Explore the Family Name Common

The meaning of Common

English: 1. nickname from Middle English comen, Old English cuman ‘guest, stranger, newcomer’. 2. variant of Cumming.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

How common is the last name Common in the United States?

According to the Popularity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname "Common" saw a minor drop in its rank between 2000 and 2010, going from 33,248th to 33,856th, indicating a slight decrease of 1.83% in popularity. However, the actual count of people with this surname increased slightly by 3.7%, from 648 individuals in 2000 to 672 by 2010. The proportion of individuals with the "Common" surname per 100k population also saw a small decline of 4.17%, moving from 0.24 to 0.23.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#33,248	#33,856	-1.83%
Count	648	672	3.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.24	0.23	-4.17%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Common

In terms of Ethnicity based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the ethnic identity associated with the surname "Common" has shown some changes over the decade. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (63.27%) or Black (34.72%). By 2010, there was a slight increase in those identifying as White (63.54%) and a minor decrease among those identifying as Black (32.74%). The percentage of individuals of Hispanic ethnicity rose by 24.07%, albeit from a smaller base of 1.08% in 2000 to 1.34% in 2010. Notably, 2010 saw the emergence of individuals identifying with two or more races, registering at 1.93%, whereas in 2000 there were none. No individuals identified as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native during either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	63.27%	63.54%	0.43%
Black	34.72%	32.74%	-5.7%
Two or More Races	0%	1.93%	0%
Hispanic	1.08%	1.34%	24.07%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%