Most Common Last Names in District of Columbia (2026)

District of Columbia Demographics

District of Columbia has a population of 689,545 (2020 Census). The demographic composition helps explain which surnames are most prevalent in the state.

37.5%

11.3%

45.4%

White 37.5% Hispanic 11.3% Black 45.4% Asian/Pacific 4.1% Two+ Races 1.4%

Top 200 Most Common Surnames in District of Columbia

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

#	Surname	Origin	Est. Frequency	National Rank
1	Smith	English	2,136	#1
2	Johnson	English	1,724	#2
3	Williams	Welsh/English	1,487	#3
4	Brown	English	1,284	#4
5	Jones	Welsh/English	1,282	#5
6	Miller	English	996	#7
7	Davis	Welsh/English	991	#8
8	Wilson	English	701	#14
9	Anderson	English/Scandinavian	680	#15
10	Thomas	Welsh/English	667	#16
11	Taylor	English	663	#17
12	Jackson	English	651	#19
13	Moore	English/Irish	640	#18
14	Martin	English/French	589	#20
15	White	English	581	#24
16	Thompson	English	578	#23
17	Harris	English/Welsh	566	#25
18	Clark	English	486	#27
19	Robinson	English	483	#30
20	Lewis	Welsh/English	472	#29
21	Walker	English	467	#31
22	Allen	English/Celtic	423	#33
23	Young	English	413	#32
24	Wright	English	405	#35
25	King	English	402	#34
26	Scott	English/Scottish	389	#36
27	Green	English	386	#41
28	Hill	English	383	#39
29	Adams	English	371	#42
30	Lee	English/Chinese/Korean	370	#21
31	Nelson	English/Scandinavian	364	#43
32	Baker	English	360	#44
33	Hall	English	355	#45
34	Garcia	Spanish	345	#6
35	Mitchell	English	341	#48
36	Carter	English	337	#49
37	Campbell	Scottish	336	#47
38	Roberts	Welsh/English	324	#50
39	Rodriguez	Spanish	323	#9
40	Martinez	Spanish	315	#10
41	Evans	Welsh	312	#53
42	Phillips	English/Welsh	310	#52
43	Turner	English	310	#54
44	Hernandez	Spanish	300	#11
45	Edwards	English	295	#58
46	Parker	English	294	#56
47	Collins	Irish/English	288	#59
48	Stewart	Scottish/English	285	#61
49	Morris	Welsh/English	276	#62
50	Murphy	Irish	264	#64
51	Rogers	English	261	#66
52	Cook	English	259	#65
53	Lopez	Spanish	258	#12
54	Cooper	English	247	#70
55	Morgan	Welsh	245	#69
56	Gonzalez	Spanish	244	#13
57	Bailey	English	243	#72
58	Reed	English	241	#73
59	Peterson	English/Scandinavian	237	#71
60	Howard	English	234	#75
61	Kelly	Irish	231	#74
62	Richardson	English	230	#80
63	Ward	English	225	#79
64	Cox	English	224	#78
65	Brooks	English	224	#82
66	Watson	English	222	#81
67	James	English	218	#85
68	Gray	English/Scottish	215	#87
69	Bennett	English	214	#86
70	Wood	English	211	#84
71	Price	Welsh	205	#91
72	Sanders	English	205	#94
73	Hughes	Welsh/English	204	#90
74	Perez	Spanish	201	#22
75	Jenkins	Unknown	201	#102
76	Ross	Scottish	200	#98
77	Coleman	English	200	#107
78	Foster	English	198	#99
79	Powell	English	198	#101
80	Myers	English	197	#96
81	Bell	Unknown	195	#106
82	Butler	English	194	#108
83	Henderson	English	194	#109
84	Perry	Unknown	193	#103
85	Barnes	Spanish/Portuguese	193	#110
86	Long	English	192	#97
87	Russell	Unknown	190	#104
88	Sullivan	European	188	#105
89	Simmons	Unknown	188	#114
90	Fisher	English	183	#112
91	Jordan	Unknown	182	#116
92	Patterson	English	181	#117
93	Sanchez	Spanish	180	#26
94	Alexander	English	180	#118
95	Griffin	Unknown	177	#122
96	Hamilton	English	176	#119
97	Graham	English	176	#120
98	Washington	English	174	#145
99	Wallace	Unknown	173	#123
100	Bryant	Unknown	172	#128
101	Reynolds	Unknown	171	#121
102	Hayes	Spanish/Portuguese	170	#127
103	West	Unknown	169	#125
104	Cole	Unknown	169	#126
105	Gibson	English	166	#130
106	Ellis	Unknown	165	#131
107	Ford	English	164	#137
108	Marshall	Unknown	161	#139
109	Owens	Unknown	161	#140
110	Ramirez	Spanish	160	#28
111	Murray	Unknown	160	#136
112	Woods	Unknown	158	#144
113	Stevens	Unknown	157	#135
114	Harrison	English	157	#141
115	Mcdonald	Irish/Scottish	155	#143
116	Wells	Unknown	153	#147
117	Kennedy	Unknown	152	#146
118	Henry	Unknown	149	#149
119	Freeman	English	149	#151
120	Webb	Unknown	147	#152
121	Tucker	English	146	#153
122	Crawford	English	144	#156
123	Hunter	English	144	#160
124	Porter	English	143	#159
125	Dixon	Italian	143	#167
126	Burns	Unknown	142	#155
127	Simpson	English	142	#158
128	Gordon	Unknown	142	#161
129	Holmes	Spanish/Portuguese	141	#171
130	Mason	English	140	#166
131	Hicks	Unknown	139	#170
132	Olson	English	138	#157
133	Shaw	Unknown	138	#164
134	Boyd	Unknown	136	#176
135	Snyder	English	135	#165
136	Palmer	English	135	#172
137	Black	Unknown	133	#174
138	Robertson	English	133	#175
139	Warren	Unknown	133	#181
140	Hunt	Unknown	131	#169
141	Wagner	English	131	#173
142	Mills	Unknown	131	#182
143	Daniels	Unknown	131	#187
144	Torres	Spanish/Portuguese	130	#37
145	Rose	Unknown	130	#177
146	Stone	Italian	129	#178
147	Rice	Unknown	129	#184
148	Fox	European	128	#180
149	Meyer	English	127	#183
150	Ferguson	English	127	#188
151	Grant	Unknown	127	#196
152	Flores	Spanish	126	#40
153	Stephens	Unknown	126	#190
154	Schmidt	German	124	#185
155	Nichols	Unknown	124	#189
156	Gardner	English	124	#194
157	Payne	Unknown	124	#195
158	Hawkins	Unknown	124	#200
159	Weaver	English	122	#192
160	Ryan	European	121	#193
161	Dunn	French	121	#197
162	Kelley	English	120	#198
163	Spencer	English	120	#199
164	Bradley	English	120	#208
165	Arnold	Unknown	119	#201
166	Knight	Unknown	119	#209
167	Hudson	English	119	#214
168	Pierce	Unknown	118	#202
169	Cunningham	English	118	#211
170	Rivera	Spanish	117	#46
171	Hart	Unknown	117	#207
172	Peters	Unknown	116	#205
173	Elliott	Unknown	116	#210
174	Duncan	French	116	#212
175	Armstrong	Unknown	116	#213
176	Riley	English	116	#217
177	Matthews	Unknown	116	#226
178	Hansen	Scandinavian	115	#204
179	Carroll	Unknown	115	#215
180	Lane	French/Spanish	115	#216
181	Andrews	Unknown	115	#218
182	Berry	Unknown	115	#222
183	Perkins	Unknown	115	#223
184	Willis	Unknown	114	#230
185	Ray	Unknown	113	#220
186	Lawrence	French/Spanish	113	#232
187	Watkins	Unknown	113	#240
188	Hoffman	English	111	#224
189	Richards	Unknown	111	#228
190	Greene	English/Jewish	111	#241
191	Carpenter	English	110	#231
192	Chapman	English	110	#236
193	Gomez	Spanish	109	#51
194	Johnston	English	109	#225
195	Harper	English	109	#245
196	Franklin	Unknown	108	#251
197	Wheeler	English	107	#243
198	Burke	European	104	#246
199	Austin	Unknown	104	#253
200	Carr	Unknown	104	#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 District of Columbia'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 District of Columbia.

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