Most Common Native American Last Names in the US

Top 100 from the 2010 Census surname list

Smith is the last name shared by the most non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native people in the US: about 21,740 of the 2,442,977 people named Smith in the 2010 Census, or 0.9%. Johnson and Begay come next. Across the 162,253 surnames the Census Bureau lists, about 1,792,000 people were in this group.

The Census Bureau published each surname's count with the share of people in each race and Hispanic-origin group, so the counts here are estimates: a surname's people times its share. A surname can be common in a group without being mostly that group, so the page has two lists: the surnames shared by the most Native American people, and the most common surnames where more than half the people are Native American. The Census counts Hispanic or Latino people of any race; the other groups count people who aren't Hispanic and reported one race.

Top 100 Native American Last Names

People, in the first list: the Native American people with the surname, its count times its Native American share, rounded to 10; in the second, everyone with the surname. Share: the part of everyone with the surname who were Native American. Mostly Native American: the 100 most common of the 602 surnames where the share is above 50%.

Shared by the Most Native American People

#	Surname	People	Share
1	Smith	21,740	0.9%
2	Johnson	18,170	0.9%
3	Begay	16,470	94%
4	Locklear	14,370	73%
5	Jones	14,250	1.0%
6	Yazzie	14,140	95%
7	Williams	13,330	0.8%
8	Brown	12,500	0.9%
9	Davis	9,150	0.8%
10	Wilson	8,500	1.1%
11	Thompson	8,110	1.2%
12	Thomas	8,090	1.1%
13	Miller	7,670	0.7%
14	Jackson	7,510	1.1%
15	White	7,070	1.1%
16	Martin	6,890	1.0%
17	Lee	6,720	1.0%
18	Hunt	6,700	4.2%
19	James	6,430	2.6%
20	Lewis	6,380	1.2%
21	Anderson	5,800	0.7%
22	Taylor	5,710	0.8%
23	Clark	5,680	1.0%
24	Garcia	5,480	0.5%
25	Martinez	5,410	0.5%
26	Benally	5,240	94%
27	Scott	5,190	1.2%
28	Tsosie	4,990	95%
29	Nelson	4,930	1.2%
29	Moore	4,930	0.7%
31	King	4,560	1.0%
32	Walker	4,550	0.9%
32	Oxendine	4,550	64%
34	Jacobs	4,450	3.8%
34	Nez	4,450	92%
36	Hill	4,220	1.0%
37	Harris	4,180	0.7%
38	Allen	4,150	0.9%
39	Mitchell	4,000	1.0%
40	Young	3,830	0.8%
41	John	3,750	11%
42	Phillips	3,720	1.0%
43	Baker	3,650	0.9%
44	Morgan	3,550	1.2%
45	Chavis	3,540	24%
46	Adams	3,380	0.8%
47	Lopez	3,320	0.4%
48	Roberts	3,200	0.9%
48	Henry	3,200	1.9%
50	Wright	3,170	0.7%
51	Joe	3,140	34%
52	Morris	3,130	1.0%
53	Long	3,030	1.3%
54	Parker	2,960	0.9%
55	Carter	2,940	0.8%
56	Reed	2,910	1.1%
57	George	2,880	2.2%
58	Richardson	2,860	1.1%
59	Robinson	2,810	0.5%
60	Cook	2,780	0.9%
61	Green	2,750	0.6%
62	Campbell	2,740	0.7%
63	Hall	2,650	0.7%
64	Evans	2,630	0.7%
65	Edwards	2,560	0.8%
65	Chee	2,560	51%
67	Collins	2,540	0.8%
68	Harrison	2,520	1.4%
69	Stewart	2,500	0.8%
70	Rogers	2,480	0.8%
71	Stevens	2,470	1.3%
72	Jim	2,420	68%
73	Ward	2,370	0.9%
74	Charley	2,360	56%
74	Chavez	2,360	0.9%
76	Russell	2,330	1.1%
77	Howard	2,300	0.9%
78	Sandoval	2,280	1.8%
79	Sanchez	2,270	0.4%
80	Gray	2,240	0.9%
81	Black	2,230	1.4%
81	Bell	2,230	1.0%
83	Bennett	2,180	0.9%
84	Sam	2,160	18%
85	Wood	2,110	0.8%
86	Murphy	2,100	0.7%
87	Turner	2,090	0.6%
88	Cooper	2,080	0.7%
89	Watson	2,070	0.8%
90	Ross	2,060	0.9%
90	Peterson	2,060	0.7%
90	Spencer	2,060	1.5%
93	Curley	2,010	16%
94	Foster	2,000	0.9%
95	Brooks	1,990	0.8%
96	Hernandez	1,980	0.2%
96	Harvey	1,980	1.7%
98	Rodriguez	1,970	0.2%
99	Lowery	1,940	4.5%
99	Sanders	1,940	0.8%

Mostly Native American Surnames

#	Surname	People	Share
1	Locklear	19,716	73%
2	Begay	17,553	94%
3	Yazzie	14,949	95%
4	Oxendine	7,139	64%
5	Benally	5,562	94%
6	Tsosie	5,255	95%
7	Chee	4,973	51%
8	Nez	4,827	92%
9	Charley	4,201	56%
10	Jim	3,544	68%
11	Tso	3,249	53%
12	Harjo	2,172	77%
13	Bahe	2,011	73%
14	Begaye	1,540	96%
15	Azure	1,508	68%
16	Shorty	1,404	64%
17	Charlie	1,402	58%
18	Belgarde	1,198	58%
19	Poitra	1,119	72%
20	Etsitty	975	96%
21	Watchman	940	73%
22	Abeita	936	65%
23	Becenti	917	93%
24	Slim	862	61%
25	Bia	859	83%
26	Silversmith	802	66%
27	Skenandore	775	70%
28	Yellowhair	758	94%
29	Manygoats	737	94%
30	Cly	698	81%
31	Lavallie	647	50%
32	Alexie	627	75%
33	Wauneka	591	96%
34	Whitehorse	567	85%
35	Manuelito	553	92%
36	Apachito	550	98%
37	Bedonie	549	98%
38	Calabaza	546	94%
39	Toya	542	63%
39	Whiteeagle	542	77%
41	Peshlakai	526	91%
42	Longie	525	62%
43	Hoskie	523	70%
44	Coriz	519	71%
45	Claw	518	94%
46	Thunder	512	57%
47	Redhouse	510	86%
48	Zephier	505	80%
49	Bigman	500	68%
50	Roanhorse	499	92%
51	Doxtator	498	56%
52	Fasthorse	487	89%
53	Tubby	478	62%
54	Kingbird	477	88%
55	Blackbird	475	53%
56	Goldtooth	452	95%
57	Gourneau	451	69%
58	Jimmie	446	59%
59	Ramone	439	59%
59	Yellowhorse	439	88%
61	Blackwater	438	90%
62	Battiest	435	58%
63	Osceola	429	74%
64	Etcitty	420	95%
65	Fixico	418	76%
66	Bettelyoun	413	69%
67	Blackbear	395	87%
68	Tsinnijinnie	394	96%
69	Flute	390	63%
70	Stands	389	51%
71	Laducer	384	74%
72	Metoxen	380	61%
73	Skeet	379	60%
74	Walkingstick	374	52%
75	Ducheneaux	370	69%
75	Oldman	370	54%
77	Teehee	369	67%
78	Poncho	366	77%
79	Gachupin	363	60%
80	Notah	355	93%
81	Clah	353	93%
82	Allery	350	59%
83	Torivio	347	61%
84	Hummingbird	337	74%
85	Atcitty	336	92%
85	Lente	336	53%
87	Shortman	334	50%
88	Mesteth	330	84%
89	Roubideaux	329	81%
90	Lazore	326	55%
90	Twobulls	326	95%
92	Atene	322	87%
92	Chischilly	322	90%
92	Redbird	322	86%
95	Morsette	321	65%
95	Nosie	321	86%
97	Thunderhawk	317	81%
98	Werito	316	93%
99	Eagleman	314	66%
100	Hosteen	313	95%

Some surnames are on the second list only: they are held mostly by Native American people but by fewer of them, such as Tso, Harjo and Bahe. Open a surname for its count, rank, every group's share and how it changed since 2000, or see the 100 most common surnames overall. To estimate how many people share a full name, try the full-name estimate; the guide How Many People Have Your Surname? explains the Census counts.

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