How traditional British surnames are dying out: Khan, Ahmed and Ali enter top 10 baby names and replace Taylor, Brown and Johnson

Daily Mail - Oct 13, 2026

For babies born in 1996 across England and Wales, Smith, Jones and Williams were the most common. Taylor, Brown, Davies, Evans, Thomas, Johnson and Wilson rounded out the top ten.

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