First Name DEWEY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DEWEY is ranked as the 974th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 37,221.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 11.67 people named DEWEY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 69% 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 DEWEY is 15,470.
  • The SSA data also shows that DEWEY is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names DEWEY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 37,221 +/-1.8%
  • National Rank 974
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 11.7

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 15,470
  • National Rank 1,606
  • Percentile Rank 98.26%
  • Proportion/100k 4.85

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DEWEY is 78.0% White, 2.0% Hispanic origin, 16.4% Black, 1.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.8% 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 DEWEY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name DEWEY is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Masculine given name
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.0% 63.9% 14.1%
Hispanic origin 2.0% 16.3% -14.3%
Black 16.4% 12.3% 4.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.3% 4.9% -3.6%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DEWEY is North Carolina where 2,937 people have this name.
  • Alabama is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DEWEY, as 45.13 in every 100,000 Alabamians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of North Carolina.
  • 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Connecticut (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names DEWEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 896 6.96 97.6% Indiana 1,055 15.99 97.6% Iowa 192 6.17 95.4% Kansas 450 15.5 95.1% Michigan 735 7.42 98.5% Minnesota 220 4.03 96.2% Missouri 1,064 35.52 97.5% Nebraska 158 8.38 91.1% North Dakota 56 7.61 79.1% Ohio 1,668 14.39 98.3% South Dakota 115 13.47 85.4% Wisconsin 246 4.27 96.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DEWEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 896 6.96 97.6%
Indiana 1,055 15.99 97.6%
Iowa 192 6.17 95.4%
Kansas 450 15.5 95.1%
Michigan 735 7.42 98.5%
Minnesota 220 4.03 96.2%
Missouri 1,064 35.52 97.5%
Nebraska 158 8.38 91.1%
North Dakota 56 7.61 79.1%
Ohio 1,668 14.39 98.3%
South Dakota 115 13.47 85.4%
Wisconsin 246 4.27 96.2%
West State Statistics First-Names DEWEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 143 19.46 86.4% Arizona 516 7.67 95.5% California 1,693 4.36 98.5% Colorado 527 9.83 96.1% Hawaii 102 7.21 91.7% Idaho 297 18.15 93.4% Montana 188 18.39 90.1% Nevada 248 8.72 93.7% New Mexico 197 9.45 90.7% Oregon 475 11.96 95.8% Utah 257 8.72 92.9% Washington 456 6.46 97.3% Wyoming 93 15.96 84.2%

West States
State stats for the first name DEWEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 143 19.46 86.4%
Arizona 516 7.67 95.5%
California 1,693 4.36 98.5%
Colorado 527 9.83 96.1%
Hawaii 102 7.21 91.7%
Idaho 297 18.15 93.4%
Montana 188 18.39 90.1%
Nevada 248 8.72 93.7%
New Mexico 197 9.45 90.7%
Oregon 475 11.96 95.8%
Utah 257 8.72 92.9%
Washington 456 6.46 97.3%
Wyoming 93 15.96 84.2%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names DEWEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 52 1.44 85.4% Maine 31 2.3 72.0% Massachusetts 158 2.34 91.6% New Hampshire 84 6.34 87.1% New Jersey 136 1.52 91.3% New York 511 2.59 97.5% Pennsylvania 491 3.84 96.8% Rhode Island 64 6.05 86.7% Vermont 39 6.26 85.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DEWEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 52 1.44 85.4%
Maine 31 2.3 72.0%
Massachusetts 158 2.34 91.6%
New Hampshire 84 6.34 87.1%
New Jersey 136 1.52 91.3%
New York 511 2.59 97.5%
Pennsylvania 491 3.84 96.8%
Rhode Island 64 6.05 86.7%
Vermont 39 6.26 85.6%
South State Statistics First-Names DEWEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 2,189 45.13 98.5% Arkansas 1,102 37.15 97.5% Delaware 75 7.98 93.6% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 77.9% Florida 1,936 9.73 99.0% Georgia 2,881 28.54 99.0% Kentucky 1,601 36.28 97.7% Louisiana 1,440 30.98 98.0% Maryland 412 6.89 97.1% Mississippi 1,064 35.52 97.5% North Carolina 2,937 29.54 99.1% Oklahoma 1,154 29.76 97.4% South Carolina 1,511 31.27 98.1% Tennessee 2,498 38.14 98.7% Texas 2,759 10.24 99.0% Virginia 2,095 25.16 98.7% West Virginia 637 34.4 94.9%

South States
State stats for the first name DEWEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 2,189 45.13 98.5%
Arkansas 1,102 37.15 97.5%
Delaware 75 7.98 93.6%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 77.9%
Florida 1,936 9.73 99.0%
Georgia 2,881 28.54 99.0%
Kentucky 1,601 36.28 97.7%
Louisiana 1,440 30.98 98.0%
Maryland 412 6.89 97.1%
Mississippi 1,064 35.52 97.5%
North Carolina 2,937 29.54 99.1%
Oklahoma 1,154 29.76 97.4%
South Carolina 1,511 31.27 98.1%
Tennessee 2,498 38.14 98.7%
Texas 2,759 10.24 99.0%
Virginia 2,095 25.16 98.7%
West Virginia 637 34.4 94.9%
 

Full Names with DEWEY as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have DEWEY 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 DEWEY.

The most popular full name is DEWEY Smith. 1.75% of all the people named DEWEY have this family name.

There are 3694 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DEWEY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 DEWEY Smith 1.75%
2 DEWEY Jones 0.91%
3 DEWEY Johnson 0.80%
4 DEWEY Brown 0.72%
5 DEWEY Williams 0.70%
6 DEWEY Davis 0.56%
7 DEWEY Wilson 0.52%
8 DEWEY Miller 0.50%
9 DEWEY Taylor 0.47%
10 DEWEY Moore 0.42%
11 DEWEY Harris 0.41%
12 DEWEY Lee 0.41%
13 DEWEY Thompson 0.40%
14 DEWEY Thomas 0.39%
15 DEWEY Lewis 0.37%
16 DEWEY Roberts 0.37%
17 DEWEY White 0.37%
18 DEWEY Anderson 0.36%
19 DEWEY Carter 0.35%
20 DEWEY Martin 0.35%