Most common black or African-American last names (Non-Hispanic)

Most Common Male Names:  1-300  |   301-600  |   601-900  |   901+  |   Alphabetical list

Most Common Female Names:  1-1000 1001-2000  |   2001-3000  |   3001+  |   Alphabetical list

Popular Baby Names in the U.S. (Historic)  Boys: 1-250  |  251-500  |  501-750  |  751-1000        Girls: 1-250  |  251-500  |  501-750  |  751-1000

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Name	Total general population rank	Total general population count	Count/100,000 genpop	% black in genpop 2010	% black in genpop 2000	2010 count	2000 count	2000-2010 change	2000-2010 % change
ALLEN	33	482607	163.61	26.17	25.14	126298	116491	9808	8.4%
HILL	39	434827	147.41	29.12	28.42	126622	117025	9597	8.2%
WILLIAMS	3	1625252	550.97	47.68	46.72	774920	716704	58216	8.1%
THOMAS	16	756142	256.34	38.75	38.17	293005	271273	21732	8.0%
THOMPSON	23	664644	225.32	23.57	22.53	156657	145176	11480	7.9%
MITCHELL	48	384486	130.34	32.5	31.52	124958	115815	9143	7.9%
ANDERSON	15	784404	265.92	18.93	18.06	148488	137688	10799	7.8%
YOUNG	32	484447	164.23	24.67	23.79	119513	110849	8664	7.8%
MARTIN	20	702625	238.19	15.76	15.3	110734	102925	7809	7.6%
WRIGHT	35	458980	155.6	28.23	27.36	129570	120484	9086	7.5%
LEWIS	29	531781	180.28	34.84	33.83	185273	172509	12763	7.4%
BROWN	4	1437026	487.16	35.6	34.54	511581	476702	34879	7.3%
ROBINSON	30	529821	179.61	44.93	44.1	238049	221835	16213	7.3%
LEE	21	693023	234.94	16.33	17.41	113171	105480	7690	7.3%
HARRIS	25	624252	211.63	42.39	41.63	264620	247092	17529	7.1%
TAYLOR	17	751209	254.67	28.42	27.67	213494	199326	14167	7.1%
WALKER	31	523129	177.34	35.05	34.17	183357	171297	12060	7.0%
SMITH	1	2442977	828.19	23.11	22.22	564572	527993	36579	6.9%
DAVIS	8	1116357	378.45	31.6	30.77	352769	329957	22811	6.9%
MOORE	18	724374	245.57	27.74	26.92	200941	188082	12859	6.8%
SCOTT	36	439530	149	32.92	32.26	144693	135521	9172	6.8%
JONES	5	1425470	483.24	38.48	37.73	548521	514167	34353	6.7%
JOHNSON	2	1932812	655.24	34.63	33.8	669333	627720	41613	6.6%
MILLER	7	1161437	393.74	10.76	10.41	124971	117404	7566	6.4%
JACKSON	19	708099	240.05	53.04	53.02	375576	353179	22396	6.3%
WHITE	24	660491	223.91	28.17	27.38	186060	175099	10961	6.3%
GREEN	41	430182	145.83	36.97	36.23	159038	149803	9236	6.2%
WASHINGTON	145	177386	60.14	87.53	89.87	155266	146520	8746	6.0%
CARTER	49	376966	127.79	35.59	34.99	134162	126856	7307	5.8%
WILSON	14	801882	271.84	25.99	25.32	208409	198269	10141	5.1%

Table key

Data derived from the U.S. Bureau of the Census (2010).

Count Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States. (s) means the data was suppressed for privacy.
#/100K Occurrences / 100,000 people: The number of occurrences of a given surname per 100,000 in the United States.
% White % Non-Hispanic White Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic white" (race)
% Black % Non-Hispanic Black Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic black" (race)
% API % Non-Hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander" (race)
% AIAN % Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native" (race)
% 2 or More Races % Non-Hispanic of 2 or More Races: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic two or more races" (race)
% Hispanic % Hispanic Origin: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "Hispanic origin" (race)
Rank in 2010
Count in 2010 Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States according to the 2000 census.
% Change % Change between 2000 and 2010
Rank change Change in rank between 2000 and 2010

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