How common is the last name Smith?

2,369,644 people in the United States have the last name Smith, about 1 in 126. It ranks #1 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SMITH

#1

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
2,369,644
About
1 in 126
This common or more
0.8%
Who bears it

Of the 2,369,644 people with the last name Smith, 68% reported their origin as White, 22.6% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Smith

#2 Johnson · 1,858,234#3 Williams · 1,561,395

Spelled almost the same

3 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Smith, most common first.

#3,507 Smyth · 9,912#8,012 Smit · 3,966#77,921 Smitt · 265

Also a first name

As a first name, Smith ranks #3,911 of 53,615, with 4,999 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2016, with 174 births. See Smith as a first name

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