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The Common surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 672 people carried this name — #33,856 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 434,800 people counted. That is up 4% from 648 in 2000.

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Where the name comes from

The origin of the Common surname

Probably a variant of Cumming or a reduced form of McCommon.

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary — entry «Common» (English), by Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 · excerpt, lightly adapted.

In France’s civil register

France’s register of deaths holds 159 people named Common.

7 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Sarthe.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they were born

Born outside France 7
Sarthe 70
Paris 22
Loir-et-Cher 17
Somme 11
Indre-et-Loire 8
Hauts-de-Seine 6
Oise 3
Haut-Rhin 3

Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.

When the index is not enough

This page says where Common is.
A volume says what happened to it.

Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.

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