Presidential Last Names: Â Frequency of Appearance
- by Bruce E. McKinney
Wilson is the most common Presidential last name in the AED.
The answers:
1 |
Wilson |
330,252 |
2 |
Carter |
233,607 |
3 |
Washington |
87,591 |
4 |
Arthur |
67,740 |
5 |
Johnson |
65,862 |
6 |
Adams |
49,606 |
7 |
Lincoln |
32,480 |
8 |
Taylor |
30,563 |
9 |
Grant |
27,664 |
10 |
Madison |
25,596 |
11 |
Jefferson |
20,975 |
12 |
Jackson |
20,688 |
13 |
Ford |
19,116 |
14 |
Harrison |
14,916 |
15 |
Roosevelt |
10,276 |
16 |
Cleveland |
8,694 |
17 |
Kennedy |
8,082 |
18 |
Monroe |
7,417 |
19 |
Hayes |
6,991 |
20 |
Buchanan |
6,262 |
21 |
Nixon |
5,876 |
22 |
Clinton |
5,634 |
23 |
Pierce |
5,530 |
24 |
Tyler |
5,456 |
25 |
Harding |
4,174 |
26 |
Eisenhower |
3,767 |
27 |
Van Buren |
3,419 |
28 |
Hoover |
2,796 |
29 |
Bush |
2,231 |
30 |
Truman |
2,211 |
31 |
Garfield |
1,763 |
32 |
Taft |
1,643 |
33 |
Polk |
1,457 |
34 |
McKinley |
1,335 |
35 |
Coolidge |
1,200 |
36 |
Fillmore |
998 |
37 |
Reagan |
629 |
38 |
Obama |
429 |
Now search for your last name in the AED. How do you stack up? The keyword search box is at the top of this screen.