This Is Michigan’s Most Popular Last Name

The most popular last name in Michigan is a super common name.

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If you guessed Jones, surprisingly enough, you are incorrect. However, Jones is in the top three on the list of most popular last names in Michigan.

If your last name starts with Mc, you do not have the most popular last name in the state of Michigan either.

The same goes for last names beginning with De, or Mac, for that matter. You can eliminate Thompson, Roberts, and Taylor too.

That still leaves thousands of last names to choose from. As for the least uncommon last name in Michigan, it is Fair.

Without further ado, these are the ten most popular last names in Michigan.

Are you even the least bit surprised that Smith is the most common last name in Michigan? The answer to that question is most likely, no.

If your last name is Smith, this is indeed proof that you share it with every Tom, Dick, and Harry in the state of Michigan.

For more on Michigan's most popular and least popular last names, check out the Ancestry.