New Zealand is a country with a diverse population, made up of people from many different cultures and backgrounds. One way to explore this diversity is by examining the most common surnames in the country. In this article, we will take a look at some of the most popular last names in New Zealand and what they can tell us about the country's cultural heritage.
Ranking | Last Name | Incidence | Letters |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Smith | 13672 | 5 |
2 | Williams | 8821 | 8 |
3 | Jones | 8568 | 5 |
4 | Brown | 8369 | 5 |
5 | Taylor | 8052 | 6 |
6 | Wilson | 8048 | 6 |
7 | Scott | 7014 | 5 |
8 | Anderson | 6988 | 8 |
9 | Young | 6895 | 5 |
10 | Singh | 6884 | 5 |
11 | Thompson | 6709 | 8 |
12 | King | 6494 | 4 |
13 | Walker | 6490 | 6 |
14 | Harris | 6383 | 6 |
15 | White | 6316 | 5 |
16 | Lee | 6300 | 3 |
17 | Robinson | 6202 | 8 |
18 | Edwards | 6166 | 7 |
19 | Johnson | 6149 | 7 |
20 | Stewart | 6112 | 7 |
21 | Davis | 6054 | 5 |
22 | Robertson | 5991 | 9 |
23 | Mitchell | 5903 | 8 |
24 | Johnston | 5869 | 8 |
25 | Martin | 5843 | 6 |
26 | Thomas | 5804 | 6 |
27 | Watson | 5783 | 6 |
28 | Turner | 5767 | 6 |
29 | Simpson | 5754 | 7 |
30 | Morgan | 5747 | 6 |
31 | Cooper | 5687 | 6 |
32 | Clark | 5671 | 5 |
33 | Phillips | 5634 | 8 |
34 | Murray | 5618 | 6 |
35 | Reid | 5573 | 4 |
36 | Miller | 5572 | 6 |
37 | Jackson | 5553 | 7 |
38 | Campbell | 5551 | 8 |
39 | Moore | 5532 | 5 |
40 | Hill | 5504 | 4 |
41 | Clarke | 5445 | 6 |
42 | Baker | 5428 | 5 |
43 | Gray | 5403 | 4 |
44 | Thomson | 5402 | 7 |
45 | Evans | 5365 | 5 |
46 | Ward | 5354 | 4 |
47 | Roberts | 5315 | 7 |
48 | Parker | 5294 | 6 |
49 | Macdonald | 5282 | 9 |
50 | Marshall | 5266 | 8 |
51 | Morris | 5195 | 6 |
52 | Davies | 5192 | 6 |
53 | Grant | 5172 | 5 |
54 | Wright | 5098 | 6 |
55 | Bell | 5092 | 4 |
56 | Green | 5039 | 5 |
57 | Hughes | 5038 | 6 |
58 | Allen | 5021 | 5 |
59 | Henderson | 4997 | 9 |
60 | Kelly | 4996 | 5 |
61 | Carter | 4994 | 6 |
62 | Shaw | 4948 | 4 |
63 | Bennett | 4927 | 7 |
64 | Hall | 4914 | 4 |
65 | Ross | 4913 | 4 |
66 | Russell | 4854 | 7 |
67 | Lewis | 4851 | 5 |
68 | Cook | 4743 | 4 |
69 | Collins | 4736 | 7 |
70 | James | 4732 | 5 |
71 | Sutherland | 4707 | 10 |
72 | Gibson | 4664 | 6 |
73 | Fraser | 4635 | 6 |
74 | Duncan | 4627 | 6 |
75 | Graham | 4602 | 6 |
76 | Wallace | 4602 | 7 |
77 | Wood | 4578 | 4 |
78 | Paterson | 4500 | 8 |
79 | Cameron | 4493 | 7 |
80 | Hunt | 4475 | 4 |
81 | Sinclair | 4430 | 8 |
82 | Mclean | 4426 | 6 |
83 | Stevenson | 4421 | 9 |
84 | Harrison | 4325 | 8 |
85 | Murphy | 4300 | 6 |
86 | Mason | 4260 | 5 |
87 | Adams | 4259 | 5 |
88 | Mcdonald | 4191 | 8 |
89 | Wells | 4186 | 5 |
90 | Gordon | 4182 | 6 |
91 | Bailey | 4158 | 6 |
92 | Ryan | 4123 | 4 |
93 | Black | 4121 | 5 |
94 | Stevens | 4075 | 7 |
95 | Harvey | 4072 | 6 |
96 | Kennedy | 4042 | 7 |
97 | Hunter | 4033 | 6 |
98 | Crawford | 4000 | 8 |
99 | Williamson | 3993 | 10 |
100 | Mckenzie | 3986 | 8 |
101 | Hansen | 3957 | 6 |
102 | Mills | 3955 | 5 |
103 | Price | 3951 | 5 |
104 | Jenkins | 3941 | 7 |
105 | Nelson | 3934 | 6 |
106 | Foster | 3927 | 6 |
107 | Richardson | 3920 | 10 |
108 | Rogers | 3908 | 6 |
109 | Kerr | 3898 | 4 |
110 | Allan | 3884 | 5 |
111 | Wilkinson | 3861 | 9 |
112 | Morrison | 3852 | 8 |
113 | Andrews | 3816 | 7 |
114 | O'connor | 3810 | 8 |
115 | Burgess | 3728 | 7 |
116 | Munro | 3724 | 5 |
117 | Patel | 3716 | 5 |
118 | Dunn | 3699 | 4 |
119 | Hamilton | 3685 | 8 |
120 | Lawrence | 3684 | 8 |
121 | Pearce | 3671 | 6 |
122 | Mckay | 3670 | 5 |
123 | Bradley | 3663 | 7 |
124 | Walsh | 3625 | 5 |
125 | Matthews | 3620 | 8 |
126 | Boyd | 3594 | 4 |
127 | Armstrong | 3586 | 9 |
128 | Davidson | 3579 | 8 |
129 | Richards | 3555 | 8 |
130 | Rowe | 3530 | 4 |
131 | Fletcher | 3524 | 8 |
132 | Mackenzie | 3510 | 9 |
133 | Jamieson | 3508 | 8 |
134 | Palmer | 3507 | 6 |
135 | Cox | 3507 | 3 |
136 | Ellis | 3498 | 5 |
137 | Saunders | 3494 | 8 |
138 | Alexander | 3473 | 9 |
139 | Dawson | 3471 | 6 |
140 | West | 3462 | 4 |
141 | Fisher | 3457 | 6 |
142 | Griffiths | 3429 | 9 |
143 | Oliver | 3419 | 6 |
144 | Butler | 3404 | 6 |
145 | Chapman | 3338 | 7 |
146 | Elliott | 3336 | 7 |
147 | Sutton | 3335 | 6 |
148 | Knight | 3323 | 6 |
149 | Ford | 3307 | 4 |
150 | Patterson | 3300 | 9 |
151 | Douglas | 3272 | 7 |
152 | Kumar | 3261 | 5 |
153 | Ferguson | 3241 | 8 |
154 | Milne | 3240 | 5 |
155 | Craig | 3234 | 5 |
156 | Bishop | 3213 | 6 |
157 | Barker | 3212 | 6 |
158 | Perry | 3207 | 5 |
159 | Barnes | 3205 | 6 |
160 | Payne | 3186 | 5 |
161 | Webster | 3177 | 7 |
162 | Mcgregor | 3175 | 8 |
163 | Hart | 3173 | 4 |
164 | Rose | 3150 | 4 |
165 | Dixon | 3146 | 5 |
166 | Cole | 3141 | 4 |
167 | Marsh | 3139 | 5 |
168 | Holmes | 3136 | 6 |
169 | Millar | 3118 | 6 |
170 | Mackay | 3103 | 6 |
171 | Peters | 3102 | 6 |
172 | Reynolds | 3096 | 8 |
173 | Paul | 3078 | 4 |
174 | Donaldson | 3076 | 9 |
175 | O'brien | 3074 | 7 |
176 | Hay | 3057 | 3 |
177 | Woods | 3050 | 5 |
178 | Muir | 3023 | 4 |
179 | Webb | 3016 | 4 |
180 | Fleming | 3014 | 7 |
181 | Pearson | 2994 | 7 |
182 | Todd | 2991 | 4 |
183 | Booth | 2973 | 5 |
184 | Powell | 2972 | 6 |
185 | Johnstone | 2964 | 9 |
186 | O'neill | 2962 | 7 |
187 | Cunningham | 2961 | 10 |
188 | Hayes | 2946 | 5 |
189 | Lloyd | 2907 | 5 |
190 | Fox | 2900 | 3 |
191 | Osborne | 2892 | 7 |
192 | Gardiner | 2888 | 8 |
193 | Buchanan | 2879 | 8 |
194 | Burns | 2849 | 5 |
195 | Mcleod | 2840 | 6 |
196 | Stephens | 2835 | 8 |
197 | Mcmillan | 2827 | 8 |
198 | Day | 2819 | 3 |
199 | Holland | 2817 | 7 |
200 | Barrett | 2795 | 7 |
201 | Atkinson | 2771 | 8 |
202 | Nicholson | 2751 | 9 |
203 | Henry | 2744 | 5 |
204 | Read | 2727 | 4 |
205 | Maxwell | 2718 | 7 |
206 | Gibbs | 2713 | 5 |
207 | Barnett | 2704 | 7 |
208 | Coleman | 2700 | 7 |
209 | Shepherd | 2681 | 8 |
210 | Gill | 2681 | 4 |
211 | Stuart | 2680 | 6 |
212 | Jensen | 2661 | 6 |
213 | George | 2655 | 6 |
214 | Cross | 2653 | 5 |
215 | Bryant | 2631 | 6 |
216 | Page | 2617 | 4 |
217 | Hawkins | 2595 | 7 |
218 | Harper | 2582 | 6 |
219 | Francis | 2582 | 7 |
220 | Berry | 2577 | 5 |
221 | Griffin | 2574 | 7 |
222 | Aitken | 2565 | 6 |
223 | Lindsay | 2556 | 7 |
224 | Hammond | 2556 | 7 |
225 | Gardner | 2554 | 7 |
226 | Lawson | 2554 | 6 |
227 | Carr | 2554 | 4 |
228 | Lowe | 2544 | 4 |
229 | Warren | 2541 | 6 |
230 | Hooper | 2530 | 6 |
231 | Newton | 2529 | 6 |
232 | Watts | 2526 | 5 |
233 | Sharp | 2523 | 5 |
234 | Stone | 2508 | 5 |
235 | Porter | 2507 | 6 |
236 | Sullivan | 2477 | 8 |
237 | Dickson | 2474 | 7 |
238 | Blair | 2470 | 5 |
239 | Harding | 2467 | 7 |
240 | Lynch | 2458 | 5 |
241 | Browne | 2449 | 6 |
242 | Joyce | 2438 | 5 |
243 | Hudson | 2438 | 6 |
244 | Nicholls | 2433 | 8 |
245 | May | 2422 | 3 |
246 | Little | 2412 | 6 |
247 | Parsons | 2410 | 7 |
248 | Wong | 2409 | 4 |
249 | Austin | 2407 | 6 |
250 | Burton | 2400 | 6 |
251 | Hayward | 2392 | 7 |
252 | Ritchie | 2388 | 7 |
253 | Jordan | 2384 | 6 |
254 | Frost | 2377 | 5 |
255 | Newman | 2364 | 6 |
256 | Fitzgerald | 2363 | 10 |
257 | Bruce | 2358 | 5 |
258 | Fowler | 2340 | 6 |
259 | Hopkins | 2308 | 7 |
260 | Owen | 2304 | 4 |
261 | Kemp | 2301 | 4 |
262 | Curtis | 2294 | 6 |
263 | Goodwin | 2278 | 7 |
264 | Riley | 2258 | 5 |
265 | Wheeler | 2255 | 7 |
266 | Weir | 2254 | 4 |
267 | Spencer | 2250 | 7 |
268 | Olsen | 2247 | 5 |
269 | Hodgson | 2237 | 7 |
270 | Gilbert | 2228 | 7 |
271 | Christie | 2225 | 8 |
272 | Howard | 2225 | 6 |
273 | Mcintosh | 2224 | 8 |
274 | Bartlett | 2216 | 8 |
275 | Currie | 2216 | 6 |
276 | O'sullivan | 2199 | 10 |
277 | Vincent | 2193 | 7 |
278 | Reed | 2186 | 4 |
279 | Mcintyre | 2181 | 8 |
280 | Bird | 2162 | 4 |
281 | Watt | 2158 | 4 |
282 | Larsen | 2157 | 6 |
283 | Tait | 2151 | 4 |
284 | Kay | 2146 | 3 |
285 | Willis | 2126 | 6 |
286 | Field | 2108 | 5 |
287 | Dean | 2105 | 4 |
288 | Sue | 2101 | 3 |
289 | Brooks | 2091 | 6 |
290 | Freeman | 2089 | 7 |
291 | Sanders | 2083 | 7 |
292 | Wills | 2075 | 5 |
293 | Gallagher | 2067 | 9 |
294 | Kim | 2058 | 3 |
295 | Wang | 2047 | 4 |
296 | Tucker | 2036 | 6 |
297 | Johns | 2036 | 5 |
298 | Ball | 2032 | 4 |
299 | Parkinson | 2030 | 9 |
300 | Andrew | 2030 | 6 |
301 | Baxter | 2025 | 6 |
302 | Kaur | 2016 | 4 |
303 | Herbert | 2009 | 7 |
304 | Blake | 1995 | 5 |
305 | Kirk | 1994 | 4 |
306 | Watkins | 1992 | 7 |
307 | Chambers | 1983 | 8 |
308 | Cooke | 1970 | 5 |
309 | Davey | 1956 | 5 |
310 | Walters | 1953 | 7 |
311 | Burke | 1947 | 5 |
312 | Robson | 1944 | 6 |
313 | Chand | 1941 | 5 |
314 | Beattie | 1933 | 7 |
315 | Rae | 1930 | 3 |
316 | Cochrane | 1930 | 8 |
317 | Law | 1926 | 3 |
318 | Lucas | 1923 | 5 |
319 | Drummond | 1920 | 8 |
320 | Lamb | 1919 | 4 |
321 | Quinn | 1919 | 5 |
322 | Corbett | 1912 | 7 |
323 | Baird | 1910 | 5 |
324 | Chen | 1910 | 4 |
325 | Arnold | 1909 | 6 |
326 | Barton | 1909 | 6 |
327 | Bates | 1909 | 5 |
328 | Higgins | 1909 | 7 |
329 | Potter | 1903 | 6 |
330 | Steele | 1899 | 6 |
331 | Tan | 1897 | 3 |
332 | Park | 1893 | 4 |
333 | Morton | 1886 | 6 |
334 | Banks | 1885 | 5 |
335 | Cullen | 1883 | 6 |
336 | Manning | 1882 | 7 |
337 | Savage | 1875 | 6 |
338 | Long | 1856 | 4 |
339 | Logan | 1852 | 5 |
340 | Winter | 1850 | 6 |
341 | Preston | 1841 | 7 |
342 | O'donnell | 1840 | 9 |
343 | O'connell | 1836 | 9 |
344 | Buckley | 1834 | 7 |
345 | Small | 1833 | 5 |
346 | Hutchinson | 1830 | 10 |
347 | Lambert | 1826 | 7 |
348 | Yates | 1818 | 5 |
349 | Waters | 1817 | 6 |
350 | Spence | 1815 | 6 |
351 | Peterson | 1815 | 8 |
352 | Whyte | 1811 | 5 |
353 | Yang | 1811 | 4 |
354 | Bond | 1808 | 4 |
355 | Carroll | 1804 | 7 |
356 | Sharma | 1803 | 6 |
357 | Pratt | 1792 | 5 |
358 | Edmonds | 1785 | 7 |
359 | Gregory | 1785 | 7 |
360 | Forbes | 1770 | 6 |
361 | Hewitt | 1760 | 6 |
362 | Smart | 1749 | 5 |
363 | Hancock | 1749 | 7 |
364 | Pope | 1748 | 4 |
365 | Li | 1745 | 2 |
366 | Miles | 1737 | 5 |
367 | Giles | 1734 | 5 |
368 | Matheson | 1729 | 8 |
369 | Dobson | 1727 | 6 |
370 | Mccarthy | 1722 | 8 |
371 | Lal | 1722 | 3 |
372 | Irvine | 1720 | 6 |
373 | Huang | 1715 | 5 |
374 | Low | 1715 | 3 |
375 | Ng | 1714 | 2 |
376 | Barlow | 1711 | 6 |
377 | Turnbull | 1703 | 8 |
378 | Stokes | 1701 | 6 |
379 | Donald | 1698 | 6 |
380 | Whitehead | 1698 | 9 |
381 | Wall | 1693 | 4 |
382 | Murdoch | 1691 | 7 |
383 | Margaret | 1687 | 8 |
384 | Malcolm | 1682 | 7 |
385 | Lane | 1678 | 4 |
386 | Jennings | 1675 | 8 |
387 | Skinner | 1673 | 7 |
388 | Rhodes | 1672 | 6 |
389 | Davison | 1664 | 7 |
390 | Christensen | 1662 | 11 |
391 | Bain | 1660 | 4 |
392 | Prasad | 1659 | 6 |
393 | Calder | 1653 | 6 |
394 | Shirley | 1651 | 7 |
395 | Knowles | 1647 | 7 |
396 | Carson | 1641 | 6 |
397 | Lin | 1639 | 3 |
398 | Dick | 1638 | 4 |
399 | Zhang | 1633 | 5 |
400 | Manson | 1629 | 6 |
401 | Burt | 1627 | 4 |
402 | Norton | 1627 | 6 |
403 | Dyer | 1622 | 4 |
404 | Irwin | 1615 | 5 |
405 | Wu | 1610 | 2 |
406 | Findlay | 1601 | 7 |
407 | Archer | 1601 | 6 |
408 | Farrell | 1601 | 7 |
409 | French | 1597 | 6 |
410 | Barclay | 1594 | 7 |
411 | Norris | 1592 | 6 |
412 | Webber | 1588 | 6 |
413 | Hope | 1582 | 4 |
414 | Caldwell | 1582 | 8 |
415 | Stephenson | 1581 | 10 |
416 | Cowan | 1581 | 5 |
417 | Hartley | 1576 | 7 |
418 | Laing | 1572 | 5 |
419 | Mann | 1571 | 4 |
420 | Rodgers | 1567 | 7 |
421 | John | 1566 | 4 |
422 | Nicholas | 1565 | 8 |
423 | Liu | 1563 | 3 |
424 | Stanley | 1560 | 7 |
425 | Rutherford | 1553 | 10 |
426 | Ashton | 1553 | 6 |
427 | Gillespie | 1552 | 9 |
428 | Norman | 1552 | 6 |
429 | Allison | 1548 | 7 |
430 | Gibbons | 1548 | 7 |
431 | Jacobs | 1546 | 6 |
432 | Dale | 1544 | 4 |
433 | Mackie | 1542 | 6 |
434 | Burrows | 1541 | 7 |
435 | Middleton | 1539 | 9 |
436 | Barr | 1539 | 4 |
437 | Nicol | 1538 | 5 |
438 | Boyle | 1536 | 5 |
439 | Ashby | 1536 | 5 |
440 | Ramsay | 1535 | 6 |
441 | Neal | 1535 | 4 |
442 | Wallis | 1532 | 6 |
443 | Casey | 1532 | 5 |
444 | Chan | 1531 | 4 |
445 | Hogg | 1529 | 4 |
446 | Bull | 1529 | 4 |
447 | Simmons | 1527 | 7 |
448 | Grace | 1525 | 5 |
449 | Walton | 1522 | 6 |
450 | Lang | 1513 | 4 |
451 | Franklin | 1506 | 8 |
452 | Meyer | 1506 | 5 |
453 | Robb | 1505 | 4 |
454 | Barry | 1498 | 5 |
455 | Gould | 1493 | 5 |
456 | Pritchard | 1493 | 9 |
457 | Collier | 1488 | 7 |
458 | Chamberlain | 1485 | 11 |
459 | Orr | 1473 | 3 |
460 | Short | 1473 | 5 |
461 | Atkins | 1465 | 6 |
462 | Neilson | 1463 | 7 |
463 | Houghton | 1459 | 8 |
464 | Mead | 1453 | 4 |
465 | Bowden | 1448 | 6 |
466 | Cairns | 1447 | 6 |
467 | Love | 1434 | 4 |
468 | Reeves | 1431 | 6 |
469 | Macfarlane | 1429 | 10 |
470 | Holden | 1427 | 6 |
471 | Hogan | 1422 | 5 |
472 | Gunn | 1421 | 4 |
473 | Clayton | 1421 | 7 |
474 | Fuller | 1413 | 6 |
475 | Hale | 1412 | 4 |
476 | Petersen | 1411 | 8 |
477 | Maclean | 1410 | 7 |
478 | Noble | 1410 | 5 |
479 | Howe | 1401 | 4 |
480 | Poole | 1400 | 5 |
481 | Judd | 1395 | 4 |
482 | Pickering | 1395 | 9 |
483 | Mcfarlane | 1395 | 9 |
484 | Woodward | 1395 | 8 |
485 | Mcgrath | 1393 | 7 |
486 | Hutton | 1390 | 6 |
487 | Lim | 1383 | 3 |
488 | Abbott | 1382 | 6 |
489 | Hyde | 1381 | 4 |
490 | Goodall | 1378 | 7 |
491 | Heath | 1376 | 5 |
492 | Boyce | 1375 | 5 |
493 | Whittaker | 1372 | 9 |
494 | Horne | 1371 | 5 |
495 | Byrne | 1371 | 5 |
496 | Khan | 1367 | 4 |
497 | Hurley | 1367 | 6 |
498 | Mclaren | 1366 | 7 |
499 | Mcpherson | 1365 | 9 |
500 | Parkes | 1365 | 6 |
501 | Daly | 1364 | 4 |
502 | Moss | 1360 | 4 |
503 | Molloy | 1359 | 6 |
504 | Wilkins | 1359 | 7 |
505 | Foote | 1358 | 5 |
506 | Arthur | 1356 | 6 |
507 | Donovan | 1356 | 7 |
508 | Ireland | 1347 | 7 |
509 | Townsend | 1345 | 8 |
510 | Glover | 1341 | 6 |
511 | Barber | 1338 | 6 |
512 | Hardy | 1338 | 5 |
513 | Steel | 1334 | 5 |
514 | Montgomery | 1333 | 10 |
515 | Mary | 1331 | 4 |
516 | Keenan | 1328 | 6 |
517 | Leslie | 1326 | 6 |
518 | Jack | 1324 | 4 |
519 | Hodge | 1321 | 5 |
520 | Smyth | 1321 | 5 |
521 | Brady | 1320 | 5 |
522 | Howell | 1320 | 6 |
523 | Reddy | 1318 | 5 |
524 | Paton | 1318 | 5 |
525 | Mccallum | 1316 | 8 |
526 | Macpherson | 1316 | 10 |
527 | Nixon | 1314 | 5 |
528 | Doyle | 1312 | 5 |
529 | Butcher | 1306 | 7 |
530 | Searle | 1304 | 6 |
531 | Greig | 1304 | 5 |
532 | Power | 1303 | 5 |
533 | Connolly | 1301 | 8 |
534 | Thorpe | 1299 | 6 |
535 | Welch | 1297 | 5 |
536 | Drake | 1296 | 5 |
537 | Kingi | 1296 | 5 |
538 | Kidd | 1293 | 4 |
539 | Garrett | 1293 | 7 |
540 | Thornton | 1289 | 8 |
541 | Hills | 1289 | 5 |
542 | Macleod | 1288 | 7 |
543 | Sim | 1286 | 3 |
544 | Forsyth | 1285 | 7 |
545 | Burnett | 1285 | 7 |
546 | Mccormick | 1281 | 9 |
547 | Nathan | 1278 | 6 |
548 | Guy | 1274 | 3 |
549 | Dalton | 1273 | 6 |
550 | Joseph | 1273 | 6 |
551 | Jury | 1272 | 4 |
552 | Mcrae | 1269 | 5 |
553 | Foley | 1269 | 5 |
554 | Helen | 1265 | 5 |
555 | Carey | 1265 | 5 |
556 | Adamson | 1264 | 7 |
557 | Rees | 1263 | 4 |
558 | Weston | 1262 | 6 |
559 | Simmonds | 1260 | 8 |
560 | Wyatt | 1257 | 5 |
561 | Grey | 1253 | 4 |
562 | Shah | 1252 | 4 |
563 | Hood | 1250 | 4 |
564 | Jarvis | 1250 | 6 |
565 | Pedersen | 1247 | 8 |
566 | Wade | 1247 | 4 |
567 | Jan | 1245 | 3 |
568 | Hobbs | 1244 | 5 |
569 | Broughton | 1244 | 9 |
570 | Keen | 1244 | 4 |
571 | Perkins | 1238 | 7 |
572 | Kane | 1236 | 4 |
573 | Bourke | 1232 | 6 |
574 | Donnelly | 1231 | 8 |
575 | Clements | 1231 | 8 |
576 | Holt | 1231 | 4 |
577 | Baldwin | 1230 | 7 |
578 | Dunlop | 1229 | 6 |
579 | Greenwood | 1228 | 9 |
580 | Wilton | 1228 | 6 |
581 | Bolton | 1223 | 6 |
582 | Dodd | 1223 | 4 |
583 | Bray | 1220 | 4 |
584 | Ali | 1220 | 3 |
585 | Anne | 1219 | 4 |
586 | Jane | 1218 | 4 |
587 | Mercer | 1217 | 6 |
588 | Irving | 1216 | 6 |
589 | Hicks | 1213 | 5 |
590 | Chalmers | 1211 | 8 |
591 | Ryder | 1210 | 5 |
592 | Meredith | 1209 | 8 |
593 | Monk | 1205 | 4 |
594 | Duffy | 1204 | 5 |
595 | Mclachlan | 1204 | 9 |
596 | Flynn | 1203 | 5 |
597 | Bright | 1201 | 6 |
598 | Godfrey | 1199 | 7 |
599 | Vaughan | 1198 | 7 |
600 | Knox | 1196 | 4 |
601 | Waugh | 1194 | 5 |
602 | Nielsen | 1193 | 7 |
603 | Masters | 1192 | 7 |
604 | Clarkson | 1187 | 8 |
605 | Shearer | 1184 | 7 |
606 | Chang | 1176 | 5 |
607 | Duff | 1175 | 4 |
608 | Hickey | 1171 | 6 |
609 | Gibb | 1170 | 4 |
610 | Menzies | 1164 | 7 |
611 | Hampton | 1164 | 7 |
612 | Brewer | 1159 | 6 |
613 | Gillies | 1155 | 7 |
614 | Heather | 1155 | 7 |
615 | Ingram | 1154 | 6 |
616 | Doherty | 1153 | 7 |
617 | Briggs | 1152 | 6 |
618 | Lord | 1152 | 4 |
619 | Wylie | 1151 | 5 |
620 | Kenny | 1142 | 5 |
621 | O'leary | 1142 | 7 |
622 | Beaumont | 1136 | 8 |
623 | Lyons | 1135 | 5 |
624 | Nolan | 1130 | 5 |
625 | Chandra | 1129 | 7 |
626 | Welsh | 1127 | 5 |
627 | Yu | 1127 | 2 |
628 | Best | 1126 | 4 |
629 | Guthrie | 1126 | 7 |
630 | Leonard | 1125 | 7 |
631 | Hanson | 1125 | 6 |
632 | Leach | 1124 | 5 |
633 | Cassidy | 1124 | 7 |
634 | Reeve | 1123 | 5 |
635 | Hodges | 1123 | 6 |
636 | Hannah | 1121 | 6 |
637 | Healey | 1118 | 6 |
638 | Sims | 1116 | 4 |
639 | Beck | 1115 | 4 |
640 | Haines | 1109 | 6 |
641 | Nash | 1109 | 4 |
642 | Fenton | 1107 | 6 |
643 | Falconer | 1103 | 8 |
644 | Dillon | 1099 | 6 |
645 | Dennis | 1098 | 6 |
646 | Agnew | 1093 | 5 |
647 | Warner | 1093 | 6 |
648 | Pollock | 1089 | 7 |
649 | Connor | 1088 | 6 |
650 | Choi | 1087 | 4 |
651 | Karen | 1076 | 5 |
652 | Andersen | 1066 | 8 |
653 | Seymour | 1065 | 7 |
654 | Pollard | 1065 | 7 |
655 | Birch | 1064 | 5 |
656 | Hinton | 1061 | 6 |
657 | Callaghan | 1060 | 9 |
658 | Solomon | 1059 | 7 |
659 | Greer | 1058 | 5 |
660 | Stringer | 1057 | 8 |
661 | Narayan | 1056 | 7 |
662 | Harrington | 1056 | 10 |
663 | North | 1056 | 5 |
664 | Rayner | 1055 | 6 |
665 | Forrest | 1054 | 7 |
666 | Finlay | 1053 | 6 |
667 | Kent | 1052 | 4 |
668 | Chisholm | 1049 | 8 |
669 | Carpenter | 1048 | 9 |
670 | Peacock | 1047 | 7 |
671 | Cowie | 1047 | 5 |
672 | Mckinnon | 1047 | 8 |
673 | Zhou | 1046 | 4 |
674 | Hurst | 1044 | 5 |
675 | Mclaughlin | 1043 | 10 |
676 | Gee | 1040 | 3 |
677 | Croft | 1039 | 5 |
678 | Gilmour | 1039 | 7 |
679 | Coles | 1036 | 5 |
680 | Rennie | 1035 | 6 |
681 | Parry | 1035 | 5 |
682 | Faulkner | 1034 | 8 |
683 | Goddard | 1030 | 7 |
684 | Benson | 1030 | 6 |
685 | Fitzpatrick | 1025 | 11 |
686 | Slater | 1024 | 6 |
687 | Kendall | 1023 | 7 |
688 | Collett | 1021 | 7 |
689 | Inglis | 1021 | 6 |
690 | Shields | 1021 | 7 |
691 | Weaver | 1021 | 6 |
692 | Cumming | 1013 | 7 |
693 | Blackburn | 1012 | 9 |
694 | Bentley | 1011 | 7 |
695 | Goodman | 1010 | 7 |
696 | Rice | 1008 | 4 |
697 | Good | 1007 | 4 |
698 | Moody | 1006 | 5 |
699 | Sheppard | 1005 | 8 |
700 | Chandler | 1005 | 8 |
701 | Christian | 1005 | 9 |
702 | Harwood | 1004 | 7 |
703 | Humphries | 1002 | 9 |
704 | Riddell | 1001 | 7 |
705 | Jenny | 999 | 5 |
706 | Main | 997 | 4 |
707 | Barron | 997 | 6 |
708 | Brunton | 997 | 7 |
709 | Brennan | 992 | 7 |
710 | Muller | 992 | 6 |
711 | Skelton | 991 | 7 |
712 | Sheehan | 990 | 7 |
713 | Joy | 990 | 3 |
714 | Cotton | 989 | 6 |
715 | Swan | 989 | 4 |
716 | Hanna | 989 | 5 |
717 | Mcnamara | 988 | 8 |
718 | Strong | 987 | 6 |
719 | Avery | 986 | 5 |
720 | Dickinson | 986 | 9 |
721 | Rush | 986 | 4 |
722 | Bush | 984 | 4 |
723 | Stirling | 983 | 8 |
724 | Houston | 980 | 7 |
725 | Farmer | 980 | 6 |
726 | Wakefield | 980 | 9 |
727 | Joe | 979 | 3 |
728 | Aldridge | 978 | 8 |
729 | Adam | 977 | 4 |
730 | Julian | 976 | 6 |
731 | Shanks | 976 | 6 |
732 | Pascoe | 975 | 6 |
733 | Yee | 975 | 3 |
734 | Neill | 974 | 5 |
735 | Bradshaw | 974 | 8 |
736 | Morrow | 971 | 6 |
737 | Pringle | 971 | 7 |
738 | Cotter | 970 | 6 |
739 | Dempsey | 968 | 7 |
740 | Marsden | 966 | 7 |
741 | Reilly | 966 | 6 |
742 | Horton | 964 | 6 |
743 | Rankin | 964 | 6 |
744 | Schofield | 962 | 9 |
745 | Mathews | 962 | 7 |
746 | Gilchrist | 961 | 9 |
747 | Lister | 960 | 6 |
748 | Lees | 959 | 4 |
749 | David | 958 | 5 |
750 | Hawke | 958 | 5 |
751 | Vickers | 958 | 7 |
752 | Moffat | 957 | 6 |
753 | Hitchcock | 956 | 9 |
754 | Mcdowell | 956 | 8 |
755 | Innes | 955 | 5 |
756 | Daniels | 955 | 7 |
757 | Batchelor | 952 | 9 |
758 | Ormsby | 949 | 6 |
759 | Terry | 948 | 5 |
760 | Moir | 947 | 4 |
761 | Whiting | 947 | 7 |
762 | Tomlinson | 945 | 9 |
763 | Neale | 939 | 5 |
764 | Coates | 939 | 6 |
765 | Mcbride | 937 | 7 |
766 | Chung | 937 | 5 |
767 | Mckee | 937 | 5 |
768 | Rooney | 934 | 6 |
769 | Lamont | 933 | 6 |
770 | Thorburn | 933 | 8 |
771 | Barbara | 930 | 7 |
772 | Chin | 930 | 4 |
773 | Sun | 927 | 3 |
774 | Somerville | 927 | 10 |
775 | Radford | 925 | 7 |
776 | Moran | 922 | 5 |
777 | Bowman | 920 | 6 |
778 | Hardie | 919 | 6 |
779 | Rasmussen | 919 | 9 |
780 | Clement | 919 | 7 |
781 | Stanton | 916 | 7 |
782 | Finlayson | 914 | 9 |
783 | Dodds | 914 | 5 |
784 | Nguyen | 914 | 6 |
785 | Waite | 913 | 5 |
786 | Coutts | 913 | 6 |
787 | Storey | 912 | 6 |
788 | Naidu | 912 | 5 |
789 | Cartwright | 911 | 10 |
790 | Patrick | 910 | 7 |
791 | Penny | 909 | 5 |
792 | Judy | 908 | 4 |
793 | Talbot | 907 | 6 |
794 | Xu | 906 | 2 |
795 | Fulton | 903 | 6 |
796 | Holloway | 901 | 8 |
797 | Forster | 901 | 7 |
798 | Sampson | 900 | 7 |
799 | Beale | 899 | 5 |
800 | Galloway | 898 | 8 |
801 | Moon | 896 | 4 |
802 | Bowen | 896 | 5 |
803 | Roper | 896 | 5 |
804 | Piper | 894 | 5 |
805 | Fry | 893 | 3 |
806 | Randall | 892 | 7 |
807 | Lu | 892 | 2 |
808 | Tate | 891 | 4 |
809 | Marks | 890 | 5 |
810 | Mclennan | 889 | 8 |
811 | Laird | 888 | 5 |
812 | Jansen | 887 | 6 |
813 | Fenwick | 887 | 7 |
814 | Hume | 883 | 4 |
815 | Tyler | 881 | 5 |
816 | Trotter | 880 | 7 |
817 | Thorne | 879 | 6 |
818 | Julie | 875 | 5 |
819 | Sharpe | 875 | 6 |
820 | Hutchison | 873 | 9 |
821 | Pike | 872 | 4 |
822 | Ballantyne | 871 | 10 |
823 | Connell | 870 | 7 |
824 | Macgregor | 868 | 9 |
825 | Owens | 868 | 5 |
826 | Healy | 868 | 5 |
827 | Church | 867 | 6 |
828 | Tong | 866 | 4 |
829 | Bassett | 866 | 7 |
830 | Fahey | 865 | 5 |
831 | Melville | 864 | 8 |
832 | Cowley | 864 | 6 |
833 | Bryan | 863 | 5 |
834 | Tanner | 863 | 6 |
835 | Morley | 863 | 6 |
836 | Petrie | 862 | 6 |
837 | Mcarthur | 862 | 8 |
838 | Goldsmith | 862 | 9 |
839 | Clare | 860 | 5 |
840 | Simons | 860 | 6 |
841 | Hodson | 859 | 6 |
842 | Duggan | 858 | 6 |
843 | Vercoe | 857 | 6 |
844 | Bremner | 856 | 7 |
845 | Woolley | 856 | 7 |
846 | Rowland | 856 | 7 |
847 | Dwyer | 854 | 5 |
848 | Mccullough | 851 | 10 |
849 | Priest | 851 | 6 |
850 | Calvert | 849 | 7 |
851 | Mathieson | 849 | 9 |
852 | Mcdougall | 848 | 9 |
853 | Clifford | 848 | 8 |
854 | Hollis | 847 | 6 |
855 | O'reilly | 845 | 8 |
856 | Roy | 844 | 3 |
857 | Dowling | 843 | 7 |
858 | Walter | 842 | 6 |
859 | Ferris | 842 | 6 |
860 | Waller | 842 | 6 |
861 | Mckeown | 841 | 7 |
862 | Cavanagh | 841 | 8 |
863 | Gilmore | 840 | 7 |
864 | Lovell | 839 | 6 |
865 | Mccabe | 838 | 6 |
866 | Brodie | 835 | 6 |
867 | Halliday | 834 | 8 |
868 | Wild | 834 | 4 |
869 | Hosking | 833 | 7 |
870 | Galbraith | 832 | 9 |
871 | Daniel | 832 | 6 |
872 | Hargreaves | 831 | 10 |
873 | Humphrey | 830 | 8 |
874 | Tang | 828 | 4 |
875 | Cave | 827 | 4 |
876 | Withers | 827 | 7 |
877 | Worthington | 826 | 11 |
878 | Sanderson | 826 | 9 |
879 | Frew | 826 | 4 |
880 | Sutcliffe | 825 | 9 |
881 | Hubbard | 824 | 7 |
882 | Keane | 822 | 5 |
883 | Ho | 822 | 2 |
884 | Cresswell | 821 | 9 |
885 | Parr | 821 | 4 |
886 | Wendy | 820 | 5 |
887 | Easton | 818 | 6 |
888 | Jill | 816 | 4 |
889 | Lake | 816 | 4 |
890 | Mooney | 816 | 6 |
891 | Leigh | 816 | 5 |
892 | Hare | 815 | 4 |
893 | Carol | 814 | 5 |
894 | Prince | 814 | 6 |
895 | Templeton | 813 | 9 |
896 | Naidoo | 813 | 6 |
897 | Grieve | 813 | 6 |
898 | Lancaster | 812 | 9 |
899 | Denton | 812 | 6 |
900 | Wilkie | 812 | 6 |
901 | Christine | 811 | 9 |
902 | Eaton | 811 | 5 |
903 | Crowe | 811 | 5 |
904 | Lynn | 809 | 4 |
905 | Costello | 808 | 8 |
906 | Gough | 808 | 5 |
907 | Lau | 808 | 3 |
908 | Beckett | 808 | 7 |
909 | Langley | 805 | 7 |
910 | Hull | 805 | 4 |
911 | Mcmahon | 805 | 7 |
912 | Ram | 805 | 3 |
913 | Maguire | 804 | 7 |
914 | Coulter | 804 | 7 |
915 | Dobbs | 804 | 5 |
916 | Broad | 804 | 5 |
917 | Ray | 803 | 3 |
918 | Lock | 803 | 4 |
919 | Ellison | 802 | 7 |
920 | Stratford | 802 | 9 |
921 | Sands | 801 | 5 |
922 | Brook | 801 | 5 |
923 | Hooker | 800 | 6 |
924 | Langford | 799 | 8 |
925 | Mcneill | 798 | 7 |
926 | Richmond | 797 | 8 |
927 | Cleland | 797 | 7 |
928 | Howie | 796 | 5 |
929 | Lawton | 795 | 6 |
930 | Nichols | 795 | 7 |
931 | Gamble | 795 | 6 |
932 | Coombes | 794 | 7 |
933 | Cheng | 794 | 5 |
934 | Fong | 793 | 4 |
935 | Biggs | 792 | 5 |
936 | Jo | 791 | 2 |
937 | Blackmore | 789 | 9 |
938 | Kearns | 788 | 6 |
939 | Emery | 788 | 5 |
940 | Davy | 787 | 4 |
941 | Shannon | 787 | 7 |
942 | Elder | 786 | 5 |
943 | England | 785 | 7 |
944 | Bedford | 784 | 7 |
945 | Sadler | 783 | 6 |
946 | Ann | 782 | 3 |
947 | Whitaker | 782 | 8 |
948 | Mccormack | 782 | 9 |
949 | Keith | 782 | 5 |
950 | Mcewan | 781 | 6 |
951 | Neil | 780 | 4 |
952 | Maher | 779 | 5 |
953 | Hutchings | 779 | 9 |
954 | Senior | 777 | 6 |
955 | Bayliss | 776 | 7 |
956 | Cummings | 776 | 8 |
957 | Strachan | 775 | 8 |
958 | Kyle | 775 | 4 |
959 | Chappell | 773 | 8 |
960 | Hawkes | 773 | 6 |
961 | Walls | 772 | 5 |
962 | Brough | 772 | 6 |
963 | Mcculloch | 771 | 9 |
964 | Mulholland | 771 | 10 |
965 | Edgar | 769 | 5 |
966 | Swain | 769 | 5 |
967 | Lilley | 769 | 6 |
968 | Abraham | 768 | 7 |
969 | Gleeson | 767 | 7 |
970 | Han | 766 | 3 |
971 | Hyland | 766 | 6 |
972 | Brooker | 766 | 7 |
973 | Mark | 765 | 4 |
974 | Elliot | 765 | 6 |
975 | Partridge | 765 | 9 |
976 | Porteous | 764 | 8 |
977 | Courtney | 764 | 8 |
978 | Lester | 764 | 6 |
979 | Earl | 763 | 4 |
980 | Rouse | 762 | 5 |
981 | Head | 762 | 4 |
982 | Hobson | 761 | 6 |
983 | Street | 761 | 6 |
984 | Boyes | 761 | 5 |
985 | Hirst | 760 | 5 |
986 | Linda | 760 | 5 |
987 | Potts | 759 | 5 |
988 | Delaney | 759 | 7 |
989 | Soper | 759 | 5 |
990 | Gower | 758 | 5 |
991 | Stark | 758 | 5 |
992 | Castle | 758 | 6 |
993 | Jeffery | 757 | 7 |
994 | Spooner | 757 | 7 |
995 | Nair | 757 | 4 |
996 | Madden | 757 | 6 |
997 | Mcconnell | 756 | 9 |
998 | Curran | 755 | 6 |
999 | Purcell | 754 | 7 |
1000 | Rea | 754 | 3 |
New Zealand is a diverse country with a mix of cultures and ethnicities, which is reflected in the variety of last names found throughout the country. Despite this diversity, there are some surnames that are more common than others. Here is a list of the most common last names in New Zealand:
Smith is the most common last name in New Zealand and also happens to be the most common surname in the English-speaking world. It is believed to have originated as an occupational name for someone who was skilled in the trade of metalworking. Today it is a popular name among people of British and Irish descent.
The surname Williams is also widespread in New Zealand, with many people carrying this name. It is a popular name in Wales and England and was originally derived from the given name William, which means resolute protector. The name has been in use since the Norman Conquest of England in 1066 and is associated with people of British and Welsh heritage.
Brown is another common last name in New Zealand and is often linked to people of Scottish, English, and Irish descent. It is an English name that was initially used to describe someone with brown hair or a tan complexion. Today, many people with the last name Brown have no physical characteristics associated with the name and come from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.
The surname Wilson is also widespread in New Zealand and has origins in Scotland and England. It is a patronymic name that originated from the given name William and means son of William. The name Wilson has been in use since the 14th century and is popular among people of Scottish and English heritage.
Jones is a Welsh name that is also common in New Zealand and is associated with people of Welsh and English descent. It comes from the given name John and means son of John. The name became popular in Wales in the 16th century and has been in use ever since. Today, many people with the last name Jones have no Welsh ancestry and come from a variety of ethnic backgrounds.
Taylor is a popular last name in New Zealand and is an occupational name for someone who worked as a tailor. The name has origins in England and Scotland and is associated with people of British descent. Taylor has been in use as a last name since the 14th century and is a common surname around the world.
Johnson is another patronymic name that is widespread in New Zealand and has roots in England and Scandinavia. It means son of John and is a popular name among people of English and Scandinavian descent. Johnson has been in use as a surname since the 13th century and is found in many countries around the world.
Patel is a last name that is frequently found among people of Indian descent in New Zealand. It is a patronymic name that originated from the given name Patil, which means village headman. The name is widespread in India and is also found in other parts of the world where people of Indian descent reside.
Singh is a common last name among people of Indian descent in New Zealand and is derived from the Sanskrit word for lion. It is a name that is associated with royalty and is often used by members of the Sikh community. Singh is also a popular last name in other countries where people of Indian descent reside.
These are just a few of the most common last names found in New Zealand today. The diversity of names reflects the country's rich multicultural history and the many different ethnicities that have contributed to its growth and development. Whether you have a common last name or a unique one, everyone in New Zealand deserves to be valued and respected for who they are.