Most Common Last Names in New Jersey (2026)

New Jersey Demographics

New Jersey has a population of 9,288,994 (2020 Census). The demographic composition helps explain which surnames are most prevalent in the state.

51.9%

21.6%

15.1%

10.0%

White 51.9% Hispanic 21.6% Black 15.1% Asian/Pacific 10.0% Two+ Races 1.1%

Top 200 Most Common Surnames in New Jersey

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

#	Surname	Origin	Est. Frequency	National Rank
1	Smith	English	31,450	#1
2	Johnson	English	22,172	#2
3	Miller	English	16,759	#7
4	Brown	English	16,325	#4
5	Williams	Welsh/English	16,152	#3
6	Jones	Welsh/English	15,721	#5
7	Davis	Welsh/English	13,238	#8
8	Anderson	English/Scandinavian	10,494	#15
9	Wilson	English	9,983	#14
10	Martin	English/French	9,407	#20
11	Taylor	English	9,188	#17
12	Moore	English/Irish	8,950	#18
13	Thompson	English	8,455	#23
14	Garcia	Spanish	8,403	#6
15	Thomas	Welsh/English	8,093	#16
16	White	English	8,079	#24
17	Rodriguez	Spanish	7,882	#9
18	Martinez	Spanish	7,660	#10
19	Clark	English	7,486	#27
20	Hernandez	Spanish	7,418	#11
21	Harris	English/Welsh	6,614	#25
22	Jackson	English	6,539	#19
23	Lopez	Spanish	6,274	#12
24	Lewis	Welsh/English	6,049	#29
25	Allen	English/Celtic	6,025	#33
26	Gonzalez	Spanish	6,011	#13
27	Walker	English	5,985	#31
28	Young	English	5,950	#32
29	King	English	5,943	#34
30	Baker	English	5,838	#44
31	Nelson	English/Scandinavian	5,802	#43
32	Adams	English	5,666	#42
33	Wright	English	5,637	#35
34	Lee	English/Chinese/Korean	5,627	#21
35	Robinson	English	5,455	#30
36	Hall	English	5,325	#45
37	Hill	English	5,261	#39
38	Roberts	Welsh/English	5,129	#50
39	Scott	English/Scottish	5,101	#36
40	Campbell	Scottish	5,099	#47
41	Perez	Spanish	4,902	#22
42	Phillips	English/Welsh	4,884	#52
43	Green	English	4,839	#41
44	Mitchell	English	4,502	#48
45	Evans	Welsh	4,475	#53
46	Murphy	Irish	4,415	#64
47	Sanchez	Spanish	4,406	#26
48	Carter	English	4,292	#49
49	Cook	English	4,278	#65
50	Collins	Irish/English	4,274	#59
51	Parker	English	4,257	#56
52	Turner	English	4,220	#54
53	Morris	Welsh/English	4,203	#62
54	Stewart	Scottish/English	4,120	#61
55	Rogers	English	4,052	#66
56	Peterson	English/Scandinavian	4,024	#71
57	Ramirez	Spanish	3,961	#28
58	Edwards	English	3,940	#58
59	Morgan	Welsh	3,855	#69
60	Wood	English	3,749	#84
61	Cox	English	3,724	#78
62	Kelly	Irish	3,675	#74
63	Bailey	English	3,630	#72
64	Reed	English	3,574	#73
65	Cooper	English	3,518	#70
66	Ward	English	3,495	#79
67	Bennett	English	3,352	#86
68	Myers	English	3,328	#96
69	Sullivan	European	3,285	#105
70	Hughes	Welsh/English	3,253	#90
71	Howard	English	3,204	#75
72	Long	English	3,181	#97
73	Torres	Spanish/Portuguese	3,159	#37
74	Price	Welsh	3,113	#91
75	Watson	English	3,108	#81
76	Gray	English/Scottish	3,103	#87
77	Flores	Spanish	3,097	#40
78	Fisher	English	3,059	#112
79	Russell	Unknown	3,008	#104
80	Richardson	English	3,003	#80
81	Brooks	English	2,926	#82
82	Ross	Scottish	2,901	#98
83	Foster	English	2,898	#99
84	Reynolds	Unknown	2,817	#121
85	Rivera	Spanish	2,811	#46
86	Powell	English	2,800	#101
87	Perry	Unknown	2,787	#103
88	Sanders	English	2,695	#94
89	Barnes	Spanish/Portuguese	2,655	#110
90	Gomez	Spanish	2,634	#51
91	James	English	2,628	#85
92	West	Unknown	2,624	#125
93	Cole	Unknown	2,616	#126
94	Stevens	Unknown	2,615	#135
95	Butler	English	2,598	#108
96	Bell	Unknown	2,585	#106
97	Hamilton	English	2,581	#119
98	Graham	English	2,571	#120
99	Olson	English	2,570	#157
100	Patterson	English	2,559	#117
101	Jenkins	Unknown	2,527	#102
102	Henderson	English	2,523	#109
103	Diaz	Spanish	2,507	#55
104	Wallace	Unknown	2,502	#123
105	Snyder	English	2,499	#165
106	Kennedy	Unknown	2,485	#146
107	Gibson	English	2,480	#130
108	Murray	Unknown	2,471	#136
109	Hayes	Spanish/Portuguese	2,465	#127
110	Jordan	Unknown	2,460	#116
111	Mcdonald	Irish/Scottish	2,447	#143
112	Ellis	Unknown	2,423	#131
113	Wagner	English	2,403	#173
114	Griffin	Unknown	2,392	#122
115	Simmons	Unknown	2,388	#114
116	Meyer	English	2,369	#183
117	Cruz	Spanish/Portuguese	2,348	#57
118	Alexander	English	2,331	#118
119	Wells	Unknown	2,331	#147
120	Burns	Unknown	2,319	#155
121	Schmidt	German	2,316	#185
122	Harrison	English	2,280	#141
123	Reyes	Spanish	2,279	#60
124	Coleman	English	2,272	#107
125	Webb	Unknown	2,267	#152
126	Fox	European	2,265	#180
127	Marshall	Unknown	2,262	#139
128	Owens	Unknown	2,243	#140
129	Stone	Italian	2,242	#178
130	Morales	Spanish	2,233	#63
131	Bryant	Unknown	2,201	#128
132	Ryan	European	2,198	#193
133	Ford	English	2,189	#137
134	Rose	Unknown	2,177	#177
135	Hansen	Scandinavian	2,156	#204
136	Tucker	English	2,139	#153
137	Simpson	English	2,099	#158
138	Gutierrez	Spanish	2,096	#67
139	Palmer	English	2,094	#172
140	Shaw	Unknown	2,085	#164
141	Weaver	English	2,076	#192
142	Mills	Unknown	2,073	#182
143	Crawford	English	2,072	#156
144	Nichols	Unknown	2,070	#189
145	Freeman	English	2,069	#151
146	Ortiz	Spanish/Basque	2,064	#68
147	Hunt	Unknown	2,062	#169
148	Porter	English	2,055	#159
149	Black	Unknown	2,055	#174
150	Hoffman	English	2,050	#224
151	Rice	Unknown	2,043	#184
152	Mason	English	2,023	#166
153	Robertson	English	2,023	#175
154	Kelley	English	2,023	#198
155	Woods	Unknown	2,020	#144
156	Johnston	English	2,009	#225
157	Henry	Unknown	2,005	#149
158	Dunn	French	1,973	#197
159	Hicks	Unknown	1,971	#170
160	Gordon	Unknown	1,961	#161
161	Arnold	Unknown	1,959	#201
162	Peters	Unknown	1,959	#205
163	Ferguson	English	1,953	#188
164	Pierce	Unknown	1,946	#202
165	Warren	Unknown	1,943	#181
166	Hart	Unknown	1,921	#207
167	Larson	English	1,921	#247
168	Carroll	Unknown	1,919	#215
169	Elliott	Unknown	1,918	#210
170	Stephens	Unknown	1,915	#190
171	Gardner	English	1,909	#194
172	Carpenter	English	1,905	#231
173	Hunter	English	1,896	#160
174	Carlson	English	1,891	#252
175	Ramos	Spanish/Portuguese	1,888	#76
176	Payne	Unknown	1,847	#195
177	Obrien	European	1,847	#258
178	Boyd	Unknown	1,835	#176
179	Duncan	French	1,826	#212
180	Lane	French/Spanish	1,824	#216
181	Jensen	Scandinavian	1,803	#265
182	Chavez	Spanish	1,800	#83
183	Burke	European	1,800	#246
184	Richards	Unknown	1,799	#228
185	Cunningham	English	1,786	#211
186	Knight	Unknown	1,782	#209
187	Chapman	English	1,776	#236
188	Ray	Unknown	1,775	#220
189	Spencer	English	1,772	#199
190	Holmes	Spanish/Portuguese	1,761	#171
191	Armstrong	Unknown	1,761	#213
192	Wheeler	English	1,756	#243
193	Riley	English	1,753	#217
194	Dixon	Italian	1,742	#167
195	Andrews	Unknown	1,734	#218
196	Bradley	English	1,732	#208
197	Ruiz	Spanish	1,719	#89
198	Weber	English	1,712	#283
199	Hanson	English	1,707	#276
200	Berry	Unknown	1,705	#222

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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 New Jersey'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 New Jersey.

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