Most Common Last Names in Indiana (2026)

Indiana Demographics

Indiana has a population of 6,785,528 (2020 Census). The demographic composition helps explain which surnames are most prevalent in the state.

75.5%

8.2%

10.1%

White 75.5% Hispanic 8.2% Black 10.1% Asian/Pacific 2.6% Two+ Races 3.3%

Top 200 Most Common Surnames in Indiana

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

#	Surname	Origin	Est. Frequency	National Rank
1	Smith	English	31,553	#1
2	Johnson	English	21,481	#2
3	Miller	English	17,324	#7
4	Brown	English	15,752	#4
5	Jones	Welsh/English	15,032	#5
6	Williams	Welsh/English	14,830	#3
7	Davis	Welsh/English	12,955	#8
8	Anderson	English/Scandinavian	10,637	#15
9	Wilson	English	9,922	#14
10	Martin	English/French	9,473	#20
11	Taylor	English	9,077	#17
12	Moore	English/Irish	8,868	#18
13	Thompson	English	8,464	#23
14	White	English	7,990	#24
15	Thomas	Welsh/English	7,655	#16
16	Clark	English	7,582	#27
17	Harris	English/Welsh	6,229	#25
18	Allen	English/Celtic	5,991	#33
19	Baker	English	5,984	#44
20	King	English	5,951	#34
21	Nelson	English/Scandinavian	5,918	#43
22	Young	English	5,894	#32
23	Lewis	Welsh/English	5,847	#29
24	Jackson	English	5,830	#19
25	Walker	English	5,791	#31
26	Adams	English	5,727	#42
27	Wright	English	5,576	#35
28	Hall	English	5,366	#45
29	Roberts	Welsh/English	5,227	#50
30	Hill	English	5,185	#39
31	Campbell	Scottish	5,149	#47
32	Robinson	English	5,073	#30
33	Phillips	English/Welsh	4,972	#52
34	Scott	English/Scottish	4,963	#36
35	Lee	English/Chinese/Korean	4,803	#21
36	Green	English	4,646	#41
37	Murphy	Irish	4,553	#64
38	Evans	Welsh	4,459	#53
39	Cook	English	4,405	#65
40	Mitchell	English	4,391	#48
41	Collins	Irish/English	4,295	#59
42	Parker	English	4,254	#56
43	Morris	Welsh/English	4,246	#62
44	Peterson	English/Scandinavian	4,161	#71
45	Turner	English	4,156	#54
46	Carter	English	4,147	#49
47	Stewart	Scottish/English	4,113	#61
48	Rogers	English	4,109	#66
49	Morgan	Welsh	3,917	#69
50	Wood	English	3,911	#84
51	Edwards	English	3,854	#58
52	Cox	English	3,837	#78
53	Kelly	Irish	3,745	#74
54	Bailey	English	3,655	#72
55	Reed	English	3,593	#73
56	Ward	English	3,547	#79
57	Cooper	English	3,501	#70
58	Myers	English	3,443	#96
59	Sullivan	European	3,417	#105
60	Bennett	English	3,409	#86
61	Hughes	Welsh/English	3,320	#90
62	Long	English	3,263	#97
63	Howard	English	3,157	#75
64	Fisher	English	3,152	#112
65	Price	Welsh	3,147	#91
66	Garcia	Spanish	3,138	#6
67	Gray	English/Scottish	3,096	#87
68	Watson	English	3,077	#81
69	Russell	Unknown	3,065	#104
70	Richardson	English	2,915	#80
71	Foster	English	2,898	#99
72	Ross	Scottish	2,894	#98
73	Reynolds	Unknown	2,894	#121
74	Rodriguez	Spanish	2,859	#9
75	Martinez	Spanish	2,848	#10
76	Brooks	English	2,845	#82
77	Powell	English	2,780	#101
78	Perry	Unknown	2,776	#103
79	Olson	English	2,709	#157
80	Stevens	Unknown	2,690	#135
81	West	Unknown	2,664	#125
82	Cole	Unknown	2,653	#126
83	Snyder	English	2,631	#165
84	Sanders	English	2,624	#94
85	Barnes	Spanish/Portuguese	2,619	#110
86	Hamilton	English	2,584	#119
87	Graham	English	2,571	#120
88	Hernandez	Spanish	2,567	#11
89	Kennedy	Unknown	2,550	#146
90	Butler	English	2,545	#108
91	Patterson	English	2,541	#117
92	Bell	Unknown	2,522	#106
93	Wagner	English	2,520	#173
94	Murray	Unknown	2,501	#136
95	Wallace	Unknown	2,498	#123
96	Gibson	English	2,497	#130
97	Meyer	English	2,495	#183
98	Mcdonald	Irish/Scottish	2,488	#143
99	James	English	2,480	#85
100	Hayes	Spanish/Portuguese	2,464	#127
101	Henderson	English	2,449	#109
102	Schmidt	German	2,439	#185
103	Jenkins	Unknown	2,437	#102
104	Ellis	Unknown	2,425	#131
105	Jordan	Unknown	2,393	#116
106	Burns	Unknown	2,377	#155
107	Fox	European	2,361	#180
108	Wells	Unknown	2,358	#147
109	Griffin	Unknown	2,351	#122
110	Stone	Italian	2,327	#178
111	Simmons	Unknown	2,304	#114
112	Ryan	European	2,302	#193
113	Webb	Unknown	2,300	#152
114	Lopez	Spanish	2,289	#12
115	Harrison	English	2,275	#141
116	Hansen	Scandinavian	2,268	#204
117	Alexander	English	2,247	#118
118	Marshall	Unknown	2,239	#139
119	Rose	Unknown	2,239	#177
120	Owens	Unknown	2,221	#140
121	Hoffman	English	2,158	#224
122	Weaver	English	2,150	#192
123	Ford	English	2,141	#137
124	Tucker	English	2,141	#153
125	Nichols	Unknown	2,133	#189
126	Bryant	Unknown	2,128	#128
127	Coleman	English	2,122	#107
128	Palmer	English	2,121	#172
129	Mills	Unknown	2,113	#182
130	Johnston	English	2,106	#225
131	Gonzalez	Spanish	2,104	#13
132	Simpson	English	2,104	#158
133	Shaw	Unknown	2,098	#164
134	Hunt	Unknown	2,097	#169
135	Kelley	English	2,091	#198
136	Black	Unknown	2,083	#174
137	Rice	Unknown	2,083	#184
138	Crawford	English	2,066	#156
139	Porter	English	2,049	#159
140	Freeman	English	2,046	#151
141	Robertson	English	2,043	#175
142	Larson	English	2,026	#247
143	Dunn	French	2,022	#197
144	Peters	Unknown	2,021	#205
145	Mason	English	2,019	#166
146	Arnold	Unknown	2,012	#201
147	Pierce	Unknown	2,000	#202
148	Carlson	English	1,993	#252
149	Carroll	Unknown	1,979	#215
150	Ferguson	English	1,978	#188
151	Carpenter	English	1,978	#231
152	Elliott	Unknown	1,973	#210
153	Hart	Unknown	1,971	#207
154	Hicks	Unknown	1,960	#170
155	Henry	Unknown	1,959	#149
156	Woods	Unknown	1,954	#144
157	Warren	Unknown	1,946	#181
158	Obrien	European	1,942	#258
159	Stephens	Unknown	1,934	#190
160	Gardner	English	1,934	#194
161	Gordon	Unknown	1,928	#161
162	Jensen	Scandinavian	1,896	#265
163	Burke	European	1,866	#246
164	Lane	French/Spanish	1,859	#216
165	Duncan	French	1,857	#212
166	Payne	Unknown	1,856	#195
167	Hunter	English	1,849	#160
168	Richards	Unknown	1,837	#228
169	Chapman	English	1,818	#236
170	Wheeler	English	1,805	#243
171	Boyd	Unknown	1,803	#176
172	Weber	English	1,801	#283
173	Cunningham	English	1,800	#211
174	Ray	Unknown	1,798	#220
175	Perez	Spanish	1,795	#22
176	Knight	Unknown	1,794	#209
177	Hanson	English	1,791	#276
178	Armstrong	Unknown	1,773	#213
179	Spencer	English	1,772	#199
180	Riley	English	1,767	#217
181	Andrews	Unknown	1,744	#218
182	Bishop	Unknown	1,744	#262
183	Schultz	European	1,734	#297
184	Walsh	European	1,732	#295
185	Bradley	English	1,729	#208
186	Lynch	Unknown	1,722	#259
187	Morrison	English	1,713	#250
188	Berry	Unknown	1,710	#222
189	Holmes	Spanish/Portuguese	1,692	#171
190	Schneider	English	1,683	#312
191	Perkins	Unknown	1,669	#223
192	Hudson	English	1,661	#214
193	Dixon	Italian	1,659	#167
194	Lawrence	French/Spanish	1,634	#232
195	Sanchez	Spanish	1,615	#26
196	Welch	Unknown	1,613	#284
197	Gilbert	Unknown	1,604	#268
198	Hawkins	Unknown	1,598	#200
199	Williamson	English	1,594	#267
200	Howell	English	1,592	#272

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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 Indiana'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 Indiana.

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