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Common Last Names Quiz

Try to guess the 30 most common last names in the United States, according to the 2000 census.
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# PeopleLast Name
2,376,206
1,857,160
1,534,042
1,380,145
1,362,755
1,127,803
1,072,335
858,289
804,240
783,051
# PeopleLast Name
775,072
762,394
720,370
710,696
706,372
698,671
672,711
666,125
644,368
639,515
# PeopleLast Name
621,536
605,860
597,718
593,542
548,369
509,930
503,028
501,307
488,521
473,568
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johnnyaitch
14/30 most common last names.
2010-06-24
griffey5050
got 13, surprised young wasn't on there
2011-03-23
Bidonet
Rodriguez, Lopez, Martinez, Hernandez, Gonzalez and Perez booted Allen, Young, King, Wright, Hill and Scott.
2011-04-27
acer9199
straight from wikipedia. don't use mongabay, they're a virus trap.
2011-05-13
julietjaan
also tried young.
2011-06-25
Relsoh
I got 7, it's really difficult when you live in Wales and most people have the same last name. Got all the welsh names then started on colours.
2011-06-27
YoungSinema
15! I thought Young too
2011-07-24
FowlerFan11
i guess young isnt as popular as we all apparently thought it was...... but still i cant believe it isnt more popular than perez!!!
2011-07-26
Oddlespuddle
0% but not a single questing Wong :P
2011-08-29
quizwiz30
22! shocked me but i thought allen was goint to be up there
2011-09-03
Ithabise
Only 10! It's really amazing that the most obvious stuff can be so hard to conjure on demand. Good quiz.
2011-09-13
theLAYTshow
18, can't believe i didn't get Williams
2011-10-26
Muhreeya
only got 6
2011-10-28
Redcatie7
How did I not guess Johnson!
2011-11-13
seraia
surprisong how many last names are based on first names. if it was in nz, there would lots of asian last names like li, kim, zhang, etc
2011-11-18
username729
It's so hard to think of such generic names that all sound alike.
2011-12-09
420anaitor
what how is my last name Wojtowicz not on there
2011-12-26
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