First Name DOW

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DOW is ranked as the 5602nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 2,057.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.65 people named DOW for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 92% 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 DOW is 540.

First Names DOW
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,057 +/-7.8%
  • National Rank 5,602
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.7

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 540
  • National Rank 13,173
  • Percentile Rank 85.76%
  • Proportion/100k 0.17

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DOW is 77.7% White, 2.3% Hispanic origin, 14.4% Black, 3.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.6% 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 DOW have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.7% 63.9% 13.8%
Hispanic origin 2.3% 16.3% -14.0%
Black 14.4% 12.3% 2.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3.5% 4.9% -1.4%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DOW is Texas where 262 people have this name.
  • Vermont is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DOW, as 3.13 in every 100,000 Vermontians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Vermont 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 3 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Maryland (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 113 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names DOW State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 62 0.48 87.6% Indiana 49 0.75 86.8% Iowa 20 0.64 83.5% Kansas 28 0.97 76.2% Michigan 58 0.58 92.8% Minnesota 18 0.33 83.2% Missouri 33 1.11 81.6% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 132 1.14 93.0% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 28 0.49 87.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DOW

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 62 0.48 87.6%
Indiana 49 0.75 86.8%
Iowa 20 0.64 83.5%
Kansas 28 0.97 76.2%
Michigan 58 0.58 92.8%
Minnesota 18 0.33 83.2%
Missouri 33 1.11 81.6%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 132 1.14 93.0%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 28 0.49 87.1%
West State Statistics First-Names DOW State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 34 0.5 76.4% California 213 0.55 94.3% Colorado 20 0.38 70.9% Hawaii 12 0.85 58.5% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 8 0.77 17.0% Nevada 18 0.65 61.6% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 37 0.92 79.4% Utah 33 1.13 75.7% Washington 33 0.46 86.0% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name DOW

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 34 0.5 76.4%
California 213 0.55 94.3%
Colorado 20 0.38 70.9%
Hawaii 12 0.85 58.5%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 8 0.77 17.0%
Nevada 18 0.65 61.6%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 37 0.92 79.4%
Utah 33 1.13 75.7%
Washington 33 0.46 86.0%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names DOW State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 9 0.7 14.9% New Jersey 52 0.58 82.3% New York 59 0.3 89.7% Pennsylvania 49 0.38 86.9% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 20 3.13 78.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DOW

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 14.9%
New Jersey 52 0.58 82.3%
New York 59 0.3 89.7%
Pennsylvania 49 0.38 86.9%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 20 3.13 78.2%
South State Statistics First-Names DOW State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 46 0.95 86.6% Arkansas 58 1.94 86.7% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 100 0.5 94.0% Georgia 89 0.88 91.4% Kentucky 45 1.03 84.6% Louisiana 7 0.14 16.8% Maryland 6 0.1 15.0% Mississippi 33 1.11 81.6% North Carolina 38 0.38 88.9% Oklahoma 71 1.84 87.3% South Carolina 43 0.89 85.3% Tennessee 114 1.73 92.9% Texas 262 0.97 96.1% Virginia 131 1.57 93.0% West Virginia 9 0.49 18.5%

South States
State stats for the first name DOW

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 46 0.95 86.6%
Arkansas 58 1.94 86.7%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 100 0.5 94.0%
Georgia 89 0.88 91.4%
Kentucky 45 1.03 84.6%
Louisiana 7 0.14 16.8%
Maryland 6 0.1 15.0%
Mississippi 33 1.11 81.6%
North Carolina 38 0.38 88.9%
Oklahoma 71 1.84 87.3%
South Carolina 43 0.89 85.3%
Tennessee 114 1.73 92.9%
Texas 262 0.97 96.1%
Virginia 131 1.57 93.0%
West Virginia 9 0.49 18.5%
 

Full Names with DOW as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is DOW Smith. 1.58% of all the people named DOW have this family name.

There are 358 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DOW

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 DOW Smith 1.58%
2 DOW Davis 0.90%
3 DOW Miller 0.90%
4 DOW Rogers 0.90%
5 DOW Thomas 0.90%
6 DOW Yang 0.90%
7 DOW Anderson 0.68%
8 DOW Brown 0.68%
9 DOW Crocker 0.68%
10 DOW Dawson 0.68%
11 DOW Johnson 0.68%
12 DOW Lawrence 0.68%
13 DOW Perry 0.68%
14 DOW Roettger 0.68%
15 DOW Stephens 0.68%
16 DOW Walker 0.68%
17 DOW Wilson 0.68%
18 DOW Benck 0.45%
19 DOW Bivins 0.45%
20 DOW Brock 0.45%

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