Most Common Last Names in Nevada (2026)

Nevada Demographics

Nevada has a population of 3,104,614 (2020 Census). The demographic composition helps explain which surnames are most prevalent in the state.

45.9%

29.2%

10.3%

9.0%

White 45.9% Hispanic 29.2% Black 10.3% Asian/Pacific 9.0% Native American 1.2% Two+ Races 4.4%

Top 200 Most Common Surnames in Nevada

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

#	Surname	Origin	Est. Frequency	National Rank
1	Smith	English	9,198	#1
2	Johnson	English	6,407	#2
3	Miller	English	4,948	#7
4	Brown	English	4,714	#4
5	Williams	Welsh/English	4,586	#3
6	Jones	Welsh/English	4,520	#5
7	Davis	Welsh/English	3,839	#8
8	Garcia	Spanish	3,624	#6
9	Rodriguez	Spanish	3,420	#9
10	Martinez	Spanish	3,310	#10
11	Hernandez	Spanish	3,244	#11
12	Anderson	English/Scandinavian	3,081	#15
13	Wilson	English	2,914	#14
14	Martin	English/French	2,792	#20
15	Lopez	Spanish	2,717	#12
16	Taylor	English	2,674	#17
17	Gonzalez	Spanish	2,625	#13
18	Moore	English/Irish	2,605	#18
19	Thompson	English	2,473	#23
20	White	English	2,351	#24
21	Thomas	Welsh/English	2,326	#16
22	Clark	English	2,199	#27
23	Perez	Spanish	2,122	#22
24	Sanchez	Spanish	1,908	#26
25	Harris	English/Welsh	1,891	#25
26	Jackson	English	1,839	#19
27	Allen	English/Celtic	1,757	#33
28	Lewis	Welsh/English	1,748	#29
29	Young	English	1,739	#32
30	King	English	1,739	#34
31	Ramirez	Spanish	1,730	#28
32	Walker	English	1,728	#31
33	Baker	English	1,719	#44
34	Nelson	English/Scandinavian	1,708	#43
35	Adams	English	1,663	#42
36	Lee	English/Chinese/Korean	1,652	#21
37	Wright	English	1,640	#35
38	Hall	English	1,559	#45
39	Robinson	English	1,556	#30
40	Hill	English	1,530	#39
41	Roberts	Welsh/English	1,508	#50
42	Campbell	Scottish	1,495	#47
43	Scott	English/Scottish	1,478	#36
44	Phillips	English/Welsh	1,436	#52
45	Green	English	1,395	#41
46	Torres	Spanish/Portuguese	1,362	#37
47	Flores	Spanish	1,339	#40
48	Evans	Welsh	1,305	#53
49	Mitchell	English	1,304	#48
50	Murphy	Irish	1,303	#64
51	Cook	English	1,261	#65
52	Collins	Irish/English	1,251	#59
53	Parker	English	1,242	#56
54	Carter	English	1,238	#49
55	Morris	Welsh/English	1,233	#62
56	Turner	English	1,225	#54
57	Rivera	Spanish	1,208	#46
58	Stewart	Scottish/English	1,203	#61
59	Rogers	English	1,190	#66
60	Peterson	English/Scandinavian	1,189	#71
61	Edwards	English	1,142	#58
62	Gomez	Spanish	1,138	#51
63	Morgan	Welsh	1,134	#69
64	Wood	English	1,112	#84
65	Cox	English	1,099	#78
66	Diaz	Spanish	1,082	#55
67	Kelly	Irish	1,081	#74
68	Bailey	English	1,062	#72
69	Reed	English	1,045	#73
70	Cooper	English	1,026	#70
71	Ward	English	1,026	#79
72	Cruz	Spanish/Portuguese	1,006	#57
73	Bennett	English	985	#86
74	Reyes	Spanish	982	#60
75	Myers	English	982	#96
76	Sullivan	European	972	#105
77	Morales	Spanish	968	#63
78	Hughes	Welsh/English	957	#90
79	Long	English	938	#97
80	Howard	English	931	#75
81	Price	Welsh	912	#91
82	Gutierrez	Spanish	910	#67
83	Gray	English/Scottish	906	#87
84	Watson	English	905	#81
85	Fisher	English	903	#112
86	Ortiz	Spanish/Basque	893	#68
87	Russell	Unknown	885	#104
88	Richardson	English	869	#80
89	Ross	Scottish	848	#98
90	Brooks	English	847	#82
91	Foster	English	847	#99
92	Reynolds	Unknown	831	#121
93	Powell	English	815	#101
94	Perry	Unknown	814	#103
95	Ramos	Spanish/Portuguese	801	#76
96	Chavez	Spanish	780	#83
97	Sanders	English	780	#94
98	Stevens	Unknown	773	#135
99	Barnes	Spanish/Portuguese	771	#110
100	West	Unknown	771	#125
101	Cole	Unknown	768	#126
102	Olson	English	764	#157
103	James	English	756	#85
104	Hamilton	English	754	#119
105	Butler	English	753	#108
106	Graham	English	751	#120
107	Bell	Unknown	749	#106
108	Patterson	English	745	#117
109	Ruiz	Spanish	743	#89
110	Snyder	English	742	#165
111	Mendoza	Spanish/Basque	732	#88
112	Kennedy	Unknown	732	#146
113	Henderson	English	730	#109
114	Wallace	Unknown	730	#123
115	Alvarez	Spanish	727	#92
116	Jenkins	Unknown	727	#102
117	Gibson	English	726	#130
118	Murray	Unknown	725	#136
119	Mcdonald	Irish/Scottish	720	#143
120	Hayes	Spanish/Portuguese	719	#127
121	Jordan	Unknown	717	#116
122	Wagner	English	713	#173
123	Ellis	Unknown	709	#131
124	Meyer	English	704	#183
125	Castillo	Spanish	702	#93
126	Jimenez	Spanish	702	#100
127	Griffin	Unknown	693	#122
128	Simmons	Unknown	688	#114
129	Schmidt	German	688	#185
130	Wells	Unknown	684	#147
131	Burns	Unknown	683	#155
132	Alexander	English	675	#118
133	Fox	European	671	#180
134	Gonzales	Spanish/Portuguese	667	#111
135	Harrison	English	666	#141
136	Webb	Unknown	665	#152
137	Vasquez	Spanish	664	#113
138	Stone	Italian	663	#178
139	Marshall	Unknown	659	#139
140	Romero	Spanish	658	#115
141	Ryan	European	653	#193
142	Owens	Unknown	652	#140
143	Coleman	English	648	#107
144	Rose	Unknown	644	#177
145	Hansen	Scandinavian	641	#204
146	Bryant	Unknown	634	#128
147	Ford	English	634	#137
148	Tucker	English	624	#153
149	Moreno	Spanish	618	#124
150	Palmer	English	615	#172
151	Simpson	English	614	#158
152	Weaver	English	613	#192
153	Nichols	Unknown	611	#189
154	Shaw	Unknown	610	#164
155	Mills	Unknown	609	#182
156	Hoffman	English	609	#224
157	Hunt	Unknown	606	#169
158	Crawford	English	604	#156
159	Black	Unknown	603	#174
160	Freeman	English	602	#151
161	Porter	English	600	#159
162	Rice	Unknown	600	#184
163	Herrera	Spanish	599	#129
164	Kelley	English	597	#198
165	Johnston	English	597	#225
166	Robertson	English	593	#175
167	Mason	English	590	#166
168	Medina	Spanish	584	#133
169	Woods	Unknown	583	#144
170	Henry	Unknown	582	#149
171	Dunn	French	581	#197
172	Peters	Unknown	579	#205
173	Arnold	Unknown	577	#201
174	Aguilar	Spanish	574	#134
175	Hicks	Unknown	574	#170
176	Pierce	Unknown	574	#202
177	Ferguson	English	573	#188
178	Gordon	Unknown	571	#161
179	Larson	English	571	#247
180	Warren	Unknown	568	#181
181	Castro	Spanish	567	#138
182	Silva	Unknown	567	#163
183	Hart	Unknown	566	#207
184	Carroll	Unknown	566	#215
185	Elliott	Unknown	565	#210
186	Carpenter	English	563	#231
187	Carlson	English	562	#252
188	Stephens	Unknown	561	#190
189	Gardner	English	560	#194
190	Fernandez	Spanish	553	#142
191	Hunter	English	549	#160
192	Obrien	European	549	#258
193	Vargas	Spanish	544	#148
194	Payne	Unknown	540	#195
195	Duncan	French	537	#212
196	Lane	French/Spanish	536	#216
197	Jensen	Scandinavian	536	#265
198	Boyd	Unknown	532	#176
199	Burke	European	532	#246
200	Richards	Unknown	530	#228

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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 Nevada'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 Nevada.

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