7,225
609Brandon7,222
610Parham7,218
611Hester7,205
612Hickman7,188
613Darden7,186
614Crenshaw7,185
615Artis7,178
616Penn7,173
617Dunlap7,168
618Dozier7,166
619Gaston7,158
620Bright7,155
621Dunbar7,086
622Foreman7,081
623Huff7,065
624Brunson7,058
625Bowers7,056
626Mcrae7,053
627Lott7,048
628Sellers7,028
629Gay7,024
630Carey7,003
631Addison7,000
632Mackey6,972
633Petty6,965
634Crump6,959
635Hendricks6,931
636Vinson6,915
637Marsh6,905
638Rainey6,901
639Scales6,884
640Manuel6,880
641Hollins6,853
642Broussard6,835
643Dupree6,802
644Fulton6,794
645Brantley6,790
646Heath6,781
647Spence6,773
648Mcqueen6,755
649Grayson6,730
650Mcgill6,718
651Coles6,703
652Glass6,703
653Butts6,702
654Felton6,696
655Atkinson6,694
656Stafford6,675
657Travis6,674
658Brock6,672
659Goode6,671
660Mcleod6,664
661Guy6,662
662Shepard6,634
663Toney6,615
664Jeffries6,612
665Parrish6,611
666Melton6,604
667Keith6,591
668Mcpherson6,563
669Forbes6,529
670Bolton6,524
671Singletary6,515
672Lindsay6,511
673Isaac6,510
674Hardin6,508
675Marks6,503
676Bowens6,475
677Lacy6,455
678Sterling6,419
679Amos6,412
680Mcintyre6,410
681Gant6,407
682Sawyer6,376
683Major6,367
684Sneed6,361
685Bradshaw6,356
686Baxter6,336
687Winters6,332
688Askew6,328
689Echols6,313
690Allison6,294
691Crowder6,285
692Gooden6,279
693Stallworth6,268
694Sharpe6,266
695Dumas6,256
696Swain6,232
697Sparks6,223
698Jeter6,217
699Buckner6,214
700Guillory6,213
701Fitzgerald6,205
702Pace6,201
703Mcfarland6,194
704Mccloud6,189
705Ferrell6,181
706Britt6,179
707Sanford6,174
708Barker6,170
709Holder6,165
710Boston6,109
711Orr6,109
712Vincent6,101
713Mcmillian6,098
714Seals6,070
715Spann6,066
716Coley6,065
717Kidd6,011
718Johns6,006
719Eason5,981
720Stinson5,964
721Trotter5,960
722Bonds5,951
723Rouse5,943
724Fountain5,931
725Lang5,924
726Mcgowan5,919
727Quinn5,895
728Roach5,881
729Kimble5,870
730Pickens5,864
731Faison5,858
732Royal5,847
733Stephenson5,828
734Meadows5,828
735Ransom5,793
736Leach5,790
737Hilliard5,789
738Carrington5,782
739Holden5,753
740Edmond5,746
741Dubose5,745
742Mckoy5,745
743Dickson5,743
744Whitley5,727
745Vance5,702
746Redmond5,677
747Plummer5,673
748Stovall5,669
749Smiley5,662
750Grady5,657
751Bryan5,654
752Irving5,638
753Huggins5,635
754Ewing5,633
755Herron5,632
756Armstead5,631
757Griggs5,630
758Tolliver5,622
759Meeks5,606
760Chase5,575
761Dickens5,563
762Drayton5,559
763John5,556
764Short5,551
765Denson5,551
766Gunn5,550
767Hawthorne5,549
768Reaves5,537
769Sloan5,530
770Chavis5,522
771Redd5,511
772Goins5,503
773Robbins5,493
774Lanier5,469
775Wilcox5,466
776Spivey5,460
777Bowie5,452
778Neely5,449
779Antoine5,447
780Riddick5,434
781Yarbrough5,433
782Kirk5,424
783Noble5,413
784Darby5,410
785Batiste5,407
786Mcneill5,399
787Grace5,394
788Britton5,393
789Weston5,385
790Adkins5,379
791London5,364
792Lovett5,357
793Stubbs5,349
794Kimbrough5,345
795Littlejohn5,319
796David5,316
797Abrams5,299
798Gillespie5,298
799Bacon5,291
800Gore5,291
801Irvin5,279
802Burch5,278
803Conway5,277
804Garrison5,275
805Mcduffie5,275
806Hendrix5,272
807Melvin5,261
808Mallory5,256
809Ragland5,241
810Cooley5,237
811Barksdale5,227
812Tanner5,226
813Beverly5,214
814Belton5,207
815Coates5,205
816Potts5,205
817Timmons5,202
818Dent5,198
819Mccain5,174
820Faulkner5,146
821Thorpe5,141
822Thurman5,118
823Akins5,115
824Frederick5,108
825Baptiste5,097
826Nance5,091
827Bowden5,079
828Scruggs5,076
829Brinson5,064
830Harding5,061
831Herbert5,050
832Barton5,030
833Cochran5,014
834Booth5,013
835Gentry5,011
836Pinkney5,006
837Jarrett4,998
838Fair4,995
839Abraham4,976
840Pressley4,971
841Ivory4,970
842Christopher4,969
843Dailey4,958
844Cooks4,954
845Hoskins4,952
846Corbin4,952
847Lamb4,948
848Toliver4,942
849Brice4,936
850Archie4,933
851Mclaughlin4,922
852Triplett4,910
853Boyce4,892
854Handy4,887
855Wills4,878
856Lipscomb4,877
857Briscoe4,876
858Frank4,865
859Suggs4,857
860Sewell4,856
861Hannah4,852
862Ivey4,851
863Browne4,840
864Rutledge4,835
865French4,831
866Mclaurin4,824
867Henson4,819
868Overton4,815
869Hayden4,809
870Donald4,808
871Cohen4,806
872Holliday4,806
873Cooke4,798
874Combs4,792
875Easley4,787
876Pringle4,786
877Elmore4,786
878Mckay4,785
879Lomax4,782
880Buford4,778
881Purnell4,761
882Reddick4,759
883Phelps4,747
884Mullins4,744
885Bean4,743
886Irby4,732
887Ivy4,722
888Blackman4,717
889Quarles4,709
890Haley4,700
891Casey4,699
892Hopson4,698
893Dyer4,695
894Bentley4,692
895Joiner4,679
896Traylor4,677
897Lassiter4,676
898Sinclair4,672
899Law4,672
900Brady4,669
901Barr4,659
902Vaughan4,654
903Royster4,649
904Powers4,647
905Cheatham4,646
906Riggins4,638
907Cowan4,636
908Vann4,629
909Drummond4,622
910Kirby4,607
911Stanford4,604
912Roy4,600
913Mohamed4,597
914Smart4,596
915Shorter4,595
916Ashford4,590
917Worthy4,586
918Hurt4,576
919Henley4,562
920Dodson4,562
921Ridley4,559
922Slater4,549
923Landry4,548
924Doss4,543
925Ratliff4,543
926Mccormick4,537
927Smallwood4,537
928Burris4,529
929Canty4,527
930Betts4,526
931Mosby4,524
932Tinsley4,523
933Newell4,522
934Rawls4,514
935Elder4,513
936Poindexter4,499
937Weathers4,488
938Gee4,484
939Means4,471
940Mcallister4,462
941Tarver4,462
942Hurst4,459
943Wilkes4,456
944Brumfield4,451
945Hooper4,451
946Outlaw4,444
947Dillon4,434
948Ayers4,416
949Pritchett4,413
950Finch4,408
951Eaton4,404
952Cosby4,398
953Nesbitt4,388
954Mckinley4,382
955Cobbs4,381
956Gadson4,378
957Leslie4,370
958Buckley4,364
959Lamar4,352
960Wall4,352
961Barron4,347
962Forrest4,345
963Rodriguez4,343
964Archer4,340
965Pinckney4,335
966Garland4,327
967Moon4,324
968Nicholas4,287
969Head4,279
970Harley4,274
971Mcclure4,274
972Crews4,270
973Horn4,270
974Mickens4,265
975Craft4,255
976Rankin4,246
977Cash4,246
978Raymond4,243
979Bray4,242
980Godfrey4,241
981Hemphill4,237
982Frye4,233
983Chappell4,232
984Rich4,230
985Bostic4,227
986Lemon4,220
987Langston4,217
988Westbrook4,215
989Durant4,215
990Kent4,209
991Garcia4,206
992Etienne4,195
993Mccants4,193
994Byers4,191
995Roundtree4,179
996Mercer4,174
997Beck4,164
998Hobson4,154
999Murrell4,146
1000Hilton4,142
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UPDATED 2026-06-13 · DATA: US CENSUS BUREAU GENEALOGY NAME FILES