Last Names That Start With A
These last names that start with A come from the US Census surname list, which counts every surname shared by at least 100 people. It holds 5,689 surnames beginning with A; below are the 100 most common, plus short, long and uncommon ones.
Anderson leads the A surnames and sits at number 12 nationally, so it reads as familiar without feeling plain. Allen and Adams are close behind, both short and easy to spell from hearing alone.
The letter holds 5,689 surnames in our list. Many popular ones run to three syllables, like Alexander and Armstrong, which gives a character name some weight. Austin and Arnold work almost like first names, which can blur the line on a roster.
For family research, watch the vowels and endings. Records often swap Andrews and Anderson or drop a letter from Allen.
- Surnames starting with A
- 5,689
- Most common
- Anderson 762,394 people
- National rank of the top one
- #12
100 most common last names that start with A
"US rank" is the surname's place among all surnames in the country; "People" is how many people had it.
| # | Last name | US rank | People |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anderson | #12 | 762,394 |
| 2 | Allen | #32 | 463,368 |
| 3 | Adams | #39 | 413,086 |
| 4 | Alexander | #111 | 193,443 |
| 5 | Alvarez | #132 | 168,817 |
| 6 | Arnold | #187 | 136,315 |
| 7 | Armstrong | #204 | 129,982 |
| 8 | Andrews | #206 | 129,320 |
| 9 | Aguilar | #213 | 126,399 |
| 10 | Austin | #241 | 113,160 |
| 11 | Alvarado | #294 | 93,723 |
| 12 | Acosta | #377 | 76,477 |
| 13 | Adkins | #408 | 71,528 |
| 14 | Avila | #421 | 69,843 |
| 15 | Ayala | #449 | 66,515 |
| 16 | Aguirre | #508 | 58,918 |
| 17 | Anthony | #580 | 52,146 |
| 18 | Abbott | #588 | 51,620 |
| 19 | Allison | #590 | 51,504 |
| 20 | Atkinson | #592 | 51,489 |
| 21 | Atkins | #619 | 49,754 |
| 22 | Andrade | #666 | 46,702 |
| 23 | Arias | #787 | 40,086 |
| 24 | Ayers | #812 | 38,836 |
| 25 | Acevedo | #824 | 38,232 |
| 26 | Arroyo | #833 | 37,678 |
| 27 | Avery | #840 | 37,440 |
| 28 | Ashley | #852 | 37,021 |
| 29 | Ali | #876 | 36,079 |
| 30 | Arellano | #905 | 34,999 |
| 31 | Andersen | #954 | 33,508 |
| 32 | Archer | #958 | 33,411 |
| 33 | Albert | #1,028 | 31,159 |
| 34 | Alford | #1,064 | 30,050 |
| 35 | Alston | #1,140 | 28,089 |
| 36 | Arthur | #1,172 | 27,383 |
| 37 | Ahmed | #1,206 | 26,607 |
| 38 | Avalos | #1,246 | 25,875 |
| 39 | Abraham | #1,250 | 25,729 |
| 40 | Abrams | #1,295 | 24,961 |
| 41 | Albright | #1,297 | 24,942 |
| 42 | Ackerman | #1,300 | 24,862 |
| 43 | Akers | #1,330 | 24,353 |
| 44 | Alfaro | #1,346 | 24,108 |
| 45 | Amos | #1,436 | 22,817 |
| 46 | Aldridge | #1,472 | 22,160 |
| 47 | Amaya | #1,473 | 22,149 |
| 48 | Ames | #1,499 | 21,855 |
| 49 | Arredondo | #1,503 | 21,785 |
| 50 | Aguilera | #1,519 | 21,685 |
| 51 | Arrington | #1,554 | 21,216 |
| 52 | Alonso | #1,581 | 20,802 |
| 53 | Aragon | #1,588 | 20,723 |
| 54 | Ash | #1,609 | 20,500 |
| 55 | Angel | #1,704 | 19,316 |
| 56 | Aviles | #1,775 | 18,521 |
| 57 | Aquino | #1,781 | 18,472 |
| 58 | Abel | #1,809 | 18,243 |
| 59 | Adair | #1,834 | 17,969 |
| 60 | Anaya | #1,894 | 17,405 |
| 61 | Albrecht | #1,914 | 17,256 |
| 62 | Aldrich | #1,939 | 17,017 |
| 63 | Allred | #1,948 | 16,951 |
| 64 | Akins | #1,960 | 16,860 |
| 65 | Atwood | #1,977 | 16,754 |
| 66 | Ashby | #1,985 | 16,723 |
| 67 | Ambrose | #1,992 | 16,697 |
| 68 | Addison | #2,019 | 16,474 |
| 69 | Aleman | #2,029 | 16,379 |
| 70 | Alonzo | #2,038 | 16,326 |
| 71 | Adler | #2,041 | 16,305 |
| 72 | Abernathy | #2,051 | 16,194 |
| 73 | Adamson | #2,065 | 16,080 |
| 74 | Arnett | #2,075 | 16,027 |
| 75 | Amador | #2,081 | 15,997 |
| 76 | Arevalo | #2,087 | 15,942 |
| 77 | Altman | #2,091 | 15,916 |
| 78 | Anders | #2,165 | 15,375 |
| 79 | Aaron | #2,236 | 14,904 |
| 80 | Arreola | #2,245 | 14,874 |
| 81 | Arce | #2,249 | 14,855 |
| 82 | Aranda | #2,268 | 14,683 |
| 83 | Alley | #2,321 | 14,285 |
| 84 | Alaniz | #2,341 | 14,169 |
| 85 | Arndt | #2,361 | 14,052 |
| 86 | Almeida | #2,452 | 13,523 |
| 87 | Arteaga | #2,511 | 13,185 |
| 88 | Andrew | #2,521 | 13,145 |
| 89 | Askew | #2,530 | 13,095 |
| 90 | Augustine | #2,534 | 13,093 |
| 91 | Abreu | #2,553 | 13,012 |
| 92 | Alcala | #2,562 | 12,972 |
| 93 | Aponte | #2,575 | 12,905 |
| 94 | Alarcon | #2,594 | 12,821 |
| 95 | Arriaga | #2,598 | 12,765 |
| 96 | Asher | #2,611 | 12,710 |
| 97 | Araujo | #2,624 | 12,646 |
| 98 | Adcock | #2,647 | 12,550 |
| 99 | Acuna | #2,650 | 12,537 |
| 100 | Amato | #2,676 | 12,411 |
Short last names that start with A
- Ali
- Amos
- Ames
- Ash
- Abel
- Arce
- Adam
- Agee
- Alba
- Akin
- Ahn
- Ault
- Amin
- Ashe
- Ard
- Au
- Alt
- An
- Abad
- Aziz
Long last names with A
- Armendariz
- Altamirano
- Abercrombie
- Armbruster
- Abrahamson
- Archambault
- Armentrout
- Applewhite
- Almendarez
- Abramowitz
- Allbritton
- Andrzejewski
- Atterberry
- Annunziata
- Aschenbrenner
- Archibeque
Uncommon last names that start with A
Real surnames outside the most common few thousand, useful for characters or usernames that still sound natural.
- Ayres
- Allan
- Agee
- Armenta
- Almanza
- Acker
- Antonio
- Alicea
- Ashworth
- Apodaca
- Andres
- Ahrens
- Aguayo
- Alba
- Abney
- Argueta
- Alderman
- Ashcraft
- Anglin
- Albertson
- Allard
- Agnew
- Alfonso
- Armendariz
- Albers
- Andrus
- Angulo
- Ainsworth
- Aiello
- Angeles
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Questions people ask
What is the most common last name that starts with A?
Anderson, shared by 762,394 people in the US Census count, ranked #12 among all surnames.
How many last names start with A?
The Census list has 5,689 surnames starting with A that are shared by at least 100 people.
What are unique last names that start with A?
Less common real surnames include Ayres, Allan, Agee, Armenta, Almanza, Acker.
What are short last names that start with A?
Ali, Amos, Ames, Ash, Abel, Arce, Adam, Agee.
Source: the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people). Spellings are shown as listed, without accents or apostrophes.