The Most Popular Last Names in Monmouth County
We all know that Smith and Williams are pretty common last names wherever you go. But, have you ever wondered which last names are the most common in Monmouth County? We've got the top 94 right here.
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It's crazy to think that one in every 200 people in Monmouth County has the last name, Smith. Sure, it's a popular last name, but there are a lot of people in Monmouth!
I'm proud to say that my last name is #23 on the list. Lou is at #32!
As of 2014, here are the 94 most popular names in Monmouth County.
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Smith | 3,154 | 1: 200 |
| 2 | Johnson | 2,041 | 1: 309 |
| 3 | Brown | 1,818 | 1: 346 |
| 4 | Miller | 1,512 | 1: 416 |
| 5 | Williams | 1,395 | 1: 451 |
| 6 | Kelly | 1,286 | 1: 490 |
| 7 | Lee | 1,258 | 1: 501 |
| 8 | Jones | 1,245 | 1: 506 |
| 9 | Cohen | 1,222 | 1: 515 |
| 10 | Davis | 1,205 | 1: 523 |
| 11 | Murphy | 1,197 | 1: 526 |
| 12 | Patel | 948 | 1: 664 |
| 13 | Anderson | 928 | 1: 679 |
| 14 | White | 924 | 1: 681 |
| 15 | Wilson | 896 | 1: 703 |
| 16 | Rodriguez | 889 | 1: 708 |
| 17 | Martin | 834 | 1: 755 |
| 18 | Taylor | 829 | 1: 760 |
| 19 | Sullivan | 814 | 1: 774 |
| 20 | Thompson | 763 | 1: 825 |
| 21 | Clark | 751 | 1: 838 |
| 22 | Walsh | 736 | 1: 856 |
| 23 | Ryan | 702 | 1: 897 |
| 24 | Thomas | 698 | 1: 902 |
| 25 | Moore | 695 | 1: 906 |
| 26 | Young | 692 | 1: 910 |
| 27 | Morris | 673 | 1: 936 |
| 28 | Gonzalez | 672 | 1: 937 |
| 29 | Bennett | 649 | 1: 970 |
| 30 | Murray | 646 | 1: 975 |
| 31 | Rivera | 641 | 1: 982 |
| 32 | Russo | 637 | 1: 988 |
| 33 | Lopez | 630 | 1: 999 |
| 34 | Burke | 616 | 1: 1,022 |
| 35 | Scott | 595 | 1: 1,058 |
| 36 | Schwartz | 591 | 1: 1,065 |
| 37 | McCarthy | 586 | 1: 1,075 |
| 38 | Robinson | 585 | 1: 1,076 |
| 38 | Lynch | 585 | 1: 1,076 |
| 40 | Harris | 582 | 1: 1,082 |
| 41 | Jackson | 577 | 1: 1,091 |
| 42 | King | 576 | 1: 1,093 |
| 43 | Garcia | 573 | 1: 1,099 |
| 44 | Martinez | 569 | 1: 1,107 |
| 45 | Perez | 561 | 1: 1,122 |
| 46 | Obrien | 550 | 1: 1,145 |
| 47 | Nelson | 548 | 1: 1,149 |
| 48 | Lewis | 546 | 1: 1,153 |
| 49 | Wright | 542 | 1: 1,162 |
| 50 | Gallagher | 532 | 1: 1,184 |
| 51 | Hall | 521 | 1: 1,209 |
| 52 | Campbell | 520 | 1: 1,211 |
| 53 | Hernandez | 511 | 1: 1,232 |
| 54 | Green | 509 | 1: 1,237 |
| 55 | Cruz | 496 | 1: 1,270 |
| 55 | Chen | 496 | 1: 1,270 |
| 55 | Walker | 496 | 1: 1,270 |
| 58 | Rogers | 491 | 1: 1,282 |
| 59 | Reilly | 487 | 1: 1,293 |
| 60 | Hoffman | 484 | 1: 1,301 |
| 61 | Ross | 468 | 1: 1,345 |
| 62 | Friedman | 466 | 1: 1,351 |
| 63 | Collins | 458 | 1: 1,375 |
| 64 | Morgan | 451 | 1: 1,396 |
| 65 | Kennedy | 441 | 1: 1,428 |
| 66 | Gordon | 437 | 1: 1,441 |
| 66 | Mitchell | 437 | 1: 1,441 |
| 68 | Torres | 434 | 1: 1,451 |
| 69 | Baker | 433 | 1: 1,454 |
| 70 | Hughes | 431 | 1: 1,461 |
| 71 | Levy | 426 | 1: 1,478 |
| 72 | Allen | 425 | 1: 1,482 |
| 73 | Fisher | 422 | 1: 1,492 |
| 73 | Carroll | 422 | 1: 1,492 |
| 75 | Brennan | 421 | 1: 1,496 |
| 75 | Oconnor | 421 | 1: 1,496 |
| 77 | Hill | 415 | 1: 1,517 |
| 78 | Evans | 413 | 1: 1,525 |
| 79 | Schneider | 412 | 1: 1,528 |
| 80 | Levine | 410 | 1: 1,536 |
| 81 | Matthews | 408 | 1: 1,543 |
| 81 | Klein | 408 | 1: 1,543 |
| 83 | Weiss | 407 | 1: 1,547 |
| 83 | Esposito | 407 | 1: 1,547 |
| 85 | Kaplan | 404 | 1: 1,559 |
| 86 | Ward | 401 | 1: 1,570 |
| 87 | Adams | 398 | 1: 1,582 |
| 88 | Katz | 394 | 1: 1,598 |
| 89 | Moran | 390 | 1: 1,615 |
| 90 | Newman | 389 | 1: 1,619 |
| 91 | Roberts | 388 | 1: 1,623 |
| 91 | Phillips | 388 | 1: 1,623 |
| 91 | Burns | 388 | 1: 1,623 |
| 94 | Cook | 387 | 1: 1,627 |
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