An analysis of nationwide phone book listings has revealed the most common last name in each US state, offering a new look at regional differences in family history. Last names often carry the ...

They've created an Atlas Of True Names that deconstructs all the ordinary ... Hormes and Peust caution that readers should accept their map "just as an invitation to the world as a strange ...

Other popular names that made it onto the map include Johnson, Williams, Lee, Garcia and Martinez. And the Southwest has the more last-name variety than any other US region. States with large Latino ...