Smith is the most popular nickname in South Yorkshire with 17,394. Pictured here is unbeaten Steel City boxer Dalton Smith.placeholder image
Smith is the most popular nickname in South Yorkshire with 17,394. Pictured here is unbeaten Steel City boxer Dalton Smith. | Getty Images

The 16 most popular surnames in South Yorkshire ranked - find out if your last name features

We take a look at some of the most common surnames in places throughout South Yorkshire including Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham and more

We have compiled a list of the most popular surnames across South Yorkshire, so you can see how many bearing the same family name are spread across areas of the county including Sheffield, Doncaster, Rotherham and more.

All information relating to surnames is courtesy of data from Forebears. Find out if your name make the list in our gallery below.

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