First Name EARNEST

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • EARNEST is ranked as the 936th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 40,048.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 12.56 people named EARNEST for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 81% 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 EARNEST is 27,498.
  • The SSA data also shows that EARNEST is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names EARNEST
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 40,048 +/-1.8%
  • National Rank 936
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 12.6

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 27,498
  • National Rank 1,183
  • Percentile Rank 98.72%
  • Proportion/100k 8.62

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name EARNEST is 71.8% White, 3.4% Hispanic origin, 21.7% Black, 0.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% 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 EARNEST have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 71.8% 63.9% 7.9%
Hispanic origin 3.4% 16.3% -12.9%
Black 21.7% 12.3% 9.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.8% 4.9% -4.1%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
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 EARNEST is Texas where 4,112 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named EARNEST, as 78.82 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Mississippi 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 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Maine (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names EARNEST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,397 10.85 98.2% Indiana 698 10.58 97.0% Iowa 184 5.93 95.3% Kansas 443 15.26 95.0% Michigan 971 9.8 98.7% Minnesota 111 2.04 94.4% Missouri 2,360 78.82 98.6% Nebraska 53 2.79 83.7% North Dakota 32 4.35 71.9% Ohio 1,547 13.34 98.2% South Dakota 44 5.18 75.7% Wisconsin 189 3.28 95.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name EARNEST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,397 10.85 98.2%
Indiana 698 10.58 97.0%
Iowa 184 5.93 95.3%
Kansas 443 15.26 95.0%
Michigan 971 9.8 98.7%
Minnesota 111 2.04 94.4%
Missouri 2,360 78.82 98.6%
Nebraska 53 2.79 83.7%
North Dakota 32 4.35 71.9%
Ohio 1,547 13.34 98.2%
South Dakota 44 5.18 75.7%
Wisconsin 189 3.28 95.7%
West State Statistics First-Names EARNEST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 71.5% Arizona 508 7.54 95.5% California 1,992 5.13 98.7% Colorado 486 9.08 96.0% Hawaii 72 5.09 89.6% Idaho 164 10.03 90.6% Montana 63 6.13 82.1% Nevada 284 10.01 94.2% New Mexico 246 11.81 91.9% Oregon 307 7.73 94.6% Utah 199 6.75 92.0% Washington 329 4.67 96.7% Wyoming 37 6.39 73.8%

West States
State stats for the first name EARNEST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 71.5%
Arizona 508 7.54 95.5%
California 1,992 5.13 98.7%
Colorado 486 9.08 96.0%
Hawaii 72 5.09 89.6%
Idaho 164 10.03 90.6%
Montana 63 6.13 82.1%
Nevada 284 10.01 94.2%
New Mexico 246 11.81 91.9%
Oregon 307 7.73 94.6%
Utah 199 6.75 92.0%
Washington 329 4.67 96.7%
Wyoming 37 6.39 73.8%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names EARNEST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 69 1.92 88.3% Maine 10 0.77 15.1% Massachusetts 109 1.62 89.3% New Hampshire 19 1.41 62.2% New Jersey 198 2.22 93.4% New York 531 2.69 97.5% Pennsylvania 835 6.53 97.7% Rhode Island 27 2.59 75.4% Vermont 24 3.75 80.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name EARNEST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 69 1.92 88.3%
Maine 10 0.77 15.1%
Massachusetts 109 1.62 89.3%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 62.2%
New Jersey 198 2.22 93.4%
New York 531 2.69 97.5%
Pennsylvania 835 6.53 97.7%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 75.4%
Vermont 24 3.75 80.5%
South State Statistics First-Names EARNEST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 2,930 60.41 98.8% Arkansas 1,409 47.51 97.9% Delaware 39 4.18 90.5% Dist. of Columbia 73 11.05 91.7% Florida 2,339 11.76 99.1% Georgia 3,597 35.62 99.1% Kentucky 914 20.71 97.0% Louisiana 1,648 35.44 98.1% Maryland 589 9.85 97.7% Mississippi 2,360 78.82 98.6% North Carolina 1,799 18.09 98.8% Oklahoma 1,297 33.44 97.6% South Carolina 1,098 22.72 97.7% Tennessee 2,477 37.82 98.7% Texas 4,112 15.25 99.2% Virginia 2,245 26.97 98.8% West Virginia 518 28.01 94.4%

South States
State stats for the first name EARNEST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 2,930 60.41 98.8%
Arkansas 1,409 47.51 97.9%
Delaware 39 4.18 90.5%
Dist. of Columbia 73 11.05 91.7%
Florida 2,339 11.76 99.1%
Georgia 3,597 35.62 99.1%
Kentucky 914 20.71 97.0%
Louisiana 1,648 35.44 98.1%
Maryland 589 9.85 97.7%
Mississippi 2,360 78.82 98.6%
North Carolina 1,799 18.09 98.8%
Oklahoma 1,297 33.44 97.6%
South Carolina 1,098 22.72 97.7%
Tennessee 2,477 37.82 98.7%
Texas 4,112 15.25 99.2%
Virginia 2,245 26.97 98.8%
West Virginia 518 28.01 94.4%
 

Full Names with EARNEST as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is EARNEST Johnson. 1.69% of all the people named EARNEST have this family name.

There are 3779 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name EARNEST

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 EARNEST Johnson 1.69%
2 EARNEST Smith 1.57%
3 EARNEST Jones 1.37%
4 EARNEST Williams 1.29%
5 EARNEST Brown 1.07%
6 EARNEST Jackson 0.71%
7 EARNEST Davis 0.67%
8 EARNEST Harris 0.57%
9 EARNEST Walker 0.52%
10 EARNEST Moore 0.51%
11 EARNEST Thomas 0.49%
12 EARNEST Robinson 0.48%
13 EARNEST Taylor 0.46%
14 EARNEST White 0.46%
15 EARNEST Wilson 0.45%
16 EARNEST Hill 0.42%
17 EARNEST Clark 0.41%
18 EARNEST Miller 0.39%
19 EARNEST Allen 0.38%
20 EARNEST Wright 0.38%

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