„Popular“ makes it sound like these are chosen. I think „Common“ would have made a better title.
bobcollum on
It’s funny, I’ve lived in southern New England for 46 years, and I don’t think I’ve ever personally known or even met a Smith.
clever_kname on
Total curiosity but why do people/ posters like to use the word “popular” when it is simply the most common.
Popularity involves a choice. Something selected at will. No one wakes up and selects their surname off Amazon.
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Throwawayhair66392 on
South Dakota’s U. S. Congressman is named Dusty Johnson.
ScienceMomCO on
Growing up in Los Angeles, there were 6 pages of Smiths in the phone book. None of my friends could ever fine my number if they forgot it.
Traditional_Record49 on
Johnson can also be Norwegian, particularly in the dakotas and Minnesota. I have 2 ancestors who were Johnson’s from Norway.
SquireBev on
So the colour key means… Nothing whatsoever. Cool cool cool.
nim_opet on
Lee in Hawaii is definitely not the English/Irish Lee
Tim-oBedlam on
A bunch of the Johnsons in the Upper Midwest are *not* English/Scottish: they’re Scandinavian, and their surnames were Anglicized from names like Jonsson or Johansen.
Williams is a very common name for black Americans, which probably explains Louisiana (although I don’t know why it wouldn’t also include Mississippi, which has a slightly higher percentage of blacks than LA does).
482Cargo on
Lee is also Korean.
putrid_flesh on
Crazy you didn’t color match the legend
acjelen on
John and Martin have a lot of sons.
ranchspidey on
Sorry but I’m a hater of common ass surnames. I feel like the whole point of a name is to be an identifier, and having a bajillion people with the same name defeats the purpose. Pisses me off. I know it’s one of those things you can’t really help until you’re old enough that it’s already well established and hard to change, but come ON.
Vulk_za on
I thought this was a map of the factions in Civil War (2024).
revdon on
Most Popular or Most Common?
SkyPork on
Arizonan here, expressing doubt that Garcia or Martinez isn’t also at the top here.
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Johnson 🤣😮💨
Why Williams in LA?
„Popular“ makes it sound like these are chosen. I think „Common“ would have made a better title.
It’s funny, I’ve lived in southern New England for 46 years, and I don’t think I’ve ever personally known or even met a Smith.
Total curiosity but why do people/ posters like to use the word “popular” when it is simply the most common.
Popularity involves a choice. Something selected at will. No one wakes up and selects their surname off Amazon.
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South Dakota’s U. S. Congressman is named Dusty Johnson.
Growing up in Los Angeles, there were 6 pages of Smiths in the phone book. None of my friends could ever fine my number if they forgot it.
Johnson can also be Norwegian, particularly in the dakotas and Minnesota. I have 2 ancestors who were Johnson’s from Norway.
So the colour key means… Nothing whatsoever. Cool cool cool.
Lee in Hawaii is definitely not the English/Irish Lee
A bunch of the Johnsons in the Upper Midwest are *not* English/Scottish: they’re Scandinavian, and their surnames were Anglicized from names like Jonsson or Johansen.
Williams is a very common name for black Americans, which probably explains Louisiana (although I don’t know why it wouldn’t also include Mississippi, which has a slightly higher percentage of blacks than LA does).
Lee is also Korean.
Crazy you didn’t color match the legend
John and Martin have a lot of sons.
Sorry but I’m a hater of common ass surnames. I feel like the whole point of a name is to be an identifier, and having a bajillion people with the same name defeats the purpose. Pisses me off. I know it’s one of those things you can’t really help until you’re old enough that it’s already well established and hard to change, but come ON.
I thought this was a map of the factions in Civil War (2024).
Most Popular or Most Common?
Arizonan here, expressing doubt that Garcia or Martinez isn’t also at the top here.