Most Common Last Names in Louisiana (2026)

Louisiana Demographics

Louisiana has a population of 4,657,757 (2020 Census). The demographic composition helps explain which surnames are most prevalent in the state.

55.8%

33.1%

White 55.8% Hispanic 6.9% Black 33.1% Asian/Pacific 1.9% Two+ Races 1.6%

Top 200 Most Common Surnames in Louisiana

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

#	Surname	Origin	Est. Frequency	National Rank
1	Smith	English	18,295	#1
2	Johnson	English	13,608	#2
3	Williams	Welsh/English	10,660	#3
4	Brown	English	10,063	#4
5	Jones	Welsh/English	9,846	#5
6	Miller	English	9,295	#7
7	Davis	Welsh/English	8,000	#8
8	Anderson	English/Scandinavian	5,998	#15
9	Wilson	English	5,878	#14
10	Taylor	English	5,469	#17
11	Moore	English/Irish	5,313	#18
12	Martin	English/French	5,258	#20
13	Thomas	Welsh/English	5,070	#16
14	Thompson	English	4,929	#23
15	White	English	4,807	#24
16	Jackson	English	4,478	#19
17	Clark	English	4,280	#27
18	Harris	English/Welsh	4,231	#25
19	Lewis	Welsh/English	3,716	#29
20	Walker	English	3,680	#31
21	Allen	English/Celtic	3,551	#33
22	Robinson	English	3,537	#30
23	Young	English	3,474	#32
24	King	English	3,448	#34
25	Wright	English	3,353	#35
26	Baker	English	3,281	#44
27	Nelson	English/Scandinavian	3,277	#43
28	Adams	English	3,250	#42
29	Hill	English	3,143	#39
30	Scott	English/Scottish	3,104	#36
31	Hall	English	3,078	#45
32	Green	English	3,001	#41
33	Campbell	Scottish	2,932	#47
34	Roberts	Welsh/English	2,907	#50
35	Lee	English/Chinese/Korean	2,894	#21
36	Phillips	English/Welsh	2,772	#52
37	Mitchell	English	2,733	#48
38	Carter	English	2,647	#49
39	Evans	Welsh	2,632	#53
40	Turner	English	2,533	#54
41	Parker	English	2,495	#56
42	Collins	Irish/English	2,478	#59
43	Murphy	Irish	2,454	#64
44	Stewart	Scottish/English	2,414	#61
45	Morris	Welsh/English	2,413	#62
46	Cook	English	2,388	#65
47	Edwards	English	2,381	#58
48	Rogers	English	2,311	#66
49	Peterson	English/Scandinavian	2,225	#71
50	Morgan	Welsh	2,188	#69
51	Bailey	English	2,102	#72
52	Reed	English	2,076	#73
53	Kelly	Irish	2,076	#74
54	Cox	English	2,074	#78
55	Cooper	English	2,073	#70
56	Wood	English	2,041	#84
57	Ward	English	1,995	#79
58	Howard	English	1,917	#75
59	Bennett	English	1,905	#86
60	Watson	English	1,846	#81
61	Myers	English	1,845	#96
62	Hughes	Welsh/English	1,839	#90
63	Richardson	English	1,832	#80
64	Gray	English/Scottish	1,821	#87
65	Sullivan	European	1,797	#105
66	Price	Welsh	1,792	#91
67	Brooks	English	1,784	#82
68	Long	English	1,768	#97
69	Garcia	Spanish	1,755	#6
70	Russell	Unknown	1,705	#104
71	Fisher	English	1,701	#112
72	Ross	Scottish	1,695	#98
73	Foster	English	1,691	#99
74	Powell	English	1,657	#101
75	James	English	1,651	#85
76	Sanders	English	1,639	#94
77	Perry	Unknown	1,635	#103
78	Rodriguez	Spanish	1,610	#9
79	Martinez	Spanish	1,596	#10
80	Barnes	Spanish/Portuguese	1,587	#110
81	Reynolds	Unknown	1,575	#121
82	Butler	English	1,570	#108
83	Bell	Unknown	1,568	#106
84	Jenkins	Unknown	1,567	#102
85	Henderson	English	1,543	#109
86	Patterson	English	1,512	#117
87	Hamilton	English	1,505	#119
88	Graham	English	1,500	#120
89	West	Unknown	1,498	#125
90	Cole	Unknown	1,495	#126
91	Simmons	Unknown	1,476	#114
92	Jordan	Unknown	1,474	#116
93	Coleman	English	1,472	#107
94	Wallace	Unknown	1,465	#123
95	Stevens	Unknown	1,454	#135
96	Hernandez	Spanish	1,449	#11
97	Hayes	Spanish/Portuguese	1,444	#127
98	Griffin	Unknown	1,440	#122
99	Gibson	English	1,435	#130
100	Alexander	English	1,422	#118
101	Murray	Unknown	1,413	#136
102	Ellis	Unknown	1,410	#131
103	Kennedy	Unknown	1,391	#146
104	Mcdonald	Irish/Scottish	1,388	#143
105	Olson	English	1,377	#157
106	Bryant	Unknown	1,357	#128
107	Snyder	English	1,344	#165
108	Marshall	Unknown	1,341	#139
109	Wells	Unknown	1,339	#147
110	Owens	Unknown	1,337	#140
111	Harrison	English	1,333	#141
112	Ford	English	1,325	#137
113	Burns	Unknown	1,300	#155
114	Webb	Unknown	1,297	#152
115	Wagner	English	1,295	#173
116	Lopez	Spanish	1,289	#12
117	Meyer	English	1,269	#183
118	Tucker	English	1,250	#153
119	Woods	Unknown	1,244	#144
120	Schmidt	German	1,240	#185
121	Fox	European	1,235	#180
122	Freeman	English	1,232	#151
123	Stone	Italian	1,231	#178
124	Simpson	English	1,220	#158
125	Crawford	English	1,219	#156
126	Rose	Unknown	1,208	#177
127	Porter	English	1,207	#159
128	Henry	Unknown	1,206	#149
129	Shaw	Unknown	1,202	#164
130	Palmer	English	1,194	#172
131	Mason	English	1,187	#166
132	Gonzalez	Spanish	1,185	#13
133	Ryan	European	1,185	#193
134	Black	Unknown	1,176	#174
135	Mills	Unknown	1,175	#182
136	Hunt	Unknown	1,173	#169
137	Gordon	Unknown	1,169	#161
138	Hicks	Unknown	1,167	#170
139	Robertson	English	1,164	#175
140	Rice	Unknown	1,158	#184
141	Hansen	Scandinavian	1,154	#204
142	Hunter	English	1,153	#160
143	Nichols	Unknown	1,152	#189
144	Weaver	English	1,149	#192
145	Warren	Unknown	1,134	#181
146	Kelley	English	1,122	#198
147	Ferguson	English	1,117	#188
148	Dunn	French	1,108	#197
149	Boyd	Unknown	1,106	#176
150	Hoffman	English	1,101	#224
151	Stephens	Unknown	1,100	#190
152	Arnold	Unknown	1,096	#201
153	Dixon	Italian	1,095	#167
154	Holmes	Spanish/Portuguese	1,095	#171
155	Gardner	English	1,093	#194
156	Pierce	Unknown	1,087	#202
157	Peters	Unknown	1,083	#205
158	Johnston	English	1,081	#225
159	Hart	Unknown	1,076	#207
160	Payne	Unknown	1,072	#195
161	Elliott	Unknown	1,072	#210
162	Carroll	Unknown	1,066	#215
163	Carpenter	English	1,048	#231
164	Duncan	French	1,037	#212
165	Lane	French/Spanish	1,035	#216
166	Spencer	English	1,031	#199
167	Knight	Unknown	1,030	#209
168	Larson	English	1,030	#247
169	Cunningham	English	1,029	#211
170	Bradley	English	1,016	#208
171	Armstrong	Unknown	1,014	#213
172	Carlson	English	1,013	#252
173	Riley	English	1,011	#217
174	Richards	Unknown	1,011	#228
175	Perez	Spanish	1,007	#22
176	Ray	Unknown	1,007	#220
177	Daniels	Unknown	1,006	#187
178	Andrews	Unknown	1,002	#218
179	Chapman	English	998	#236
180	Hawkins	Unknown	996	#200
181	Hudson	English	992	#214
182	Obrien	European	992	#258
183	Berry	Unknown	991	#222
184	Burke	European	990	#246
185	Wheeler	English	983	#243
186	Grant	Unknown	981	#196
187	Perkins	Unknown	977	#223
188	Jensen	Scandinavian	964	#265
189	Lawrence	French/Spanish	958	#232
190	Matthews	Unknown	948	#226
191	Morrison	English	942	#250
192	Bishop	Unknown	933	#262
193	Greene	English/Jewish	931	#241
194	Willis	Unknown	929	#230
195	Lynch	Unknown	929	#259
196	Hanson	English	921	#276
197	Harper	English	919	#245
198	Weber	English	919	#283
199	Watkins	Unknown	912	#240
200	Lawson	English	907	#256

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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 Louisiana'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 Louisiana.

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