Others titles
- List of Most Popular Surnames for Black in U.S.
- Most Commonly Used Black Last Names in United States
Keywords
- Most Popular Black Last Names
- Popular Last Names for Black
- Most Popular Black Surnames
- Census Data on Last Names for Black
- Surnames by Racial Group
- Mostly Used Last Names for Black in U.S.
- Most preferred Black Last Names in US
Popular Black Last Names in the US

This dataset represents the popular last names in the United States for Black.
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Description
This dataset shows the popular last names for Black in the United States. These names are taken directly from 2010 census data.
Currently, the most popular Black last name in America is Williams, with a total count of 774,920 people who have the surname. The surname Williams occurs roughly 550 times per 100,000 people in the U.S.
About this Dataset
Data Info
Date Created | 2022 |
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Last Modified | 2023 |
Version | 2023 |
Update Frequency |
Irregular |
Temporal Coverage |
N/A |
Spatial Coverage |
United States |
Source | John Snow Labs; The Decennial Census survey, the United States Census Bureau, Name Census.; |
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Source License Requirements |
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Source Citation |
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Keywords | Most Popular Black Last Names, Popular Last Names for Black, Most Popular Black Surnames, Census Data on Last Names for Black, Surnames by Racial Group, Mostly Used Last Names for Black in U.S., Most preferred Black Last Names in US |
Other Titles | List of Most Popular Surnames for Black in U.S., Most Commonly Used Black Last Names in United States |
Data Fields
Name | Description | Type | Constraints |
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Last_Name | Last name by rank. | string | - |
Total | The total number of occurrences for the name in the latest US Decennial Census survey. | string | - |
Black | The total number of people who self-identified as "Black". | integer | level : Ratio |
Percentage | The percentage of people who self-identified as "Black". | number | level : Ratio |
Rank | Unofficial rank of the last name for people who self-identified as "Black". | integer | level : Ordinal |
US_Rank | The official U.S. rank of the last name according to the U.S. Census Bureau. | number | level : Ratio |
Data Preview
Last Name | Total | Black | Percentage | Rank | US Rank |
WILLIAMS | 1625252 | 774920 | 47.68 | 1 | 3 |
JOHNSON | 1932812 | 669333 | 34.63 | 2 | 2 |
SMITH | 2442977 | 564572 | 23.11 | 3 | 1 |
JONES | 1425470 | 548521 | 38.48 | 4 | 5 |
BROWN | 1437026 | 511581 | 35.6 | 5 | 4 |
JACKSON | 708099 | 375576 | 53.04 | 6 | 19 |
DAVIS | 1116357 | 352769 | 31.6 | 7 | 8 |
THOMAS | 756142 | 293005 | 38.75 | 8 | 16 |
HARRIS | 624252 | 264620 | 42.39 | 9 | 25 |
ROBINSON | 529821 | 238049 | 44.93 | 10 | 30 |