What are the most common last names in New York? From Buffalo to Albany, from Watertown to Binghamton, here’s what we found out. 

 

This list comes from forebears:

1) Smith 114,166
2) Brown 72,320
3) Williams 71,973
4) Johnson 68,760
5) Miller 54,856
6) Jones 53,878
7) Rodriguez 53,820
8) Lee 49,088
9) Davis 42,852
10) Rivera 38,486
11) Thomas 37,114
12) Wilson 32,484
13) Gonzalez 31,747
14) White 30,555
15) Martinez 30,544
16) Garcia 30,468
17) Perez 29,522
18) Martin 29,288
19) Lopez 29,197
20) Lewis 29,117"

According to the website, it appears Smith is the most common name across New York with over 114,00 Smith;s registered. The surname Smith means "Descendant of the metal worker." That does make a lot of sense, especially in our region.

If we looked at what names were most popular back in 1880 here in New York, the list is a little different:

1 Smith 64,384
2 Brown 29,872
3 Miller 26,437
4 Clark 19,973
5 Johnson 19,799

Smith is still the winner though.


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