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Most Common American Last Names: White, Black, Hispanic, Asian

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What are the most common last names in America, among whites, blacks, Hispanics, and Asians? For the 2010 data, see here.

Eugene Volokh is the Gary T. Schwartz Distinguished Professor of Law at UCLA and a Visiting Fellow (Senior Fellow starting May 2024) at the Hoover Institution (Stanford). Naturally, his posts here (like the opinions of the other bloggers) are his own, and not endorsed by any educational institution.