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From Williams, Browne and Liburd to Francis, Pemberton, Jeffers and Hanley, the surnames of St. Kitts and Nevis tell a story of family, community, migration and generations of national history.

According to available surname-frequency data, Williams is ranked as the most common surname in the Federation, followed by Browne and Liburd. Forebears’ dataset similarly places those three names at the top.

Here are 100 of the most common surnames in St. Kitts and Nevis, based on the published ranking:

1. Williams
2. Browne
3. Liburd
4. Francis
5. Pemberton
6. Jeffers
7. Henry
8. Warner
9. Richards
10. Hanley
11. Huggins
12. Mills
13. James
14. Maynard
15. Morton
16. Herbert
17. Daniel
18. Gumbs
19. Clarke
20. Caines
21. Rawlins
22. Richardson
23. Matthew
24. Nisbett
25. Thomas
26. Hendrickson
27. Davis
28. Phillip
29. Hodge
30. Walters
31. Archibald
32. Powell
33. Dore
34. Jones
35. Lewis
36. Douglas
37. Thompson
38. Martin
39. Rogers
40. Benjamin
41. Phipps
42. Charles
43. Lawrence
44. Claxton
45. Isaac
46. Tyson
47. Taylor
48. Johnson
49. Harris
50. Woodley
51. Brookes
52. Parris
53. Webbe
54. Kelly
55. Joseph
56. Hobson
57. Morris
58. Stapleton
59. Griffin
60. Smithen
61. Byron
62. Brown
63. Weekes
64. Edwards
65. Samuel
66. Elliott
67. Ward
68. Carty
69. Stevens
70. Wilson
71. Sutton
72. Smith
73. Hazel
74. Bradshaw
75. Connor
76. Wattley
77. Prentice
78. Adams
79. Allen
80. Percival
81. Lake
82. David
83. Freeman
84. Buchanan
85. Grant
86. France
87. Carey
88. Challenger
89. Farrell
90. Liddie
91. Bass
92. Roberts
93. Manners
94. Stanley
95. Belle
96. Wallace
97. Chapman
98. Flemming
99. Gilbert
100. Greene

Some of these names can be found in almost every village. Others are strongly associated with particular communities and family lines stretching back generations.

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Note: The ranking is based on published surname databases and should not be treated as a new official St. Kitts and Nevis census count.

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