Most of the nation’s top names are the same since the 1700s – except these 7 that are new

(NEXSTAR) – Think you’ve got a classic last name? Brown, Davis, Johnson, Jones, Miller, Smith, Williams and Wilson are the definition of classic in the U.S.

Those surnames have dominated the list of most popular names since 1790, according to data released by the U.S. Census Bureau this week.

But seven new names have slowly been breaking their way into the country’s top 15 list. Two hundred years after those early records, in 1990, the last names Anderson, Thomas, Jackson and Harris joined the top 15.

But over the next 30 years, a rapid demographics change led to massive growth in Hispanic surnames. As of 2020, Garcia, Gonzalez, Hernandez, Lopez, Martinez and Rodriguez have all joined the list of most common last names.

The name Anderson also weathered the storm and remains on the list.

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