First Name DAWSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DAWSON is ranked as the 15821st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 404.
  • This name is in the 94th percentile, this means that nearly 6% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.13 people named DAWSON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named DAWSON is 28,192.
  • The SSA data also shows that DAWSON is used as a boy's name 98% of the time.

First Names DAWSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 404 +/-17.6%
  • National Rank 15,821
  • Percentile Rank 0.94
  • Proportion/100k 0.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 28,192
  • National Rank 1,163
  • Percentile Rank 98.74%
  • Proportion/100k 8.84

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DAWSON is 72.5% White, 2.4% Hispanic origin, 20.1% Black, 2.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name DAWSON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name DAWSON is included in the following name categories:
  • Originating in England surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • English surname
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name DAWSON

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 72.5% 63.9% 8.6%
Hispanic origin 2.4% 16.3% -13.9%
Black 20.1% 12.3% 7.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.7% 4.9% -2.2%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DAWSON is Florida where 47 people have this name.
  • Alabama is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DAWSON, as 0.47 in every 100,000 Alabamians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 90th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Alabama is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 141 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Minnesota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 766 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names DAWSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 0 0 0.0% Indiana 5 0.08 13.0% Iowa 2 0.08 10.4% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 10 0.1 74.4% Minnesota 3 0.05 10.5% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 7 0.35 13.5% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 22 0.19 76.5% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 8 0.13 68.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DAWSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 0 0 0.0%
Indiana 5 0.08 13.0%
Iowa 2 0.08 10.4%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 10 0.1 74.4%
Minnesota 3 0.05 10.5%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 7 0.35 13.5%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 22 0.19 76.5%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 8 0.13 68.5%
West State Statistics First-Names DAWSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 8 0.13 13.3% California 19 0.05 71.0% Colorado 7 0.13 13.3% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 0 0 0.0% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 14 0.21 75.1% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name DAWSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 8 0.13 13.3%
California 19 0.05 71.0%
Colorado 7 0.13 13.3%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 0 0 0.0%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 14 0.21 75.1%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names DAWSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 0 0 0.0% New York 12 0.06 66.5% Pennsylvania 27 0.21 80.3% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DAWSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 0 0 0.0%
New York 12 0.06 66.5%
Pennsylvania 27 0.21 80.3%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics First-Names DAWSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 23 0.47 78.0% Arkansas 6 0.22 14.0% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 47 0.24 90.1% Georgia 13 0.13 58.5% Kentucky 19 0.44 71.7% Louisiana 7 0.14 13.8% Maryland 17 0.29 73.0% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 16 0.16 79.2% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 12 0.26 59.7% Tennessee 15 0.24 71.7% Texas 37 0.14 86.4% Virginia 13 0.16 59.2% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name DAWSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 23 0.47 78.0%
Arkansas 6 0.22 14.0%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 47 0.24 90.1%
Georgia 13 0.13 58.5%
Kentucky 19 0.44 71.7%
Louisiana 7 0.14 13.8%
Maryland 17 0.29 73.0%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 16 0.16 79.2%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 12 0.26 59.7%
Tennessee 15 0.24 71.7%
Texas 37 0.14 86.4%
Virginia 13 0.16 59.2%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with DAWSON as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have DAWSON as a first name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named DAWSON.

The most popular full name is DAWSON Bailey. 3.45% of all the people named DAWSON have this family name.

There are 71 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DAWSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 DAWSON Bailey 3.45%
2 DAWSON Cooper 3.45%
3 DAWSON Johnson 3.45%
4 DAWSON Smith 3.45%
5 DAWSON Baker 2.30%
6 DAWSON Campbell 2.30%
7 DAWSON Davis 2.30%
8 DAWSON Helton 2.30%
9 DAWSON Kane 2.30%
10 DAWSON Reed 2.30%
11 DAWSON Thornton 2.30%
12 DAWSON Williams 2.30%
13 DAWSON Apple 1.15%
14 DAWSON Barnes 1.15%
15 DAWSON Bird 1.15%
16 DAWSON Brown 1.15%
17 DAWSON Buben 1.15%
18 DAWSON Butler 1.15%
19 DAWSON Chatham 1.15%
20 DAWSON Chisholm 1.15%

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