The U.S. census lets us figure out what are the rarest names in America.
Are you looking for uncommon names for a story? The chances are low that you or anyone you know will have met someone with one of these names.
If you are wondering about a specific name, we have a separate article on how to check how rare your last name is .
Rarest Last Names In America
These 1,279 names belong to only one hundred persons in the United States census of 2010.
This makes them amongst the rarest of last names in America. Some may be spelling variants of more common names.
If you’re curious about names that are even more rare, check out our separate list of last names that are nearly extinct in America .
Rare American names starting with A
Altmark is an interesting name in this section. It is Germanic in origin. Historically, the name described a region near Hamburg.
People from that area would have taken the name.
The name is perhaps best known for the “Altmark Incident” that occurred in 1940 during the Second World War. A German tanker named Altmark was boarded by the British navy to rescue prisoners of war.
Aarseth Abarra Abbarno Abdalian Abdikarim Abdulhameed Abelli Acott Adamchick Addyman Adenekan Afify Agapov Aguzzi Aiyer Akturk Alagoz Alazar Albanesi Albera Alcibar Aleszczyk Alfone Allaband Allemon Alop Alsaedy Alsing Alspuro Altiero Altmark Aluru
More rare A names
Apprill is probably a spelling variant of April which is derived from the Latin “Aprilis” (and refers to the month).
Angliss has more popular variants like Inglis and English. The origins of Inglis are in Scotland, where the name was conferred on people from England.
Amarando Amid Ammen Amspoker Ananthanarayana Andreottola Angaiak Angelidis Angliss Ansardi Anseth Antanaitis Apprill Aragaki Arante Ardolf Arella Argeris Aripez Arlitt Arneja Arop Arrott Asciolla Ashes Asinas Assan Atonal Auda Aunspaugh Avanzino Aydemir
Rare American names starting with B
At first glance, Brownsword sounds like an English name that should be more common!
It may be an occupational name conferred on a soldier.
It may also be a variant of the name Bransford. A ford in Old English was (and still is) a shallow place to cross a river. Bransford is a town in England by a river. The name may have been given to people from the town.
Bracaglia Braile Bratti Bressett Breyne Brezee Brihm Brofsky Bromage Brownsword Bruener Brugos Bucchieri Buglino Bular Bullara Bungum Burgdoff Buschini Buschlen Buthman Butrymowicz Buttaccio Byroad
Starting with C
“Catholic” is an interesting name to see becoming so rare.
Choquet is of French origin. The word in Old French referred to a tax placed on food and drink. The name was conferred on the people who collected the taxes.
Cannavale Capenter Capicotto Caporossi Cardonick Carels Carpiniello Casalinuovo Catholic Cavalari Caveda Cayette Celiceo Celorio Ceran Challgren Champi Chandanais Chaparala Charriere Chastaine Chavie Checki Cheramy Chernega Chidichimo Chillogallo Chlebus Chlipala Choquet Chorro Choubey Chudik Ciacciarelli Ciapponi
More C names
My eye was caught by Conyngham in this list because I’ve stayed in a hotel in Ireland named “The Conyngham Arms ”.
The name is of Celtic origins. It’s derived from the Old Irish word “Conn” that means a chief. The descendants of a chief would adopt the name.
If you’re wondering why it’s so rare (there were plenty of clan chiefs!), the variant Cunningham is much more popular.
Cinquina Ciummo Clendon Clerget Clodgo Closter Cluka Clyborne Coahran Cobbadams Cochard Cognevich Colarelli Colaric Colemere Collatz Colmone Colthorp Compoli Concord Conyngham Copperman Coratti Corbel Corbisier Cordeira Cosart Cothrum Cousland Cracchiola Crezee Cripple Crisolo Cuatianquiz Culclasure Cupak Cyriacks
Beginning with D
Dadkhah Dahar Dahlhausen Dakos Dalangin Daling Dallarosa Dalu Damianos Danehower Darder Dasho Dasrat Datesman Dawahare Dechane Dechurch Defendorf Delatejera Delbaugh Delesky Delizio Dellapolla Dellegrazie Dellenbaugh Delphonse Demanett Demeri Demessie Dendekker Denetsosie Dennerline Depperman Derice Derivan Dero Desane Desierto Desteno Devictoria Devorce Dicent Dierksheide Dietzmann Difillippo Dimova Dionizio Diterlizzi Ditlefsen Dmytryk Dobben Dobron Dochniak Dokas Dolivo Doneski Donev Donitzen Donlea Donnermeyer Doriott Dornquast Dorzweiler Dotan Dotstry Douthwaite Doxon Drackley Drahn Driggars Drob Drobac Drube Dubecky Dubman Dubre Dubreus Ducette Duckstein Duncalf Dupaty Durai Duraku Dybvig Dzamba Dziomba
Beginning with E
Eggelston Egues Eidinger Eigenheer Ekundayo Eliav Ellensohn Elsberg Eltrich Elyard Emanus Erazmus Erdrich Erkes Estby Estreicher Eswaran Eule Eurick Ezzelle
Beginning with F
Fabrigas Fafalios Faichney Faifer Falge Falkosky Falto Favers Featheringham Fed Felicie Feneck Fentanes Feragen Fernandezperez Ferragut Ferralez Ferrazzi Fetchik Feterl Feyrer Ficano Fichtl Fiegenbaum Fierek Finnimore Fit Fitak Fitzgerld Flachbart Flandermeyer Floccari Floding Florit Flugga Flumerfelt Fluno Fogell Forghani Fotiades Fransted Franxman Freauff Freeto Freling Frenza Frieszell Froelke Fronning Furrier Furs Fusting
Beginning with G
Gaffoor Gajewsky Gajus Galownia Gancayco Gandulla Gangewere Gantan Garciarobles Garciavilla Garet Garraty Garsow Garzillo Gasbarra Gawlick Gayhardt Gaylard Gazaryan Geistweidt Geiswite Gellerson Genese Genia Genise Gentillon Gerew Germinal Gessele Getrost Gettemeier Getzel Gezahegn Ghaith Ghramm Gidding Gidlund Giesinger Gillory Gimbrone Ginart Gisser Gladhart Gleit Glenning Gobrogge Gohsman Golant Gomezaguilar Goodgine Gorash Gorrepati Goscicki Gottsman Govitz Goze Grandahl Grandone Grayham Grazian Gredell Greggo Greski Grethen Grigoras Grigorenko Griles Grimminger Grisco Grisi Grubor Guana Guaraldi Gudahl Gudmestad Guella Guillebeaux Gumper Gumpher Guzenski Gwinup Gyllenskog
Beginning with H
Haasz Halencak Hanagriff Handelong Handsel Hankammer Hanschu Hap Harhay Harnedy Hasenzahl Hashaw Haskan Hassim Hatam Hatathlie Hatzenbeller Hausherr Hayda Healon Hedaya Hedum Hehnly Heidtbrink Heiligenthal Heizelman Heldmann Hellenberg Hendriex Hening Henris Hepple Herding Hernandezsilva Herns Hestor Hichens Higdem Hillison Hilverding Himenes Hinjosa Hinsen Hipsman Hiyama Hnatow Hobock Hocott Hodgett Hoefker Hoenigman Hofschneider Hofsess Hohrein Hoig Hoistad Hollback Hombs Horsefield Hortsch Hovagimian Hradsky Hubrig Hudiburgh Huertamartinez Huffstuttler Hulls Humana Humenansky Hurdt Hysjulien
Beginning with I
Icedo Idelfonso Ieong Ihns Illan Imamoto Imbriglio Ionadi Isard Isunza Itokazu Ivanhoe Iznaga Izyk
Beginning with J
Jackling Jaffal Jagnarine Jar Javaux Javernick Jeckell Jenes Jentry Jeras Jeri Jerich Jestus Joblin Johnmeyer Jollimore Jonen Jonguitud Juchem
Beginning with K
Kahrl Kajfasz Kampenga Kampling Kapellen Kapenga Kapron Karhan Karlheim Karmen Kasprak Kastin Katje Katsos Katzmark Keery Kehley Kehrig Keisner Keizur Kellebrew Kempert Kentala Kepaa Kerezsi Kerzic Khabra Khatcherian Khatra Kiechle Kilgrow Kingren Kiyono Klabenes Kleinhaus Klemczak Klemesrud Klinkman Klous Knakmuhs Kneser Kohanteb Kohlhofer Kolodner Kolodzie Kolsch Konietzko Kormendy Korosi Korotkov Korslin Koseki Kosierowski Kotian Kottmeyer Kreisle Krentzman Krichmar Kronbach Kronish Kruglov Kucaba Kucks Kuczaj Kuerzi Kurella Kuric Kurley Kurose Kustermann Kustka Kuza Kuzminsky Kuzo Kwaterski Kwo
Beginning with L
Labello Labiosa Labua Lacunza Laferrera Laguerra Lahde Lakies Lalumondier Lambart Lamielle Lamot Lamprea Langosch Lanquist Lansberg Lanzetti Larnard Latcha Lathram Laudie Lavanchy Lazarowitz Lazcon Leberknight Leenheer Lefew Lehosit Lemann Lemonis Leneghan Lepka Lesse Letteney Letters Leytham Lhotsky Lidie Lienke Lietch Lille Lippiello Llama Lledo Lodhia Longstreath Loriga Lothschutz Louisell Loukides Lour Lovrin Lowthorp Luescher Luettgen Lunsmann Lusis Lwanga Lyddy Lyngholm
Beginning with M
Madrey Madris Madvig Magelitz Mahlan Maiani Makas Malander Malendez Malixi Malkoff Mallien Mallos Maloles Maluf Malyshev Manha Manucci Marabito Mardi Mareschal Mariman Marita Marjama Martinage Marudas Maruf Marva Mascagni Masdon Mastaw Matthesen Mattiucci Mattiuz Mavrides Mazaika Mazewski Mccallops Mcclaskie Mcfoy Mcgauvran Mchellon Mcilhany Mcmyne Mcormick Mcspirit Mcteigue Meczywor Medinagomez Melgren Menhorn Menichetti Menichino Merales Mercereau Merimee Mernin Mersfelder Meskan Mesley Mezzell Mickelberg Micolta Middleswarth Migoya Mihalow Mihas Mikulan Mikulskis Mincheff Minnerath Miquelon Misal Mishchuk Mittlesteadt Moku Molenhouse Momcilovic Monguia Monteferrante Monterey Moramartinez Morbeck Morledge Morovich Mosheyev Moshinsky Moson Motch Moxcey Muckelvaney Muenich Mulally Mullica Mustone Mutty Muzic Mascagni Masdon Mastaw Matthesen Mattiucci Mattiuz Mavrides Mazaika Mazewski Mccallops Mcclaskie Mcfoy Mcgauvran Mchellon Mcilhany Mcmyne Mcormick Mcspirit Mcteigue Meczywor Medinagomez Melgren Menhorn Menichetti Menichino Merales Mercereau Merimee Mernin Mersfelder Meskan Mesley Mezzell Mickelberg Micolta Middleswarth Migoya Mihalow Mihas Mikulan Mikulskis Mincheff Minnerath Miquelon Misal Mishchuk Mittlesteadt Moku Molenhouse Momcilovic Monguia Monteferrante Monterey Moramartinez Morbeck Morledge Morovich Mosheyev Moshinsky Moson Motch Moxcey Muckelvaney Muenich Mulally Mullica Mustone Mutty Muzic
Beginning with N
Naese Naidl Najmabadi Nantell Narad Nattiel Nazi Nedelka Neiwert Nekoba Newbolds Niedergeses Nierling Niethe Nipe Noi Norback Nothum Nozicka Nyburg Nyby
Beginning with O
Oake Oberc Oblon Occhialini Odicho Odrobina Oetjens Ogbodo Ogno Ogunnaike Ohrberg Olas Olayan Oldner Olevsky Ollenburger Omilian Omot Oncay Onifade Onimus Ortegel Ortizsoto Orzell Osage Osaghae Osisek Owsinski Ozella Ozeri
Beginning with P
Paalman Pachico Pacquette Padama Pagana Pagnanelli Paiano Paintsil Pally Panchak Pangonis Papikyan Parakh Parrigon Pashea Passinault Pavlakovich Pavletic Pavlovec Pazur Peerboom Pegany Pegoraro Pekin Pelman Pemelton Peneku Perreca Persa Pershad Perzinski Pesano Petett Petrunich Pettiette Pezley Pfleging Phagura Phrasavath Pihlstrom Pinches Pintler Pitler Pizzulli Plaski Ploense Plutz Podobnik Polifroni Polinder Polner Pontorno Postek Poul Poulios Powalski Powdrell Protich Psenicka Puster
Beginning with Q
Qassem Qosaj Quiet Quintieri
Beginning with R
Rabineau Rabot Rachall Radio Raggett Ragsdill Rammacher Ramsawak Ranford Raphaelson Rappo Raschko Rassas Raszka Rauschendorfer Razzo Realbird Reat Rechenberg Regenbogen Regli Reitzes Renderman Renggli Resper Reyesjimenez Reyessantos Richmer Ricottone Riggie Ringelstein Rockower Rocourt Roczniak Rodakowski Rohletter Rorabacher Rosha Rostomyan Rozeveld Ruetsch Rugger Rusi Rypel Rzeszotarski
Beginning with S
Saady Sabar Sachan Sadjadi Saena Safewright Saffie Salinasgarcia Salotto Sampica Sanecki Sangi Sangree Sanoja Santiana Sauvageot Savoury Scarimbolo Schaid Scharman Scheben Scheibly Schellack Scheppele Scherbert Schiernbeck Schima Schlehlein Schlumbrecht Schmohl Schnetter Schobinger Schoellman Scholly Schonscheck Schuer Schutza Schwambach Schwickrath Seavolt Sechriest Sedik Selick Senning Serranogarcia Serratelli Sewel Shafman Shainline Shal Sharpee Sheekey Shellow Shirani Sholts Shortway Shuldberg Shumac Shutak Sibbet Sierocki Siersma Sinak Sipperly Sirlouis Sirovatka Siruno Sittinger Skalbeck Skaletski Skeate Skedel Skrabut Skurnick Skwiat Slakey Slutskaya Smayda Smolarski Smrt Snearl Solli Solone Solvie Sono Soprych Sorm Souki Soulen Sovinsky Spagnol Spale Spedoske Spering Spinell Spinneweber Sprofera Staege Stanch Stangroom Stapleman Starkson Starts Stattel Stawarski Stefanak Stefanoski Steinharter Stengele Sterger Steup Steverman Stiernagle Stillmunkes Stillwagoner Stilo Stolly Stoppelman Storc Strelka Striegler Striler Stroo Struecker Strulovitch Stucko Subedar Sucilla Suco Suden Summerbell Sunkett Sunzeri Supalla Svab Swiat Swiatowy Syens Symmank Symmons
Beginning with T
Tahhan Taino Takeyama Talamonti Talanca Talker Taneyhill Tanico Tapiero Tapke Tarangelo Tarket Tartal Tauala Taugner Tauteoli Teetzen Temming Temprano Teplitzky Thaung Theer Thluai Thorfinnson Throndsen Thuong Tillich Timber Toka Tomai Tomines Tomiyama Tomlanovich Tommasone Torkos Torrington Torsney Tournoux Trabant Trainque Travelbee Treyes Triassi Trincado Trolan Tsun Tuchez Tuengel Tuffin Tuffley Tunk Turpeau Tuya Tykwinski
Beginning with U
Udulutch Umagat Uppencamp Upward Urdang Ursetta Usoro Ute
Beginning with V
Vakos Valavanis Valdiserri Valezquez Valus Valusek Vanallman Vanater Vancurler Vanglahn Vanidestine Vannozzi Varcadipane Vargos Vasileva Vasilj Veis Vernau Versen Ververis Vider Viehe Viglianco Viker Villasante Vizconde Vogelzang Volcko Vonarb Vongpanya Vongsamphanh Vongsay Vonspreckelsen Votteler Vozenilek Vozzolo Vruno
Beginning with W
Wabaunsee Wachi Waford Wannarka Watercott Wearren Weidenbaum Weisenfels Weisenfluh Wellensiek Werve Wesoly Weyher Whieldon Whiteshirt Wickerd Wiedenhoft Wielechowski Wiggleton Wilcheck Wilderness Wilis Wiltsee Winata Windahl Winnington Wioskowski Wirig Wirsch Wiszniewski Wiwi Wodowski Wohlleb Wolen Wooledge Worsencroft Wrenfrow Wudel
Beginning with X
There are none in this section!
Beginning with Y
Yacobozzi Yadgarov Yahaya Yamaji Yansick Yardy Yarmolyuk Yatteau Yawman Yednock Yenawine Yess Yizar Yuma
Beginning with Z
Zabinsky Zaccagni Zahuranec Zakharchuk Zambardino Zampano Zapon Zard Zeher Zelli Zetzer Ziem Zifko Zikas Zillmann Zimmaro Zitzka Zitzloff Ziyadeh Zomaya Zorb Zuby Zunega Zuroski Zweibel