Most Common Last Names in Arkansas (2026)

Arkansas Demographics

Arkansas has a population of 3,011,524 (2020 Census). The demographic composition helps explain which surnames are most prevalent in the state.

72.0%

8.5%

15.7%

White 72.0% Hispanic 8.5% Black 15.7% Asian/Pacific 1.7% Two+ Races 1.4%

Top 200 Most Common Surnames in Arkansas

These surnames are estimated to be the most common in Arkansas based on national surname frequency data weighted by AR's demographic composition (BISG method).

#	Surname	Origin	Est. Frequency	National Rank
1	Smith	English	13,699	#1
2	Johnson	English	9,500	#2
3	Miller	English	7,407	#7
4	Brown	English	6,980	#4
5	Williams	Welsh/English	6,751	#3
6	Jones	Welsh/English	6,697	#5
7	Davis	Welsh/English	5,698	#8
8	Anderson	English/Scandinavian	4,592	#15
9	Wilson	English	4,326	#14
10	Martin	English/French	4,078	#20
11	Taylor	English	3,972	#17
12	Moore	English/Irish	3,876	#18
13	Thompson	English	3,678	#23
14	White	English	3,495	#24
15	Thomas	Welsh/English	3,418	#16
16	Clark	English	3,274	#27
17	Harris	English/Welsh	2,798	#25
18	Jackson	English	2,697	#19
19	Allen	English/Celtic	2,612	#33
20	Lewis	Welsh/English	2,588	#29
21	King	English	2,583	#34
22	Baker	English	2,569	#44
23	Young	English	2,566	#32
24	Walker	English	2,563	#31
25	Nelson	English/Scandinavian	2,546	#43
26	Adams	English	2,476	#42
27	Wright	English	2,439	#35
28	Hall	English	2,324	#45
29	Robinson	English	2,292	#30
30	Hill	English	2,271	#39
31	Roberts	Welsh/English	2,250	#50
32	Campbell	Scottish	2,227	#47
33	Scott	English/Scottish	2,189	#36
34	Phillips	English/Welsh	2,142	#52
35	Lee	English/Chinese/Korean	2,078	#21
36	Green	English	2,064	#41
37	Murphy	Irish	1,948	#64
38	Evans	Welsh	1,943	#53
39	Mitchell	English	1,935	#48
40	Cook	English	1,887	#65
41	Collins	Irish/English	1,862	#59
42	Parker	English	1,851	#56
43	Carter	English	1,837	#49
44	Morris	Welsh/English	1,836	#62
45	Turner	English	1,823	#54
46	Stewart	Scottish/English	1,790	#61
47	Peterson	English/Scandinavian	1,778	#71
48	Rogers	English	1,773	#66
49	Edwards	English	1,695	#58
50	Morgan	Welsh	1,688	#69
51	Wood	English	1,663	#84
52	Cox	English	1,643	#78
53	Kelly	Irish	1,611	#74
54	Bailey	English	1,584	#72
55	Reed	English	1,558	#73
56	Ward	English	1,530	#79
57	Cooper	English	1,526	#70
58	Myers	English	1,471	#96
59	Bennett	English	1,469	#86
60	Sullivan	European	1,455	#105
61	Hughes	Welsh/English	1,428	#90
62	Garcia	Spanish	1,404	#6
63	Long	English	1,397	#97
64	Howard	English	1,383	#75
65	Price	Welsh	1,361	#91
66	Fisher	English	1,349	#112
67	Gray	English/Scottish	1,348	#87
68	Watson	English	1,345	#81
69	Russell	Unknown	1,319	#104
70	Richardson	English	1,287	#80
71	Rodriguez	Spanish	1,284	#9
72	Martinez	Spanish	1,276	#10
73	Ross	Scottish	1,259	#98
74	Foster	English	1,259	#99
75	Brooks	English	1,255	#82
76	Reynolds	Unknown	1,241	#121
77	Powell	English	1,214	#101
78	Perry	Unknown	1,209	#103
79	Hernandez	Spanish	1,157	#11
80	Sanders	English	1,157	#94
81	Stevens	Unknown	1,151	#135
82	West	Unknown	1,149	#125
83	Barnes	Spanish/Portuguese	1,147	#110
84	Olson	English	1,147	#157
85	Cole	Unknown	1,145	#126
86	Hamilton	English	1,123	#119
87	Butler	English	1,119	#108
88	Graham	English	1,117	#120
89	Snyder	English	1,115	#165
90	Bell	Unknown	1,111	#106
91	James	English	1,109	#85
92	Patterson	English	1,109	#117
93	Kennedy	Unknown	1,093	#146
94	Wallace	Unknown	1,087	#123
95	Henderson	English	1,082	#109
96	Gibson	English	1,082	#130
97	Jenkins	Unknown	1,081	#102
98	Murray	Unknown	1,080	#136
99	Hayes	Spanish/Portuguese	1,072	#127
100	Mcdonald	Irish/Scottish	1,072	#143
101	Wagner	English	1,069	#173
102	Meyer	English	1,056	#183
103	Ellis	Unknown	1,053	#131
104	Jordan	Unknown	1,052	#116
105	Griffin	Unknown	1,032	#122
106	Schmidt	German	1,032	#185
107	Lopez	Spanish	1,027	#12
108	Simmons	Unknown	1,021	#114
109	Burns	Unknown	1,020	#155
110	Wells	Unknown	1,019	#147
111	Fox	European	1,004	#180
112	Alexander	English	993	#118
113	Webb	Unknown	993	#152
114	Stone	Italian	992	#178
115	Harrison	English	990	#141
116	Marshall	Unknown	978	#139
117	Ryan	European	977	#193
118	Owens	Unknown	971	#140
119	Hansen	Scandinavian	960	#204
120	Coleman	English	958	#107
121	Rose	Unknown	958	#177
122	Gonzalez	Spanish	947	#13
123	Bryant	Unknown	942	#128
124	Ford	English	942	#137
125	Tucker	English	930	#153
126	Weaver	English	918	#192
127	Palmer	English	915	#172
128	Hoffman	English	914	#224
129	Simpson	English	913	#158
130	Nichols	Unknown	913	#189
131	Mills	Unknown	910	#182
132	Shaw	Unknown	908	#164
133	Hunt	Unknown	904	#169
134	Crawford	English	900	#156
135	Black	Unknown	899	#174
136	Rice	Unknown	896	#184
137	Freeman	English	895	#151
138	Kelley	English	894	#198
139	Johnston	English	893	#225
140	Porter	English	892	#159
141	Robertson	English	883	#175
142	Mason	English	879	#166
143	Dunn	French	868	#197
144	Woods	Unknown	865	#144
145	Peters	Unknown	864	#205
146	Arnold	Unknown	862	#201
147	Henry	Unknown	861	#149
148	Pierce	Unknown	857	#202
149	Larson	English	857	#247
150	Hicks	Unknown	855	#170
151	Ferguson	English	854	#188
152	Elliott	Unknown	846	#210
153	Carroll	Unknown	846	#215
154	Warren	Unknown	845	#181
155	Hart	Unknown	845	#207
156	Gordon	Unknown	844	#161
157	Carpenter	English	843	#231
158	Carlson	English	843	#252
159	Stephens	Unknown	836	#190
160	Gardner	English	835	#194
161	Obrien	European	823	#258
162	Hunter	English	815	#160
163	Payne	Unknown	805	#195
164	Perez	Spanish	804	#22
165	Jensen	Scandinavian	803	#265
166	Duncan	French	800	#212
167	Lane	French/Spanish	800	#216
168	Burke	European	796	#246
169	Boyd	Unknown	792	#176
170	Richards	Unknown	789	#228
171	Chapman	English	780	#236
172	Cunningham	English	779	#211
173	Knight	Unknown	777	#209
174	Ray	Unknown	775	#220
175	Wheeler	English	774	#243
176	Spencer	English	770	#199
177	Armstrong	Unknown	767	#213
178	Riley	English	765	#217
179	Weber	English	763	#283
180	Hanson	English	760	#276
181	Andrews	Unknown	755	#218
182	Bradley	English	753	#208
183	Holmes	Spanish/Portuguese	752	#171
184	Bishop	Unknown	745	#262
185	Berry	Unknown	742	#222
186	Dixon	Italian	740	#167
187	Lynch	Unknown	737	#259
188	Morrison	English	736	#250
189	Schultz	European	734	#297
190	Walsh	European	733	#295
191	Perkins	Unknown	726	#223
192	Hudson	English	725	#214
193	Sanchez	Spanish	724	#26
194	Schneider	English	712	#312
195	Lawrence	French/Spanish	711	#232
196	Hawkins	Unknown	704	#200
197	Gilbert	Unknown	690	#268
198	Welch	Unknown	689	#284
199	Lawson	English	688	#256
200	Carr	Unknown	687	#255

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How We Estimate State Surnames

The US Census Bureau publishes national surname frequency data along with ethnic/racial distribution percentages for each surname. We combine this with Arkansas's demographic composition from the 2020 Census to estimate which surnames are most common in the state.

This approach, known as Bayesian Improved Surname Geocoding (BISG), is widely used in academic research and government applications. While individual estimates may vary, the overall rankings provide a reliable picture of surname prevalence in Arkansas.

Data sources: US Census Bureau Decennial Census 2010 (surnames) and 2020 (state demographics).