Perhaps unsurprisingly, given the country’s history of colonization, the most common source nation of local place names in 18 different U.S. states was England.

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How common is your last name, really? Ancestry.com did some research and broke down the top three most common last names in every U.S. state—and the results might surprise you.

Placing fourth on the list of the most common surnames in Scotland is Robertson. The report found that the surname occurred 1,052 times in Scotland's birth, marriage and death registers in 2024.

Coming in at number three on the National Records of Scotland's list of the most common surnames in Scotland is Wilson. According to the experts, there were 1,179 occurrences of the last name in the ...

Cool map shows the most common religion in every African country Africa's religious landscape has changed dramatically over the past century and there is one clear divide.

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According to the University of West England in Bristol classifies Smith as the most common surname across Australia, Smith is the most common surname in Canada, reflecting the country's British ...

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An analysis of nationwide phone book listings revealed the most common last name in each US state, offering a new look at regional differences in family history.

Besides Smith, Williams and Johnson are the most common surnames in the U.S., with at least one of these featuring in the top three of every state besides Hawaii, California and New Mexico.