Most Common Last Names in New Mexico (2026)

New Mexico Demographics

New Mexico has a population of 2,117,522 (2020 Census). The demographic composition helps explain which surnames are most prevalent in the state.

36.5%

47.7%

10.9%

White 36.5% Hispanic 47.7% Black 2.6% Asian/Pacific 1.7% Native American 10.9%

Top 200 Most Common Surnames in New Mexico

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

#	Surname	Origin	Est. Frequency	National Rank
1	Smith	English	4,865	#1
2	Garcia	Spanish	3,846	#6
3	Rodriguez	Spanish	3,655	#9
4	Martinez	Spanish	3,525	#10
5	Hernandez	Spanish	3,496	#11
6	Johnson	English	3,285	#2
7	Lopez	Spanish	2,898	#12
8	Gonzalez	Spanish	2,825	#13
9	Miller	English	2,676	#7
10	Brown	English	2,413	#4
11	Jones	Welsh/English	2,288	#5
12	Perez	Spanish	2,260	#22
13	Williams	Welsh/English	2,244	#3
14	Sanchez	Spanish	2,034	#26
15	Davis	Welsh/English	1,987	#8
16	Ramirez	Spanish	1,862	#28
17	Anderson	English/Scandinavian	1,644	#15
18	Martin	English/French	1,538	#20
19	Wilson	English	1,533	#14
20	Torres	Spanish/Portuguese	1,444	#37
21	Flores	Spanish	1,424	#40
22	Taylor	English	1,395	#17
23	Moore	English/Irish	1,361	#18
24	Thompson	English	1,308	#23
25	Rivera	Spanish	1,277	#46
26	White	English	1,228	#24
27	Gomez	Spanish	1,210	#51
28	Clark	English	1,175	#27
29	Thomas	Welsh/English	1,172	#16
30	Diaz	Spanish	1,150	#55
31	Cruz	Spanish/Portuguese	1,054	#57
32	Reyes	Spanish	1,035	#60
33	Morales	Spanish	1,034	#63
34	Gutierrez	Spanish	973	#67
35	Ortiz	Spanish/Basque	953	#68
36	Harris	English/Welsh	942	#25
37	Baker	English	925	#44
38	Allen	English/Celtic	923	#33
39	King	English	920	#34
40	Nelson	English/Scandinavian	919	#43
41	Young	English	911	#32
42	Lewis	Welsh/English	898	#29
43	Adams	English	886	#42
44	Walker	English	885	#31
45	Jackson	English	877	#19
46	Wright	English	855	#35
47	Chavez	Spanish	833	#83
48	Ramos	Spanish/Portuguese	830	#76
49	Hall	English	825	#45
50	Roberts	Welsh/English	808	#50
51	Hill	English	798	#39
52	Campbell	Scottish	795	#47
53	Ruiz	Spanish	790	#89
54	Mendoza	Spanish/Basque	776	#88
55	Alvarez	Spanish	773	#92
56	Robinson	English	770	#30
57	Phillips	English/Welsh	770	#52
58	Scott	English/Scottish	764	#36
59	Lee	English/Chinese/Korean	760	#21
60	Jimenez	Spanish	754	#100
61	Castillo	Spanish	744	#93
62	Green	English	712	#41
63	Vasquez	Spanish	707	#113
64	Murphy	Irish	705	#64
65	Evans	Welsh	685	#53
66	Romero	Spanish	681	#115
67	Cook	English	680	#65
68	Gonzales	Spanish/Portuguese	676	#111
69	Mitchell	English	674	#48
70	Collins	Irish/English	662	#59
71	Morris	Welsh/English	657	#62
72	Moreno	Spanish	654	#124
73	Parker	English	653	#56
74	Peterson	English/Scandinavian	645	#71
75	Herrera	Spanish	639	#129
76	Rogers	English	637	#66
77	Turner	English	635	#54
78	Stewart	Scottish/English	634	#61
79	Carter	English	633	#49
80	Medina	Spanish	617	#133
81	Aguilar	Spanish	616	#134
82	Morgan	Welsh	610	#69
83	Wood	English	608	#84
84	Cox	English	593	#78
85	Edwards	English	591	#58
86	Castro	Spanish	587	#138
87	Kelly	Irish	581	#74
88	Vargas	Spanish	578	#148
89	Bailey	English	562	#72
90	Fernandez	Spanish	561	#142
91	Guzman	English	554	#154
92	Reed	English	552	#73
93	Ward	English	548	#79
94	Mendez	Spanish	539	#162
95	Cooper	English	538	#70
96	Myers	English	531	#96
97	Sullivan	European	530	#105
98	Bennett	English	528	#86
99	Munoz	Spanish	528	#168
100	Hughes	Welsh/English	513	#90
101	Long	English	506	#97
102	Salazar	Spanish	502	#179
103	Garza	Spanish	491	#186
104	Fisher	English	488	#112
105	Howard	English	484	#75
106	Price	Welsh	484	#91
107	Soto	Spanish	482	#191
108	Silva	Unknown	479	#163
109	Gray	English/Scottish	476	#87
110	Russell	Unknown	475	#104
111	Watson	English	473	#81
112	Vazquez	Spanish	466	#203
113	Richardson	English	448	#80
114	Ross	Scottish	448	#98
115	Foster	English	448	#99
116	Reynolds	Unknown	448	#121
117	Alvarado	Spanish	447	#219
118	Delgado	French/Spanish	440	#221
119	Brooks	English	436	#82
120	Contreras	Spanish	436	#229
121	Pena	Spanish	433	#227
122	Perry	Unknown	429	#103
123	Powell	English	426	#101
124	Rios	Greek/Portuguese	426	#237
125	Sandoval	Spanish	425	#233
126	Guerrero	Spanish	422	#234
127	Ortega	Spanish	422	#239
128	Estrada	Spanish	421	#238
129	Stevens	Unknown	419	#135
130	Olson	English	419	#157
131	Nunez	Spanish	415	#242
132	West	Unknown	412	#125
133	Cole	Unknown	409	#126
134	Snyder	English	406	#165
135	Maldonado	Spanish	406	#249
136	Sanders	English	403	#94
137	Barnes	Spanish/Portuguese	401	#110
138	Valdez	Spanish	401	#244
139	Hamilton	English	398	#119
140	Graham	English	397	#120
141	Dominguez	Spanish	396	#254
142	Kennedy	Unknown	395	#146
143	Wagner	English	391	#173
144	Patterson	English	390	#117
145	Butler	English	389	#108
146	James	English	387	#85
147	Bell	Unknown	387	#106
148	Murray	Unknown	387	#136
149	Meyer	English	387	#183
150	Vega	Spanish	387	#261
151	Mcdonald	Irish/Scottish	386	#143
152	Santiago	Spanish	386	#248
153	Wallace	Unknown	385	#123
154	Gibson	English	384	#130
155	Schmidt	German	379	#185
156	Jordan	Unknown	378	#116
157	Hayes	Spanish/Portuguese	378	#127
158	Espinoza	Spanish	376	#271
159	Henderson	English	375	#109
160	Ellis	Unknown	375	#131
161	Jenkins	Unknown	369	#102
162	Burns	Unknown	368	#155
163	Fox	European	367	#180
164	Santos	Greek/Portuguese	367	#206
165	Wells	Unknown	364	#147
166	Rojas	Spanish	362	#285
167	Stone	Italian	361	#178
168	Griffin	Unknown	358	#122
169	Ryan	European	358	#193
170	Webb	Unknown	354	#152
171	Harrison	English	353	#141
172	Hansen	Scandinavian	353	#204
173	Simmons	Unknown	351	#114
174	Rose	Unknown	349	#177
175	Marquez	Spanish	349	#287
176	Alexander	English	348	#118
177	Mejia	Spanish	346	#300
178	Marshall	Unknown	345	#139
179	Padilla	Spanish	343	#293
180	Juarez	Spanish	343	#306
181	Luna	Spanish	340	#298
182	Owens	Unknown	339	#140
183	Acosta	Spanish	336	#302
184	Hoffman	English	334	#224
185	Weaver	English	332	#192
186	Palmer	English	330	#172
187	Nichols	Unknown	330	#189
188	Tucker	English	329	#153
189	Hunt	Unknown	328	#169
190	Johnston	English	328	#225
191	Cortez	Spanish	328	#310
192	Ford	English	327	#137
193	Mills	Unknown	326	#182
194	Figueroa	Spanish	326	#316
195	Simpson	English	325	#158
196	Bryant	Unknown	324	#128
197	Shaw	Unknown	323	#164
198	Kelley	English	323	#198
199	Black	Unknown	322	#174
200	Rice	Unknown	321	#184

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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 Mexico'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 Mexico.

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