Most Common Surname for Professional Footballers in Premier League history

sportbillyblue · April 19, 2013

I have a reasonably common surname yet can only recall one player with the same surname and he was ****e. Then looked around the Everton team and not too many regular surnames there and to my immediate recollection a first for all of them in the Premier League.

I was figuring that the most common surname throughout the history of the Premier League could be welsh ala Evans, Williams or Jones, possibly Ferguson. Just interested to know what the most common surname is.

MickM86 · April 19, 2013

How many Youngs have there been?

Allezfan · April 19, 2013

According to talksport, in the premier league, there's been 11 williams & robinsons, 12 hughes & wrights, 13 smiths, 14 taylors, 16 jones & 19 Johnsons.

Just the 3 youngs, one of 131 surnames to have three or more PL players, including the likes of johansson and da silva.

Whitebootman · April 19, 2013

There is only one Hibbo!

sportbillyblue · April 19, 2013

Artetafan said:
According to talksport, in the premier league, there's been 11 williams & robinsons, 12 hughes & wrights, 13 smiths, 14 taylors, 16 jones & 19 Johnsons.

Just the 3 youngs, one of 131 surnames to have three or more PL players, including the likes of johansson and da silva.

for some reason it won't let me thumbs up, thanks for that.

Eggs · April 19, 2013

.......surprised the name Coleman doesn't appear. There seemed to be 10 of them on the pitch against Arsenal on Tuesday.

Whitebootman · April 19, 2013

sportbillyblue said:
for some reason it won't let me thumbs up, thanks for that.

Done mate.

sportbillyblue · April 20, 2013

thanks

what is the deal with thumbing ? do I have to attain a certain 'status' in order to thumb ?

Louietheblue · April 20, 2013

Artetafan said:
According to talksport, in the premier league, there's been 11 williams & robinsons, 12 hughes & wrights, 13 smiths, 14 taylors, 16 jones & 19 Johnsons.

Just the 3 youngs, one of 131 surnames to have three or more PL players, including the likes of johansson and da silva.

Ha nice one matey, my first shout was Johnson to be fair, and I'm shocked because it's not necessarily as common as a Hughes or a Smith/Jones. But get in me, I got a question right for once. In my head.