📈 Fastest-growing names

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Data: U.S. Census; Note: Limited to names in the top 1,000 in 2020 and excludes the name Doe; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals The country's 10 fastest-growing last names are all predominantly Asian, Alex Fitzpatrick and Erin Davis report from new census data. Meanwhile, six predominantly Hispanic last names have joined the top 15 since 2000: Garcia, Gonzalez, Hernandez, Lopez, Martinez and Rodriguez. 📝 The data reflects cases where most people with a particular last name self-identified with a single race or origin on their census forms. The Census Bureau explains: "For example, 'Garcia' is a predominantly Hispanic last name because 91% of the people named Garcia chose Hispanic in their response." Data: U.S. Census; Chart: Erin Davis/Axios Visuals 🍲 The numbers illustrate the ever-changing makeup of the American melting pot, fueled partially by immigration trends. There are some constants, though. Eight last names were in the top 15 both in 2020 and in the very first census, way back in 1790: Brown, Davis, Johnson, Jones, Miller, Smith, Williams and Wilson. Go deeper.