Last Names That Start With X
These last names that start with X come from the US Census surname list, which counts every surname shared by at least 100 people. It holds 29 surnames beginning with X; below are the 29 most common, plus short, long and uncommon ones.
X is the smallest letter in the surname list. Only 29 surnames begin with it, and the most common, Xiong, ranks 1,219 nationally.
That makes every X surname rare. Xu, Xi and Xia are tiny on the page. Xiong, Xiang and Xing are longer and have sounds many readers have not met before. The X is often said like a soft SH or S, not like the letter X in box.
Xavier is the one name most readers already know how to say.
- Surnames starting with X
- 29
- Most common
- Xiong 26,336 people
- National rank of the top one
- #1,219
29 most common last names that start with X
"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 | Xiong | #1,219 | 26,336 |
| 2 | Xu | #2,701 | 12,228 |
| 3 | Xie | #6,505 | 4,812 |
| 4 | Xiao | #10,626 | 2,768 |
| 5 | Xavier | #12,533 | 2,268 |
| 6 | Xia | #14,745 | 1,847 |
| 7 | Xue | #17,835 | 1,447 |
| 8 | #31,389 | 698 | |
| 9 | Xiang | #33,528 | 642 |
| 10 | Xi | #41,448 | 495 |
| 11 | Xin | #42,677 | 478 |
| 12 | Xayavong | #42,830 | 476 |
| 13 | Xenos | #45,482 | 443 |
| 14 | Xenakis | #46,758 | 428 |
| 15 | Xander | #56,826 | 336 |
| 16 | Ximenez | #60,557 | 311 |
| 17 | Xiques | #64,572 | 288 |
| 18 | Xian | #65,668 | 282 |
| 19 | Xanders | #75,938 | 236 |
| 20 | Xique | #84,631 | 206 |
| 21 | Xuereb | #85,643 | 203 |
| 22 | Xayarath | #89,549 | 192 |
| 23 | Xanthos | #91,801 | 186 |
| 24 | Xuan | #95,567 | 177 |
| 25 | Xa | #107,038 | 154 |
| 26 | Xanthopoulos | #118,236 | 136 |
| 27 | Xayachack | #121,058 | 132 |
| 28 | Xaysana | #139,757 | 110 |
| 29 | Xayasane | #148,244 | 102 |
Short last names that start with X
- Xu
- Xie
- Xiao
- Xia
- Xue
- Xi
- Xin
- Xian
- Xuan
- Xa
Long last names with X
- Xanthopoulos
Uncommon last names that start with X
Real surnames outside the most common few thousand, useful for characters or usernames that still sound natural.
- Xie
- Xiao
- Xavier
- Xia
- Xue
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Questions people ask
What is the most common last name that starts with X?
Xiong, shared by 26,336 people in the US Census count, ranked #1,219 among all surnames.
How many last names start with X?
The Census list has 29 surnames starting with X that are shared by at least 100 people.
What are unique last names that start with X?
Less common real surnames include Xie, Xiao, Xavier, Xia, Xue.
What are short last names that start with X?
Xu, Xie, Xiao, Xia, Xue, Xing, Xi, Xin.
Source: the US Census surname list (every surname shared by 100 or more people). Spellings are shown as listed, without accents or apostrophes.