For 150 years, surnames in the United States have hardly budged. Here are the top 10 surnames for 1860:
1860: Smith, Johnson, Brown, Williams, Jones, Davis, Clark, Taylor, Thompson, Hall
1910: Smith, Johnson, Brown, Williams, Jones, Miller, Davis, Anderson, Wilson, Taylor
1990: Smith, Johnson, Williams, Jones, Brown, Davis, Miller, Wilson, Moore, Taylor
How many German immigrants changed Schmidt to Smith or Müller to Miller
upon arrival on American soil—or in response to anti-German sentiment
surrounding World War I? More Americans actually identify themselves as
having German roots than any other ethnic group. As the new millennium
began, both Garcia and Rodriguez made it into the top 10 for the first
time:
2000: Smith, Johnson, Williams, Brown, Jones, Miller, Davis, Garcia, Rodriguez, Wilson
Thursday, April 24, 2014
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