IT IS likely that you will know a Jones, Williams or Davies family in Chester – and that is because there are more of them than anyone else here.
The most popular surnames in the city have been revealed but does yours make the cut?
Website Forebears, a directory of family history research, has published a complete list of the most common names across Chester.
So we have compiled a top 20 with Jones a clear winner as more than 2,000 people have that name.
All the information is based on data from 2014 – with the number next to each name representing how many have that surname.
1. Jones 2,004
2. Williams 1,117
3. Davies 816
4. Roberts 754
5. Hughes 582
6. Evans 400
7. Smith 388
8. Edwards 362
9. Lloyd 342
10. Taylor 301
11. Price 291
12. Thomas 277
13. Dodd 274
14. Parry 244
15. Griffiths 240
16. Johnson 234
17. Morris 225
18. Brown 216
19. Dutton 194
20. Thompson 164
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