Top 500 names

Surnames 1-500

This list was supplied by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). It is taken from a survey of the National Health Service Central Register. This is a database of circa 60 million names of those who were registered with the NHS in 1991, and subsequent registrations. The database only covers England, Wales and the Isle of Man; Scotland and Northern Ireland have their own systems.

The percentage represents the proportion of this 1991-May 2000 database. The top 500 names cover 39.33% of the Register.

This table shows discrepancies with the results of the 1996 Electoral register. I now believe the results are somewhat suspect, and do not accurately reflect the frequency of surnames.

Rank	Surname	Database %	Cumulative
1	SMITH	1.15	1.15
2	JONES	0.94	2.09
3	WILLIAMS	0.66	2.75
4	TAYLOR	0.53	3.28
5	BROWN	0.51	3.79
6	DAVIES	0.48	4.28
7	EVANS	0.39	4.66
8	WILSON	0.35	5.02
9	THOMAS	0.35	5.37
10	JOHNSON	0.34	5.71
11	ROBERTS	0.33	6.03
12	ROBINSON	0.29	6.32
13	THOMPSON	0.28	6.61
14	WRIGHT	0.28	6.89
15	WALKER	0.27	7.16
16	WHITE	0.27	7.43
17	EDWARDS	0.27	7.69
18	HUGHES	0.26	7.96
19	GREEN	0.25	8.21
20	HALL	0.25	8.47
21	LEWIS	0.25	8.72
22	HARRIS	0.25	8.96
23	CLARKE	0.24	9.21
24	PATEL	0.24	9.45
25	JACKSON	0.24	9.69
26	WOOD	0.24	9.92
27	TURNER	0.23	10.15
28	MARTIN	0.23	10.38
29	COOPER	0.22	10.60
30	HILL	0.22	10.81
31	WARD	0.21	11.02
32	MORRIS	0.21	11.23
33	MOORE	0.21	11.45
34	CLARK	0.20	11.65
35	LEE	0.20	11.85
36	KING	0.20	12.05
37	BAKER	0.20	12.25
38	HARRISON	0.20	12.44
39	MORGAN	0.19	12.64
40	ALLEN	0.19	12.83
41	JAMES	0.19	13.01
42	SCOTT	0.18	13.20
43	PHILLIPS	0.18	13.38
44	WATSON	0.17	13.55
45	DAVIS	0.17	13.73
46	PARKER	0.17	13.89
47	PRICE	0.17	14.06
48	BENNETT	0.16	14.22
49	YOUNG	0.16	14.39
50	GRIFFITHS	0.16	14.55
51	MITCHELL	0.16	14.70
52	KELLY	0.16	14.86
53	COOK	0.15	15.01
54	CARTER	0.15	15.17
55	RICHARDSON	0.15	15.32
56	BAILEY	0.15	15.47
57	COLLINS	0.15	15.62
58	BELL	0.15	15.77
59	SHAW	0.15	15.92
60	MURPHY	0.14	16.06
61	MILLER	0.14	16.20
62	COX	0.14	16.34
63	RICHARDS	0.14	16.48
64	KHAN	0.14	16.62
65	MARSHALL	0.14	16.75
66	ANDERSON	0.13	16.89
67	SIMPSON	0.13	17.02
68	ELLIS	0.13	17.15
69	ADAMS	0.13	17.28
70	SINGH	0.13	17.41
71	BEGUM	0.13	17.54
72	WILKINSON	0.13	17.66
73	FOSTER	0.13	17.79
74	CHAPMAN	0.12	17.91
75	POWELL	0.12	18.03
76	WEBB	0.12	18.15
77	ROGERS	0.12	18.27
78	GRAY	0.12	18.39
79	MASON	0.12	18.51
80	ALI	0.12	18.63
81	HUNT	0.12	18.74
82	HUSSAIN	0.11	18.86
83	CAMPBELL	0.11	18.97
84	MATTHEWS	0.11	19.08
85	OWEN	0.11	19.20
86	PALMER	0.11	19.31
87	HOLMES	0.11	19.42
88	MILLS	0.11	19.53
89	BARNES	0.11	19.64
90	KNIGHT	0.11	19.74
91	LLOYD	0.11	19.85
92	BUTLER	0.11	19.96
93	RUSSELL	0.10	20.06
94	BARKER	0.10	20.16
95	FISHER	0.10	20.27
96	STEVENS	0.10	20.37
97	JENKINS	0.10	20.47
98	MURRAY	0.10	20.58
99	DIXON	0.10	20.68
100	HARVEY	0.10	20.78
101	GRAHAM	0.10	20.88
102	PEARSON	0.10	20.97
103	AHMED	0.10	21.07
104	FLETCHER	0.10	21.17
105	WALSH	0.09	21.26
106	KAUR	0.09	21.36
107	GIBSON	0.09	21.45
108	HOWARD	0.09	21.54
109	ANDREWS	0.09	21.63
110	STEWART	0.09	21.72
111	ELLIOTT	0.09	21.81
112	REYNOLDS	0.09	21.90
113	SAUNDERS	0.09	21.99
114	PAYNE	0.09	22.08
115	FOX	0.09	22.17
116	FORD	0.09	22.26
117	PEARCE	0.09	22.34
118	DAY	0.09	22.43
119	BROOKS	0.09	22.52
120	WEST	0.09	22.60
121	LAWRENCE	0.09	22.69
122	COLE	0.08	22.77
123	ATKINSON	0.08	22.85
124	BRADLEY	0.08	22.93
125	SPENCER	0.08	23.02
126	GILL	0.08	23.10
127	DAWSON	0.08	23.18
128	BALL	0.08	23.26
129	BURTON	0.08	23.34
130	O’BRIEN	0.08	23.41
131	WATTS	0.08	23.49
132	ROSE	0.08	23.57
133	BOOTH	0.08	23.64
134	PERRY	0.08	23.72
135	RYAN	0.08	23.79
136	GRANT	0.07	23.87
137	WELLS	0.07	23.94
138	ARMSTRONG	0.07	24.01
139	FRANCIS	0.07	24.09
140	REES	0.07	24.16
141	HAYES	0.07	24.23
142	HART	0.07	24.31
143	HUDSON	0.07	24.38
144	NEWMAN	0.07	24.45
145	BARRETT	0.07	24.52
146	WEBSTER	0.07	24.59
147	HUNTER	0.07	24.66
148	GREGORY	0.07	24.73
149	CARR	0.07	24.80
150	LOWE	0.07	24.87
151	PAGE	0.07	24.93
152	MARSH	0.07	25.00
153	RILEY	0.07	25.07
154	DUNN	0.07	25.14
155	WOODS	0.07	25.21
156	PARSONS	0.07	25.27
157	BERRY	0.07	25.34
158	STONE	0.07	25.41
159	REID	0.07	25.47
160	HOLLAND	0.07	25.54
161	HAWKINS	0.07	25.61
162	HARDING	0.07	25.67
163	PORTER	0.07	25.74
164	ROBERTSON	0.07	25.80
165	NEWTON	0.07	25.87
166	OLIVER	0.07	25.93
167	REED	0.07	26.00
168	KENNEDY	0.06	26.06
169	WILLIAMSON	0.06	26.13
170	BIRD	0.06	26.19
171	GARDNER	0.06	26.26
172	SHAH	0.06	26.32
173	DEAN	0.06	26.38
174	LANE	0.06	26.45
175	COOKE	0.06	26.51
176	BATES	0.06	26.57
177	HENDERSON	0.06	26.63
178	PARRY	0.06	26.70
179	BURGESS	0.06	26.76
180	BISHOP	0.06	26.82
181	WALTON	0.06	26.88
182	BURNS	0.06	26.94
183	NICHOLSON	0.06	27.00
184	SHEPHERD	0.06	27.06
185	ROSS	0.06	27.12
186	CROSS	0.06	27.18
187	LONG	0.06	27.24
188	FREEMAN	0.06	27.30
189	WARREN	0.06	27.36
190	NICHOLLS	0.06	27.42
191	HAMILTON	0.06	27.48
192	BYRNE	0.06	27.53
193	SUTTON	0.06	27.59
194	MCDONALD	0.06	27.65
195	YATES	0.06	27.71
196	HODGSON	0.06	27.77
197	ROBSON	0.06	27.82
198	CURTIS	0.06	27.88
199	HOPKINS	0.06	27.94
200	O’CONNOR	0.06	28.00
201	HARPER	0.06	28.05
202	COLEMAN	0.06	28.11
203	WATKINS	0.06	28.16
204	MOSS	0.06	28.22
205	MCCARTHY	0.06	28.28
206	CHAMBERS	0.06	28.33
207	O’NEILL	0.06	28.39
208	GRIFFIN	0.05	28.44
209	SHARP	0.05	28.50
210	HARDY	0.05	28.55
211	WHEELER	0.05	28.61
212	POTTER	0.05	28.66
213	OSBORNE	0.05	28.71
214	JOHNSTON	0.05	28.77
215	GORDON	0.05	28.82
216	DOYLE	0.05	28.88
217	WALLACE	0.05	28.93
218	GEORGE	0.05	28.98
219	JORDAN	0.05	29.04
220	HUTCHINSON	0.05	29.09
221	ROWE	0.05	29.14
222	BURKE	0.05	29.20
223	MAY	0.05	29.25
224	PRITCHARD	0.05	29.30
225	GILBERT	0.05	29.35
226	WILLIS	0.05	29.41
227	HIGGINS	0.05	29.46
228	READ	0.05	29.51
229	MILES	0.05	29.56
230	STEVENSON	0.05	29.61
231	STEPHENSON	0.05	29.67
232	HAMMOND	0.05	29.72
233	ARNOLD	0.05	29.77
234	BUCKLEY	0.05	29.82
235	WALTERS	0.05	29.87
236	HEWITT	0.05	29.92
237	BARBER	0.05	29.97
238	NELSON	0.05	30.02
239	SLATER	0.05	30.07
240	AUSTIN	0.05	30.12
241	SULLIVAN	0.05	30.17
242	WHITEHEAD	0.05	30.22
243	MANN	0.05	30.27
244	FROST	0.05	30.32
245	LAMBERT	0.05	30.37
246	STEPHENS	0.05	30.42
247	BLAKE	0.05	30.46
248	AKHTAR	0.05	30.51
249	LYNCH	0.05	30.56
250	GOODWIN	0.05	30.61
251	BARTON	0.05	30.65
252	WOODWARD	0.05	30.70
253	THOMSON	0.05	30.75
254	CUNNINGHAM	0.05	30.80
255	QUINN	0.05	30.84
256	BARNETT	0.05	30.89
257	BAXTER	0.05	30.94
258	BIBI	0.05	30.98
259	CLAYTON	0.05	31.03
260	NASH	0.05	31.08
261	GREENWOOD	0.05	31.12
262	JENNINGS	0.05	31.17
263	HOLT	0.05	31.22
264	KEMP	0.05	31.26
265	POOLE	0.05	31.31
266	GALLAGHER	0.05	31.35
267	BOND	0.05	31.40
268	STOKES	0.05	31.45
269	TUCKER	0.05	31.49
270	DAVIDSON	0.05	31.54
271	FOWLER	0.04	31.58
272	HEATH	0.04	31.63
273	NORMAN	0.04	31.67
274	MIDDLETON	0.04	31.71
275	LAWSON	0.04	31.76
276	BANKS	0.04	31.80
277	FRENCH	0.04	31.85
278	STANLEY	0.04	31.89
279	JARVIS	0.04	31.93
280	GIBBS	0.04	31.98
281	FERGUSON	0.04	32.02
282	HAYWARD	0.04	32.06
283	CARROLL	0.04	32.10
284	DOUGLAS	0.04	32.15
285	DICKINSON	0.04	32.19
286	TODD	0.04	32.23
287	BARLOW	0.04	32.27
288	PETERS	0.04	32.32
289	LUCAS	0.04	32.36
290	KNOWLES	0.04	32.40
291	HARTLEY	0.04	32.44
292	MIAH	0.04	32.48
293	SIMMONS	0.04	32.52
294	MORTON	0.04	32.57
295	ALEXANDER	0.04	32.61
296	FIELD	0.04	32.65
297	MORRISON	0.04	32.69
298	NORRIS	0.04	32.73
299	TOWNSEND	0.04	32.77
300	PRESTON	0.04	32.81
301	HANCOCK	0.04	32.85
302	THORNTON	0.04	32.89
303	BALDWIN	0.04	32.94
304	BURROWS	0.04	32.98
305	BRIGGS	0.04	33.02
306	PARKINSON	0.04	33.06
307	REEVES	0.04	33.10
308	MACDONALD	0.04	33.14
309	LAMB	0.04	33.18
310	BLACK	0.04	33.22
311	ABBOTT	0.04	33.26
312	SANDERS	0.04	33.29
313	THORPE	0.04	33.33
314	HOLDEN	0.04	33.37
315	TOMLINSON	0.04	33.41
316	PERKINS	0.04	33.45
317	ASHTON	0.04	33.49
318	RHODES	0.04	33.53
319	FULLER	0.04	33.57
320	HOWE	0.04	33.61
321	BRYANT	0.04	33.65
322	VAUGHAN	0.04	33.68
323	DALE	0.04	33.72
324	DAVEY	0.04	33.76
325	WESTON	0.04	33.80
326	BARTLETT	0.04	33.84
327	WHITTAKER	0.04	33.87
328	DAVISON	0.04	33.91
329	KENT	0.04	33.95
330	SKINNER	0.04	33.99
331	BIRCH	0.04	34.03
332	MORLEY	0.04	34.06
333	DANIELS	0.04	34.10
334	GLOVER	0.04	34.14
335	HOWELL	0.04	34.18
336	CARTWRIGHT	0.04	34.21
337	PUGH	0.04	34.25
338	HUMPHREYS	0.04	34.29
339	GODDARD	0.04	34.32
340	BRENNAN	0.04	34.36
341	WALL	0.04	34.40
342	KIRBY	0.04	34.43
343	BOWEN	0.04	34.47
344	SAVAGE	0.04	34.51
345	BULL	0.04	34.54
346	WONG	0.04	34.58
347	DOBSON	0.04	34.62
348	SMART	0.04	34.65
349	WILKINS	0.04	34.69
350	KIRK	0.04	34.73
351	FRASER	0.04	34.76
352	DUFFY	0.04	34.80
353	HICKS	0.04	34.84
354	PATTERSON	0.04	34.87
355	BRADSHAW	0.04	34.91
356	LITTLE	0.04	34.94
357	ARCHER	0.04	34.98
358	WARNER	0.04	35.02
359	WATERS	0.04	35.05
360	O’SULLIVAN	0.04	35.09
361	FARRELL	0.04	35.12
362	BROOKES	0.04	35.16
363	ATKINS	0.04	35.20
364	KAY	0.04	35.23
365	DODD	0.04	35.27
366	BENTLEY	0.04	35.30
367	FLYNN	0.04	35.34
368	JOHN	0.04	35.37
369	SCHOFIELD	0.04	35.41
370	SHORT	0.04	35.44
371	HAYNES	0.04	35.48
372	WADE	0.04	35.51
373	BUTCHER	0.03	35.55
374	HENRY	0.03	35.58
375	SANDERSON	0.03	35.62
376	CRAWFORD	0.03	35.65
377	SHEPPARD	0.03	35.69
378	BOLTON	0.03	35.72
379	COATES	0.03	35.76
380	GILES	0.03	35.79
381	GOULD	0.03	35.82
382	HOUGHTON	0.03	35.86
383	GIBBONS	0.03	35.89
384	PRATT	0.03	35.93
385	MANNING	0.03	35.96
386	LAW	0.03	35.99
387	HOOPER	0.03	36.03
388	NOBLE	0.03	36.06
389	DYER	0.03	36.10
390	RAHMAN	0.03	36.13
391	CLEMENTS	0.03	36.16
392	MORAN	0.03	36.20
393	SYKES	0.03	36.23
394	CHAN	0.03	36.26
395	DOHERTY	0.03	36.30
396	CONNOLLY	0.03	36.33
397	JOYCE	0.03	36.36
398	FRANKLIN	0.03	36.39
399	HOBBS	0.03	36.43
400	COLES	0.03	36.46
401	HERBERT	0.03	36.49
402	STEELE	0.03	36.52
403	KERR	0.03	36.56
404	LEACH	0.03	36.59
405	WINTER	0.03	36.62
406	OWENS	0.03	36.65
407	DUNCAN	0.03	36.68
408	NAYLOR	0.03	36.72
409	FLEMING	0.03	36.75
410	HORTON	0.03	36.78
411	FINCH	0.03	36.81
412	FITZGERALD	0.03	36.84
413	RANDALL	0.03	36.87
414	CARPENTER	0.03	36.90
415	MARSDEN	0.03	36.94
416	BROWNE	0.03	36.97
417	GARNER	0.03	37.00
418	PICKERING	0.03	37.03
419	HALE	0.03	37.06
420	DENNIS	0.03	37.09
421	VINCENT	0.03	37.12
422	CHADWICK	0.03	37.15
423	CHANDLER	0.03	37.18
424	SHARPE	0.03	37.21
425	NOLAN	0.03	37.24
426	LYONS	0.03	37.27
427	HURST	0.03	37.30
428	COLLIER	0.03	37.33
429	PEACOCK	0.03	37.36
430	HOWARTH	0.03	37.39
431	FAULKNER	0.03	37.42
432	RICE	0.03	37.45
433	POLLARD	0.03	37.48
434	WELCH	0.03	37.51
435	NORTON	0.03	37.54
436	GOUGH	0.03	37.57
437	SINCLAIR	0.03	37.60
438	BLACKBURN	0.03	37.63
439	BRYAN	0.03	37.66
440	CONWAY	0.03	37.69
441	POWER	0.03	37.72
442	CAMERON	0.03	37.75
443	DALY	0.03	37.77
444	ALLAN	0.03	37.80
445	HANSON	0.03	37.83
446	GARDINER	0.03	37.86
447	BOYLE	0.03	37.89
448	MYERS	0.03	37.92
449	TURNBULL	0.03	37.95
450	WALLIS	0.03	37.97
451	MAHMOOD	0.03	38.00
452	SIMS	0.03	38.03
453	SWIFT	0.03	38.06
454	IQBAL	0.03	38.09
455	POPE	0.03	38.12
456	BRADY	0.03	38.14
457	CHAMBERLAIN	0.03	38.17
458	ROWLEY	0.03	38.20
459	TYLER	0.03	38.23
460	FARMER	0.03	38.26
461	METCALFE	0.03	38.28
462	HILTON	0.03	38.31
463	GODFREY	0.03	38.34
464	HOLLOWAY	0.03	38.37
465	PARKIN	0.03	38.39
466	BRAY	0.03	38.42
467	TALBOT	0.03	38.45
468	DONNELLY	0.03	38.48
469	NIXON	0.03	38.51
470	CHARLTON	0.03	38.53
471	BENSON	0.03	38.56
472	WHITEHOUSE	0.03	38.59
473	BARRY	0.03	38.61
474	HOPE	0.03	38.64
475	LORD	0.03	38.67
476	NORTH	0.03	38.70
477	STOREY	0.03	38.72
478	CONNOR	0.03	38.75
479	POTTS	0.03	38.78
480	BEVAN	0.03	38.80
481	HARGREAVES	0.03	38.83
482	MCLEAN	0.03	38.86
483	MISTRY	0.03	38.88
484	BRUCE	0.03	38.91
485	HOWELLS	0.03	38.94
486	HYDE	0.03	38.96
487	PARKES	0.03	38.99
488	WYATT	0.03	39.02
489	FRY	0.03	39.04
490	LEES	0.03	39.07
491	O’DONNELL	0.03	39.10
492	CRAIG	0.03	39.12
493	FORSTER	0.03	39.15
494	MCKENZIE	0.03	39.18
495	HUMPHRIES	0.03	39.20
496	MELLOR	0.03	39.23
497	CAREY	0.03	39.25
498	INGRAM	0.03	39.28
499	SUMMERS	0.03	39.31
500	LEONARD	0.03	39.33