US Population With Last Name Smith By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 2,376,206 people in the US whose last name was Smith, and the rate of occurence of the Smith last name was 880.85 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Smith identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (73.35%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (22.22%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Two or More Races (1.63%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Smith By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

Non-Hisp White
Non-Hisp Black
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp AIAN
Non-Hisp ANHPI

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Smith last name.

US Population With Last Name Smith By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 1742947 73.35
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 527993 22.22
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 38732 1.63
Hispanic or Latino 37069 1.56
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 20198 0.85
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 9505 0.40