9 Most Common Last Names Beginning with X

In this section of the site we have data on the most common last names beginning with X in the United States. These names are taken directly from the most recent census data.

Currently, the most popular last name beginning with X in America is Xiong, with a total count of 37,499 people who have the surname. The surname Xiong occurs roughly 12 times per 100,000 people in the U.S.

The table below shows the most common surnames ending starting with X with statistics on the heritage and ancestry of those with the surname.

This list has been compiled using the most recent Census data and we have included only names where at least 1,000 people have the surname.

Click any of the names in the table below to find out more about the origin, meaning, and ancestry of each last name.

Rank Name Count White Black API AIAN 2+ Races Hispanic
929 XIONG 37,499 0.33% 0.07% 98.07% 0.03% 1.14% 0.35%
1381 XU 25,622 0.83% 0.12% 98.25% 0.02% 0.55% 0.24%
3662 XIE 9,716 0.72% 0.22% 98.19% (S) 0.66% (S)
5669 XIAO 6,123 0.78% (S) 97.91% (S) 0.85% 0.24%
8867 XIA 3,693 1.27% (S) 97.37% (S) 0.65% 0.57%
9638 XAVIER 3,367 48.56% 21.29% 16.01% 2.08% 4.66% 7.40%
9932 XUE 3,248 1.51% (S) 97.88% (S) 0.43% (S)
19041 XIANG 1,430 1.26% 0.56% 97.34% (S) 0.63% (S)
21173 XING 1,240 2.02% 0.48% 96.61% (S) 0.65% (S)

Table Key

To help you understand the above table, below is a description of each column and what it represents.

  • Rank - The official rank of the name according to the US Census Bureau.
  • Count. Number of occurrences: Estimate of the number of people with the surname in the United States. (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy.
  • White. Non-Hispanic White Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic white" (race)
  • Black. Non-Hispanic Black Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic black" (race)
  • API. Non-Hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic Asian & Pacific Islander" (race)
  • AIAN. Non-Hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native Only: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic American Indian & Alaskan Native" (race)
  • 2+ Races. Non-Hispanic of 2 or More Races: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "non-hispanic two or more races" (race)
  • Hispanic. Hispanic Origin: Percentage of people with a given surname who classified themselves as "Hispanic origin" (race)

Other Last Name Letters

To find all of the most popular last names by starting letter, you can choose a letter from the following list:

Last Names by Ancestry

If you want to get even more specific, we also have pages that will let you find last names beginning with X (or any other letter) based on a specific ancestry.

White

The links below will let you research white last names starting with each letter of the alphabet.

Black

The links below will let you research black last names starting with each letter of the alphabet.

Hispanic

The links below will let you research Hispanic last names starting with each letter of the alphabet.

Asian and Pacific Islander

The links below will let you research Asian and Pacific Islander last names starting with each letter of the alphabet.

American Indian and Alaskan Native

The links below will let you research American Indian and Alaskan Native last names starting with each letter of the alphabet.

Data Source(s)

All of the data on this page is sourced from the Decennial Census survey, from the United States Census Bureau.

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