This just in... SMITH is the most common name

#1 BABY!!!

Surname Approx Number % Frequency Rank
SMITH 2,501,922 1.006 1
JOHNSON 2,014,470 0.81 2
WILLIAMS 1,738,413 0.699 3
JONES 1,544,427 0.621 4
BROWN 1,544,427 0.621 5

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Not only that, but Brian is #20 on the most popular boys names

Surname Approx Number % Frequency Rank
JAMES 3.318 8,251,866 1
JOHN 3.271 8,134,977 2
ROBERT 3.143 7,816,641 3
MICHAEL 2.629 6,538,323 4
WILLIAM 2.451 6,095,637 5
DAVID 2.363 5,876,781 6
RICHARD 1.703 4,235,361 7
CHARLES 1.523 3,787,701 8
JOSEPH 1.404 3,491,748 9
THOMAS 1.38 3,432,060 10
CHRISTOPHER 1.035 2,574,045 11
DANIEL 0.974 2,422,338 12
PAUL 0.948 2,357,676 13
MARK 0.938 2,332,806 14
DONALD 0.931 2,315,397 15
GEORGE 0.927 2,305,449 16
KENNETH 0.826 2,054,262 17
STEVEN 0.78 1,939,860 18
EDWARD 0.779 1,937,373 19
BRIAN 0.736 1,830,432 20

Sarah is #23 and Sara is #84
Colleen is #227
Jean is #58
Bicker is #74955
Elmer is #5625
  ¶ 10/11/2003 10:01:00 AM