Most Common U.S. County Names (A-Z) - Statistics

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Letter	Most Commonly Named After:	#	County Name	% Correct
A	2nd or 6th President of the United States	12	Adams	95%
W	1st President of the United States	31	Washington	92%
J	3rd President of the United States	26	Jefferson	89%
L	16th President of the United States	24	Lincoln	88%
M	4th President of the United States	20	Madison	85%
X	No United States Counties start with "X" Just type "X" to get this answer.	0	X	80%
F	American Founding Father known variously as a writer, scientist, inventor, diplomat, printer, publisher and political philosopher. Signer of the United States Declaration of Independence.	25	Franklin	79%
I	Local ore deposits	4	Iron	75%
H	American Founding Father and Revolutionary War general under "W." He was one of the primary authors of "The Federalist Papers" and served as the 1st Secretary of the Treasury. Also, something about a musical...	10	Hamilton	73%
O	The fruit, or the one of various princes holding a title associated with a sovereign principality in southern France subsequently held by sovereigns of the Netherlands.	8	Orange	71%
P	11th President of the United States	12	Polk	70%
E	A county in the East of England	5	Essex	68%
U	Joining of adjacent counties, or recognition of states joining the United States	18	Union	68%
V	8th President of the United States	4	Van Buren	67%
Y	A cathedral city in England.	5	York	66%
T	12th President of the United States	7	Taylor	65%
C	US Senator and Representative from Kentucky who served as the 7th House Speaker and the 9th Secretary of State. Known as the "Great Compromiser" for his role in defusing sectional crises. Henry ___	18	Clay	59%
K	Senior American Revolutionary war general under "W", who later appointed him as the first US Secretary of War. Also the namesake of a famous US Army fort in Kentucky. Henry ____	9	Knox	55%
D	US Senator and Representative from Illinois who famously debated and defeated "L" in a US Senate race, but was then one of three Democratic candidates to lose to him in the 1860 presidential election.	12	Douglas	48%
G	American Revolutionary War general under "W" known for his success in the southern theater of the war, culminating in British General Corwallis' surrender at the Siege of Yorktown. Nathanael ______	16	Greene	48%
S	Commanding General of the US Army under seven different presidents who served in the War of 1812, the Mexican-American War, various Indian Wars, and the US Civil War. Winifield _____	11	Scott	47%
N	American Revolutionary War sergeant who was popularized by Parson Weems in his school books in the early 19th century and is now considered one of the popular fictionalized heroic enlisted men of the American Revolution. Not to be confused with the Australian actress who starred in the 1978 hit move Grease: John ______	6	Newton	44%
B	US Senator from Missouri nicknamed "Old Bullion" who championed the country's westward expansion, later known as "Manifest Destiny." Thomas Hart ______	9	Benton	26%
Z	Only 3 United States Counties start with "Z" Can you name any of them?	1	Zapata, Zavala, Ziebach	19%
R	US Senator and Representative from Virginia known for being a strong orator and as a founder of the American Colonization Society. John ________ of Roanoke	8	Randolph	18%
Q	Strong pro-slavery Governor and US Representative from Mississippi. He served as a Brigadier General under "T" in the Mexican-American War. John A. _______	2	Quitman	13%

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