The Select Surname List


Welcome to the Select Surname List.  This site contains the history and genealogy of the 100 most common surnames in the English-speaking world (for additional surnames check the selectsurname.com site which has more than 500 surnames).  


Simply choose a surname below and click on it.  Check the Surnames section of this website for the ranking and total numbers for any of the surnames shown.



Top 100 Surnames in the English-speaking World

Adams Ellis Johnson O'Connor
 Scott
Allen Evans Jones O'Sullivan Shaw
Anderson Fisher
 Kelly Parker Simpson
Bailey Foster Kennedy Perry Smith
Baker Fox King Peterson Stevens
Barnes Fraser 
Lee Phillips Stewart
Bell Graham Lewis Powell Taylor
Bennett Gray Marshall Price Thomas
Brown Green Martin Reed
 Thompson
Butler       
Griffiths Mason      
Reynolds Turner
Campbell Hall McDonald Richards
 Walker
Carter Hamilton Miller  Richardson Walsh
Chapman Harris Mitchell Roberts Ward
Clark Harrison
 Moore Robertson Watson
Collins Henderson Morgan Robinson White
Cook Hill Morris Rogers Williams
Cooper Howard Murphy Ross Wilson
Cox Hughes Murray Russell Wood
Davis Jackson Nelson Ryan Wright
Edwards James O'Brien 
Sanders
 Young



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Enjoy the site!

Colin Shelley

nottshell@btinternet.com