Last Names That Start With F
These last names that start with F come from the US Census surname list, which counts every surname shared by at least 100 people. It holds 5,502 surnames beginning with F; below are the 100 most common, plus short, long and uncommon ones.
Most F surnames feel sturdy and practical. Ford and Fox are short, while Ferguson stretches to three syllables. Flores is the most common F name, at rank 55 overall.
The letter covers 5,502 surnames. Foster, Fisher and Fuller all end in an ER sound, which can feel repetitive if a story has several of them in one scene. Freeman has a steady two-beat rhythm that sits well after a short first name.
For research, F and PH sometimes swap in older handwriting, and Fisher may appear with an extra letter, so widen your search.
- Surnames starting with F
- 5,502
- Most common
- Flores 312,615 people
- National rank of the top one
- #55
100 most common last names that start with F
"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 | Flores | #55 | 312,615 |
| 2 | Foster | #87 | 221,040 |
| 3 | Fisher | #100 | 210,279 |
| 4 | Ford | #124 | 178,397 |
| 5 | Freeman | #140 | 162,686 |
| 6 | Fox | #167 | 147,357 |
| 7 | Ferguson | #173 | 142,256 |
| 8 | Fernandez | #178 | 139,302 |
| 9 | Franklin | #236 | 114,859 |
| 10 | Fuller | #256 | 106,682 |
| 11 | Fields | #264 | 103,242 |
| 12 | Fowler | #267 | 102,620 |
| 13 | Frazier | #314 | 88,325 |
| 14 | Fleming | #317 | 87,949 |
| 15 | Fletcher | #352 | 80,932 |
| 16 | Fitzgerald | #390 | 73,522 |
| 17 | Figueroa | #398 | 72,533 |
| 18 | Francis | #406 | 71,723 |
| 19 | Fischer | #419 | 70,095 |
| 20 | Farmer | #431 | 68,309 |
| 21 | Frank | #454 | 65,918 |
| 22 | Floyd | #469 | 64,141 |
| 23 | French | #473 | 63,149 |
| 24 | Flynn | #487 | 61,747 |
| 25 | Fuentes | #530 | 56,441 |
| 26 | Flowers | #560 | 54,277 |
| 27 | Franco | #571 | 53,161 |
| 28 | Farrell | #599 | 51,095 |
| 29 | Foley | #605 | 50,852 |
| 30 | Frost | #774 | 40,582 |
| 31 | Frederick | #791 | 39,909 |
| 32 | Fitzpatrick | #794 | 39,501 |
| 33 | Fry | #838 | 37,542 |
| 34 | Farley | #849 | 37,116 |
| 35 | Finley | #854 | 36,874 |
| 36 | Friedman | #857 | 36,833 |
| 37 | Frye | #862 | 36,716 |
| 38 | Faulkner | #896 | 35,389 |
| 39 | Fritz | #966 | 33,068 |
| 40 | Frey | #972 | 32,735 |
| 41 | Forbes | #986 | 32,228 |
| 42 | Ferrell | #987 | 32,174 |
| 43 | Felix | #1,011 | 31,631 |
| 44 | Fulton | #1,017 | 31,513 |
| 45 | Finch | #1,076 | 29,703 |
| 46 | Flanagan | #1,079 | 29,563 |
| 47 | Franks | #1,080 | 29,531 |
| 48 | Farris | #1,108 | 28,928 |
| 49 | Fink | #1,128 | 28,417 |
| 50 | Foreman | #1,186 | 27,130 |
| 51 | Fraser | #1,312 | 24,616 |
| 52 | Fish | #1,314 | 24,612 |
| 53 | Field | #1,329 | 24,374 |
| 54 | Funk | #1,351 | 24,032 |
| 55 | Feldman | #1,401 | 23,195 |
| 56 | Ferreira | #1,465 | 22,320 |
| 57 | Forrest | #1,474 | 22,124 |
| 58 | Ferris | #1,585 | 20,743 |
| 59 | Finn | #1,624 | 20,218 |
| 60 | Fonseca | #1,682 | 19,513 |
| 61 | Farr | #1,709 | 19,242 |
| 62 | Fontenot | #1,715 | 19,203 |
| 63 | Fountain | #1,720 | 19,094 |
| 64 | Fitch | #1,753 | 18,740 |
| 65 | Francisco | #1,833 | 17,976 |
| 66 | Fair | #1,870 | 17,658 |
| 67 | Flaherty | #1,881 | 17,513 |
| 68 | Friend | #1,908 | 17,312 |
| 69 | Feliciano | #1,933 | 17,112 |
| 70 | Finney | #1,950 | 16,919 |
| 71 | Fagan | #1,975 | 16,779 |
| 72 | Flood | #1,998 | 16,652 |
| 73 | Fong | #2,002 | 16,614 |
| 74 | Foote | #2,063 | 16,093 |
| 75 | Faust | #2,108 | 15,799 |
| 76 | Felton | #2,115 | 15,734 |
| 77 | Fenton | #2,193 | 15,220 |
| 78 | Fay | #2,225 | 14,992 |
| 79 | Flint | #2,268 | 14,683 |
| 80 | Farrar | #2,301 | 14,451 |
| 81 | Fernandes | #2,305 | 14,385 |
| 82 | Fournier | #2,335 | 14,221 |
| 83 | Foss | #2,418 | 13,737 |
| 84 | Fairchild | #2,424 | 13,700 |
| 85 | Foy | #2,432 | 13,630 |
| 86 | Ferrara | #2,480 | 13,357 |
| 87 | Forrester | #2,487 | 13,276 |
| 88 | Ferrer | #2,556 | 13,010 |
| 89 | Fallon | #2,605 | 12,744 |
| 90 | Fuchs | #2,612 | 12,707 |
| 91 | Frias | #2,684 | 12,357 |
| 92 | Frantz | #2,699 | 12,252 |
| 93 | Forman | #2,706 | 12,202 |
| 94 | Foust | #2,726 | 12,145 |
| 95 | Ferraro | #2,742 | 12,090 |
| 96 | Farias | #2,764 | 11,977 |
| 97 | Felder | #2,767 | 11,976 |
| 98 | France | #2,778 | 11,936 |
| 99 | Fierro | #2,785 | 11,891 |
| 100 | Falk | #2,842 | 11,575 |
Short last names that start with F
- Ford
- Fox
- Fry
- Frye
- Frey
- Fink
- Fish
- Funk
- Finn
- Farr
- Fair
- Fong
- Fay
- Foss
- Foy
- Falk
- Fine
- Fisk
- Free
- Furr
Long last names with F
- Fitzgerald
- Fitzpatrick
- Farnsworth
- Fitzsimmons
- Fredrickson
- Farrington
- Fredericks
- Fortenberry
- Funderburk
- Finkelstein
- Flickinger
- Funkhouser
- Fleischman
- Frederickson
- Featherstone
- Fiorentino
Uncommon last names that start with F
Real surnames outside the most common few thousand, useful for characters or usernames that still sound natural.
- Fultz
- Fortune
- Fabian
- Fennell
- Fanning
- Francois
- Finnegan
- Fajardo
- Farrow
- Freitas
- Flannery
- Faber
- Fugate
- Fogle
- Fisk
- Free
- Frick
- Fiore
- Freed
- Fulmer
- Feeney
- Fahey
- Fitzsimmons
- Findley
- Forster
- Furman
- Fairbanks
- Florence
- Freedman
- Fredrickson
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Questions people ask
What is the most common last name that starts with F?
Flores, shared by 312,615 people in the US Census count, ranked #55 among all surnames.
How many last names start with F?
The Census list has 5,502 surnames starting with F that are shared by at least 100 people.
What are unique last names that start with F?
Less common real surnames include Fultz, Fortune, Fabian, Fennell, Fanning, Francois.
What are short last names that start with F?
Ford, Fox, Fry, Frye, Frey, Fink, Fish, Funk.
Source: the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people). Spellings are shown as listed, without accents or apostrophes.