Most common surnames in England

The 100 surnames with the most bearers in England

Smith
#1
10.989.892
bearers (top 100)
100
surnames
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This table shows the 100 most common surnames in England, ranked by number of bearers. Data comes from official censuses and civil registries.

Jones
380.312
2
Smith
632.690
1
Taylor
293.303
3
# Surname Bearers Share
1 Smith 632.690
5.8%
2 Jones 380.312
3.5%
3 Taylor 293.303
2.7%
4 Brown 283.740
2.6%
5 Williams 271.405
2.5%
6 Wilson 195.933
1.8%
7 Johnson 191.412
1.7%
8 Davies 175.779
1.6%
9 Patel 166.632
1.5%
10 Robinson 161.306
1.5%
11 Wright 159.023
1.4%
12 Thompson 157.819
1.4%
13 Evans 154.604
1.4%
14 Walker 151.779
1.4%
15 White 149.488
1.4%
16 Roberts 145.927
1.3%
17 Green 143.400
1.3%
18 Hall 141.429
1.3%
19 Thomas 138.916
1.3%
20 Clarke 135.380
1.2%
21 Jackson 134.639
1.2%
22 Wood 132.189
1.2%
23 Harris 131.595
1.2%
24 Edwards 128.796
1.2%
25 Turner 127.913
1.2%
26 Martin 123.940
1.1%
27 Cooper 122.061
1.1%
28 Hill 118.602
1.1%
29 Ward 116.263
1.1%
30 Hughes 116.098
1.1%
31 Moore 115.679
1.1%
32 Clark 114.149
1%
33 King 112.542
1%
34 Harrison 111.239
1%
35 Lewis 110.899
1%
36 Baker 110.210
1%
37 Lee 106.668
1%
38 Allen 105.373
1%
39 Morris 104.511
1%
40 Khan 102.823
0.9%
41 Scott 102.374
0.9%
42 Watson 98.527
0.9%
43 Davis 96.197
0.9%
44 Parker 95.763
0.9%
45 James 90.930
0.8%
46 Bennett 90.595
0.8%
47 Young 88.481
0.8%
48 Phillips 87.650
0.8%
49 Richardson 87.333
0.8%
50 Mitchell 87.030
0.8%
51 Bailey 86.799
0.8%
52 Carter 86.509
0.8%
53 Cook 85.568
0.8%
54 Singh 84.799
0.8%
55 Shaw 84.738
0.8%
56 Bell 84.238
0.8%
57 Collins 82.778
0.8%
58 Morgan 82.166
0.7%
59 Kelly 79.641
0.7%
60 Begum 78.900
0.7%
61 Miller 78.710
0.7%
62 Cox 77.636
0.7%
63 Hussain 77.501
0.7%
64 Marshall 76.754
0.7%
65 Simpson 76.062
0.7%
66 Price 75.737
0.7%
67 Anderson 75.260
0.7%
68 Adams 73.684
0.7%
69 Wilkinson 73.573
0.7%
70 Ali 72.974
0.7%
71 Ahmed 72.371
0.7%
72 Foster 71.516
0.7%
73 Ellis 71.207
0.6%
74 Murphy 71.173
0.6%
75 Chapman 70.606
0.6%
76 Mason 67.747
0.6%
77 Gray 67.631
0.6%
78 Richards 66.416
0.6%
79 Webb 65.816
0.6%
80 Griffiths 65.767
0.6%
81 Hunt 64.650
0.6%
82 Palmer 63.652
0.6%
83 Campbell 63.100
0.6%
84 Holmes 62.846
0.6%
85 Mills 62.252
0.6%
86 Rogers 62.204
0.6%
87 Barnes 61.288
0.6%
88 Knight 61.158
0.6%
89 Matthews 60.644
0.6%
90 Barker 60.249
0.5%
91 Powell 60.235
0.5%
92 Stevens 58.976
0.5%
93 Kaur 58.794
0.5%
94 Fisher 58.600
0.5%
95 Butler 58.585
0.5%
96 Dixon 58.490
0.5%
97 Russell 58.164
0.5%
98 Harvey 57.433
0.5%
99 Pearson 56.956
0.5%
100 Graham 55.993
0.5%
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FAQs

What are the most common surnames in England?
According to our official census data, the most common surname in England is Smith, with 632.690. registered bearers. This table shows the 100 most frequent surnames in the country.
How many different surnames are registered in England?
Our database contains hundreds of surnames with a presence in England. This table shows the 100 most frequent.
How often is this data updated?
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