Now how many of use know a Jones, a Johnson, or a Williams?
Epping Forest’s most common last names are rather predictable and unsurprisingly, Smith is the most common of all.
But can you guess how many people called Smith there are in the district?
And how many people share your surname?
Website Forebears has compiled all the available data on surnames, forenames, towns and cities across the UK - the information is based on data from 2014.
Below are the top 20 names in the district compared to their rank across Essex.
(The table may take a few seconds to load on Android devices, so bear with us.)
Hands up if you know a Smith. Hands up again if you know multiple.
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