Garcia, Rodriguez among top names in USA

"Two Latino surnames make U.S. top-10 list
Denver Post wire services
Article Last Updated: 11/18/2007 01:24:41 AM MST

— Smith remains the most common surname, according to a new analysis released Friday by the U.S. Census Bureau. But for the first time, two Latino surnames - Garcia and Rodriguez - are among the top 10 most common in the nation, and Martinez nearly edged out Wilson for 10th place.

Garcia moved to No. 8 in 2000, up from No. 18, and Rodriguez jumped to No. 9, from 22nd place. The number of Latino surnames among the top 25 doubled, to six.

The number of Hispanics living in the U.S. grew by 58 percent in the 1990s to nearly 13 percent of the population. "