An analysis of nationwide phone book listings has revealed the most common last name in each US state, offering a new look at regional differences in family history. Last names often carry the story ...

Surnames often tell the story of a person's family history and ethnic roots and give an indication of cultural and geographic shifts that have taken place over the centuries. The U.S. is almost ...

KENTUCKY (FOX 56) — Did you know there are an estimated 191,000 unique last names in Kentucky? Using data from the Forebears name meaning and database, FOX 56 compiled a list of the five most common ...

An analysis of nationwide phone book listings has come up with the most common last name in each US state. Ancestry.com used records from the white pages to determine which names are most prevalent in ...