Most common U.S. surname
The crossword clue "Most common U.S. surname" is answered by SMITH, a 5-letter entry. Used 9 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus.
The answer
SMITH
5 letters. See every clue for this answer on the SMITH answer page.
Used 9 times across 6 distinct years; most recently in 2026; first recorded in 2007. It appears in 5 publications in the xd corpus. Frequency and last-seen figures come from the xd crossword corpus only.
Other clues for SMITH
Every other clue in this collection answered by SMITH, most used first.
- Metalworker - used 17 times, most recently in 2021
- Forge worker - used 11 times, most recently in 2025
- Common surname - used 9 times, most recently in 2023
- Anvil user - used 8 times, most recently in 2012
- Common alias - used 7 times, most recently in 2011
- Craftsperson - used 7 times, most recently in 2021
Related clues
Clues in this collection of the same answer length that share a word with this clue, or match its answer pattern when no word is shared. Most used first.
- Less common - RARER, used 151 times
- "Common Sense" author - PAINE, used 62 times
- Most high schoolers - TEENS, used 41 times
- Not as common - RARER, used 41 times
- Common contraction - ARENT, used 40 times
- "Common Sense" writer - PAINE, used 37 times
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