Most Common Last Names in Texas (2026)

Texas Demographics

Texas has a population of 29,145,505 (2020 Census). The demographic composition helps explain which surnames are most prevalent in the state.

39.7%

39.3%

13.2%

White 39.7% Hispanic 39.3% Black 13.2% Asian/Pacific 5.4% Two+ Races 1.9%

Top 200 Most Common Surnames in Texas

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

#	Surname	Origin	Est. Frequency	National Rank
1	Smith	English	77,758	#1
2	Johnson	English	55,367	#2
3	Garcia	Spanish	44,297	#6
4	Rodriguez	Spanish	42,023	#9
5	Miller	English	41,003	#7
6	Williams	Welsh/English	40,976	#3
7	Brown	English	40,857	#4
8	Martinez	Spanish	40,552	#10
9	Hernandez	Spanish	40,078	#11
10	Jones	Welsh/English	39,391	#5
11	Lopez	Spanish	33,339	#12
12	Davis	Welsh/English	32,980	#8
13	Gonzalez	Spanish	32,401	#13
14	Perez	Spanish	26,015	#22
15	Anderson	English/Scandinavian	25,868	#15
16	Wilson	English	24,783	#14
17	Martin	English/French	23,640	#20
18	Sanchez	Spanish	23,394	#26
19	Taylor	English	22,827	#17
20	Moore	English/Irish	22,201	#18
21	Ramirez	Spanish	21,353	#28
22	Thompson	English	20,932	#23
23	Thomas	Welsh/English	20,316	#16
24	White	English	20,059	#24
25	Clark	English	18,477	#27
26	Jackson	English	16,725	#19
27	Torres	Spanish/Portuguese	16,654	#37
28	Harris	English/Welsh	16,636	#25
29	Flores	Spanish	16,397	#40
30	Lewis	Welsh/English	15,140	#29
31	Walker	English	14,957	#31
32	Allen	English/Celtic	14,943	#33
33	Rivera	Spanish	14,751	#46
34	Young	English	14,739	#32
35	King	English	14,704	#34
36	Baker	English	14,330	#44
37	Nelson	English/Scandinavian	14,284	#43
38	Wright	English	13,992	#35
39	Adams	English	13,992	#42
40	Gomez	Spanish	13,940	#51
41	Robinson	English	13,804	#30
42	Lee	English/Chinese/Korean	13,356	#21
43	Diaz	Spanish	13,255	#55
44	Hall	English	13,134	#45
45	Hill	English	13,087	#39
46	Scott	English/Scottish	12,743	#36
47	Roberts	Welsh/English	12,621	#50
48	Campbell	Scottish	12,589	#47
49	Cruz	Spanish/Portuguese	12,214	#57
50	Green	English	12,137	#41
51	Phillips	English/Welsh	12,027	#52
52	Reyes	Spanish	11,972	#60
53	Morales	Spanish	11,896	#63
54	Mitchell	English	11,230	#48
55	Gutierrez	Spanish	11,184	#67
56	Evans	Welsh	11,087	#53
57	Ortiz	Spanish/Basque	10,967	#68
58	Murphy	Irish	10,819	#64
59	Carter	English	10,727	#49
60	Collins	Irish/English	10,567	#59
61	Parker	English	10,530	#56
62	Turner	English	10,482	#54
63	Cook	English	10,481	#65
64	Morris	Welsh/English	10,380	#62
65	Stewart	Scottish/English	10,207	#61
66	Rogers	English	9,999	#66
67	Peterson	English/Scandinavian	9,857	#71
68	Edwards	English	9,820	#58
69	Ramos	Spanish/Portuguese	9,656	#76
70	Chavez	Spanish	9,568	#83
71	Morgan	Welsh	9,517	#69
72	Wood	English	9,160	#84
73	Cox	English	9,130	#78
74	Ruiz	Spanish	9,103	#89
75	Kelly	Irish	9,054	#74
76	Bailey	English	8,958	#72
77	Mendoza	Spanish/Basque	8,949	#88
78	Alvarez	Spanish	8,909	#92
79	Reed	English	8,824	#73
80	Cooper	English	8,721	#70
81	Jimenez	Spanish	8,656	#100
82	Ward	English	8,615	#79
83	Castillo	Spanish	8,581	#93
84	Bennett	English	8,259	#86
85	Vasquez	Spanish	8,143	#113
86	Myers	English	8,138	#96
87	Sullivan	European	8,030	#105
88	Hughes	Welsh/English	8,004	#90
89	Howard	English	7,963	#75
90	Gonzales	Spanish/Portuguese	7,911	#111
91	Romero	Spanish	7,906	#115
92	Long	English	7,788	#97
93	Watson	English	7,716	#81
94	Gray	English/Scottish	7,686	#87
95	Price	Welsh	7,672	#91
96	Moreno	Spanish	7,542	#124
97	Richardson	English	7,510	#80
98	Fisher	English	7,502	#112
99	Russell	Unknown	7,407	#104
100	Herrera	Spanish	7,353	#129
101	Brooks	English	7,305	#82
102	Ross	Scottish	7,199	#98
103	Foster	English	7,185	#99
104	Medina	Spanish	7,128	#133
105	Aguilar	Spanish	7,077	#134
106	Powell	English	6,940	#101
107	Perry	Unknown	6,918	#103
108	Reynolds	Unknown	6,918	#121
109	Castro	Spanish	6,831	#138
110	Sanders	English	6,729	#94
111	Vargas	Spanish	6,659	#148
112	James	English	6,640	#85
113	Barnes	Spanish/Portuguese	6,595	#110
114	Fernandez	Spanish	6,573	#142
115	Butler	English	6,469	#108
116	West	Unknown	6,469	#125
117	Cole	Unknown	6,448	#126
118	Bell	Unknown	6,446	#106
119	Stevens	Unknown	6,429	#135
120	Hamilton	English	6,386	#119
121	Guzman	English	6,373	#154
122	Graham	English	6,367	#120
123	Patterson	English	6,347	#117
124	Jenkins	Unknown	6,306	#102
125	Henderson	English	6,305	#109
126	Olson	English	6,245	#157
127	Jordan	Unknown	6,206	#116
128	Wallace	Unknown	6,197	#123
129	Mendez	Spanish	6,197	#162
130	Gibson	English	6,122	#130
131	Kennedy	Unknown	6,102	#146
132	Murray	Unknown	6,099	#136
133	Hayes	Spanish/Portuguese	6,098	#127
134	Snyder	English	6,073	#165
135	Munoz	Spanish	6,071	#168
136	Mcdonald	Irish/Scottish	6,037	#143
137	Ellis	Unknown	6,007	#131
138	Silva	Unknown	5,982	#163
139	Simmons	Unknown	5,967	#114
140	Griffin	Unknown	5,944	#122
141	Wagner	English	5,859	#173
142	Alexander	English	5,855	#118
143	Salazar	Spanish	5,791	#179
144	Meyer	English	5,766	#183
145	Wells	Unknown	5,752	#147
146	Coleman	English	5,730	#107
147	Burns	Unknown	5,699	#155
148	Garza	Spanish	5,670	#186
149	Harrison	English	5,658	#141
150	Schmidt	German	5,637	#185
151	Marshall	Unknown	5,622	#139
152	Webb	Unknown	5,584	#152
153	Owens	Unknown	5,563	#140
154	Soto	Spanish	5,546	#191
155	Fox	European	5,537	#180
156	Bryant	Unknown	5,494	#128
157	Stone	Italian	5,485	#178
158	Ford	English	5,454	#137
159	Ryan	European	5,366	#193
160	Rose	Unknown	5,359	#177
161	Vazquez	Spanish	5,342	#203
162	Tucker	English	5,291	#153
163	Hansen	Scandinavian	5,255	#204
164	Simpson	English	5,194	#158
165	Palmer	English	5,177	#172
166	Shaw	Unknown	5,144	#164
167	Freeman	English	5,134	#151
168	Alvarado	Spanish	5,129	#219
169	Crawford	English	5,127	#156
170	Mills	Unknown	5,099	#182
171	Porter	English	5,093	#159
172	Delgado	French/Spanish	5,084	#221
173	Hunt	Unknown	5,079	#169
174	Nichols	Unknown	5,079	#189
175	Weaver	English	5,077	#192
176	Black	Unknown	5,065	#174
177	Woods	Unknown	5,050	#144
178	Rice	Unknown	5,024	#184
179	Mason	English	5,011	#166
180	Henry	Unknown	5,009	#149
181	Contreras	Spanish	5,005	#229
182	Robertson	English	4,996	#175
183	Hoffman	English	4,987	#224
184	Pena	Spanish	4,987	#227
185	Kelley	English	4,951	#198
186	Johnston	English	4,906	#225
187	Rios	Greek/Portuguese	4,905	#237
188	Gordon	Unknown	4,897	#161
189	Hicks	Unknown	4,880	#170
190	Sandoval	Spanish	4,879	#233
191	Guerrero	Spanish	4,861	#234
192	Ortega	Spanish	4,852	#239
193	Estrada	Spanish	4,844	#238
194	Dunn	French	4,842	#197
195	Ferguson	English	4,819	#188
196	Arnold	Unknown	4,809	#201
197	Warren	Unknown	4,806	#181
198	Peters	Unknown	4,805	#205
199	Nunez	Spanish	4,789	#242
200	Pierce	Unknown	4,779	#202

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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 Texas'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 Texas.

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