Frequently Occurring Surnames from the Census 2000

[ed. note: from https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2000_surnames.html as of May 29, 2017. Has also been referenced as http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/data/2000surnames/index.html]<br><br>NOTE: This presentation of data focuses on summarized aggregates of counts of surnames, and does not in any way identify specific individuals.<br><br>Tabulations of all surnames occurring 100 or more times in the Census 2000 returns are provided in the files listed below. The first link explains the methodology used for identifying and editing names data. The second link provides an Excel file of the top 1000 surnames. The third link provides zipped Excel and CSV (comma separated) files of the complete list of 151,671 names. <br><br>Related Files [Ed. note: the links point to the original location; all files are available in this archive as well]<br>Technical Documentation: Demographic Aspects of Surnames - Census 2000 [&lt;1.0MB] (surnames.pdf)File A: Top 1000 Names [&lt;1.0MB] (Top1000.xls)File B: Surnames Occurring 100 or more times [&lt;1.0MB] (names.zip)***<br>Microdata: Yes<br>Level of Analysis: Individuals - Last Name<br>Variables Present: Yes<br>File Layout: .last<br>Codebook: No<br>Methods: Yes<br>Weights (with appropriate documentation): No<br>Publications: No<br>Aggregate Data: No