IT IS likely that you will know a Jones, Johnson or Dutton family in Runcorn - and that is because there are more of them than anyone else here.
The most popular surnames in the town 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 Runcorn.
So we have compiled a top 20 with Jones a clear winner.
All the information is based on data from 2014 - with the number next to each name representing how many people have that surname.
1. Smith 335
2. Johnson 193
3. Dutton 170
4. Williams 168
5. Wright 163
5. Hughes 163
7. Smith 152
7. Shaw 152
9. Taylor 132
10. Harrison 131
11. Wilson 119
12. Davies 117
13. Wilkinson 113
14. Robinson 109
15. Brown 107
16. Walker 106
17. Owen 104
18. Evans 99
18. Houghton 99
20. Clarke 98
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