This section will grow to include the origin of every Surname and first name we can find. If you know the meaning of your last name, please send it to us (including the sources you've used to find it) and we will include it in the directory, with your name as credit.
List of most common surnames
The following list is for England, Wales, and the Isle of Man, and is based on a survey of the National Health Service Central Register[6]:
| Smith | (1.15%) | Jones | (0.94%) |
| Williams | (0.66%) | Taylor | (0.53%) |
| Brown | (0.51%) | Davies | (0.48%) |
| Evans | (0.39%) | Wilson | (0.35%) |
| Thomas | (0.35%) | Johnson | (0.34%) |
| Roberts | (0.33%) | Robinson | (0.29%) |
| Thompson | (0.28%) | Wright | (0.28%) |
| Walker | (0.27%) | White | (0.27%) |
| Edwards | (0.27%) | Hughes | (0.26%) |
| Green | (0.25%) | Hall | (0.25%) |
