Common
See also: common
English
Etymology
Probably a variant of Cumming or a reduced form of McCommon.
Proper noun
Common (plural Commons)
- A surname.
Statistics
- According to the 2010 United States Census, Common is the 33856th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 672 individuals. Common is most common among White (63.54%) and Black/African American (32.74%) individuals.
Further reading
- Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003) , “Common”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, New York City: Oxford University Press, →ISBN