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(KSL News) The U.S. Census Bureau has just released its list of the most common surnames, or last names in the country.
Number one is no surprise: Smith! It was tops during the last census too.
Here's the rest of the 10 most common, in order:
Most Common Last Names in U.S.
We checked the list for the weekend crew here: Pope is the 486th most popular last name; Kirkland comes in at 1,107; McCord is 1,918; Prichard and Zundel: you don't make the list of 5,000!
The Census Bureau has compiled a list 5,000 last names, from top to bottom. To find out where your name appears on the list, we have a link to the U.S. Census Bureau. We also have a link to the New York Times. Its Web site has an interactive search of all 5,000 names.
