How common is your last name in Black Hawk county? Wonder no more.

Chances are good that if your last name is "Smith" or "Johnson" you've seen or met plenty of people with the same surname. But how many Smiths and Johnsons are in Black Hawk County? Wonder no more.

This really cool website called Forebears provides all kinds of historical information about our area, including the last names you'll encounter the most...and how popular they are worldwide.

Many of these names are pretty common ANYWHERE, but shout-out to Schares, Delagardelle & Youngblut for showing up deeper on this list.

TOP 20 SURNAMES IN BLACK HAWK COUNTY

  1. Smith
  2. Johnson
  3. Miller
  4. Anderson
  5. Brown
  6. Wilson
  7. Williams
  8. Davis
  9. Jones
  10. Hansen
  11. Clark
  12. Weber
  13. Thompson
  14. Nelson
  15. Moore
  16. Thomas
  17. Schmitz
  18. Meyer
  19. Jensen
  20. Young

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