According to Richard Coates, a professor of onomastics at the University of the West of England, Smith has remained the most common surname in England, and became so "because the smith's job in an ...

Across New England, Smith, Johnson and Brown were ... Out west, the two states to not include any of the top six most common surnames were California and New Mexico. With prominent Latino ...

The United States is often referred to as an ethnic “melting pot” due to its diverse cultures and history of immigrants, but there are some regional differences when it comes to surnames.