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Frequently Occurring Surnames from the 2010 Census

Principal Investigator(s):  View help for Principal Investigator(s) United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census

Version:  View help for Version V2

Name File Type Size Last Modified
Names_2010Census_Top1000.xlsx application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet 91.9 KB 05/29/2017 06:27:AM
names.zip application/zip 12.3 MB 05/29/2017 06:30:AM
surnames.pdf application/pdf 88.8 KB 05/29/2017 06:27:AM

Project Citation: 

United States Department of Commerce. Bureau of the Census. Frequently Occurring Surnames from the 2010 Census. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2026-04-03. https://doi.org/10.3886/E100668V2

Project Description

Project Title:  View help for Project Title Frequently Occurring Surnames from the 2010 Census
Summary:  View help for Summary NOTE: This presentation of data focuses on summarized aggregates of counts and characteristics associated with surnames, and the data do not in any way identify any specific individuals.Tabulations of all surnames occurring 100 or more times in the 2010 Census returns are provided in the files listed below. The first link explains the methodology used for identifying and editing names data. The second link provides an Excel file of the top 1,000 surnames. The third link provides zipped Excel and CSV (comma separated) files of the complete list of 162,253 names. [ed. note: Table removed]

Related Files

[ed. note: links below point to the original URL; all files are available in this archive.]
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Microdata: Yes
Level of Analysis: Individuals - Last Name
Variables Present: Separate Document
File Layout: .csv, .xlsx
Codebook: No
Methods: Yes
Weights (with appropriate documentation): No
Publications: No
Aggregate Data: No
Funding Sources:  View help for Funding Sources Cornell University (Labor Dynamics Institute)
Original Distribution URL:  View help for Original Distribution URL https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html

Scope of Project

Subject Terms:  View help for Subject Terms names; surnames; census
Geographic Coverage:  View help for Geographic Coverage United States
Time Period(s):  View help for Time Period(s) 1991 – 2000
Collection Date(s):  View help for Collection Date(s) 2000 – 2000
Universe:  View help for Universe United States citizens
Data Type(s):  View help for Data Type(s) census/enumeration data; text


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