First Name JEFFERSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • JEFFERSON is ranked as the 1714th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 14,176.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 4.45 people named JEFFERSON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 75% 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 JEFFERSON is 15,171.

First Names JEFFERSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 14,176 +/-3.0%
  • National Rank 1,714
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 4.5

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 15,171
  • National Rank 1,625
  • Percentile Rank 98.24%
  • Proportion/100k 4.76

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JEFFERSON is 71.7% White, 5.3% Hispanic origin, 16.8% Black, 3.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% 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 JEFFERSON have a higher likelyhood of being Black or White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 71.7% 63.9% 7.8%
Hispanic origin 5.3% 16.3% -11.0%
Black 16.8% 12.3% 4.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3.7% 4.9% -1.2%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
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 JEFFERSON is California where 1,442 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named JEFFERSON, as 15.47 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • District of Columbia 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 Nebraska (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 5 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names JEFFERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 402 3.12 96.3% Indiana 209 3.17 94.3% Iowa 42 1.36 89.6% Kansas 98 3.39 89.0% Michigan 222 2.24 97.0% Minnesota 93 1.71 93.8% Missouri 273 9.1 94.7% Nebraska 7 0.35 26.6% North Dakota 16 2.17 58.8% Ohio 390 3.36 96.2% South Dakota 18 2.07 59.4% Wisconsin 75 1.3 92.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name JEFFERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 402 3.12 96.3%
Indiana 209 3.17 94.3%
Iowa 42 1.36 89.6%
Kansas 98 3.39 89.0%
Michigan 222 2.24 97.0%
Minnesota 93 1.71 93.8%
Missouri 273 9.1 94.7%
Nebraska 7 0.35 26.6%
North Dakota 16 2.17 58.8%
Ohio 390 3.36 96.2%
South Dakota 18 2.07 59.4%
Wisconsin 75 1.3 92.7%
West State Statistics First-Names JEFFERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 245 3.64 93.3% California 1,442 3.72 98.3% Colorado 270 5.04 94.3% Hawaii 126 8.91 93.0% Idaho 70 4.3 85.1% Montana 31 3.07 74.6% Nevada 110 3.88 89.7% New Mexico 69 3.31 83.5% Oregon 205 5.15 93.0% Utah 273 9.29 93.3% Washington 232 3.28 95.9% Wyoming 9 1.6 28.7%

West States
State stats for the first name JEFFERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 245 3.64 93.3%
California 1,442 3.72 98.3%
Colorado 270 5.04 94.3%
Hawaii 126 8.91 93.0%
Idaho 70 4.3 85.1%
Montana 31 3.07 74.6%
Nevada 110 3.88 89.7%
New Mexico 69 3.31 83.5%
Oregon 205 5.15 93.0%
Utah 273 9.29 93.3%
Washington 232 3.28 95.9%
Wyoming 9 1.6 28.7%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names JEFFERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 121 3.36 92.1% Maine 31 2.3 73.1% Massachusetts 401 5.95 95.5% New Hampshire 47 3.52 82.1% New Jersey 208 2.33 93.6% New York 488 2.47 97.4% Pennsylvania 349 2.73 96.1% Rhode Island 9 0.86 25.1% Vermont 8 1.25 60.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name JEFFERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 121 3.36 92.1%
Maine 31 2.3 73.1%
Massachusetts 401 5.95 95.5%
New Hampshire 47 3.52 82.1%
New Jersey 208 2.33 93.6%
New York 488 2.47 97.4%
Pennsylvania 349 2.73 96.1%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 25.1%
Vermont 8 1.25 60.8%
South State Statistics First-Names JEFFERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 505 10.42 96.6% Arkansas 154 5.18 92.4% Delaware 25 2.66 87.4% Dist. of Columbia 102 15.47 93.4% Florida 1,033 5.19 98.6% Georgia 982 9.72 98.0% Kentucky 246 5.58 93.8% Louisiana 576 12.39 96.5% Maryland 349 5.84 96.8% Mississippi 273 9.1 94.7% North Carolina 749 7.54 98.2% Oklahoma 249 6.43 93.9% South Carolina 598 12.38 96.8% Tennessee 490 7.49 96.8% Texas 1,312 4.87 98.5% Virginia 648 7.78 97.4% West Virginia 118 6.39 87.5%

South States
State stats for the first name JEFFERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 505 10.42 96.6%
Arkansas 154 5.18 92.4%
Delaware 25 2.66 87.4%
Dist. of Columbia 102 15.47 93.4%
Florida 1,033 5.19 98.6%
Georgia 982 9.72 98.0%
Kentucky 246 5.58 93.8%
Louisiana 576 12.39 96.5%
Maryland 349 5.84 96.8%
Mississippi 273 9.1 94.7%
North Carolina 749 7.54 98.2%
Oklahoma 249 6.43 93.9%
South Carolina 598 12.38 96.8%
Tennessee 490 7.49 96.8%
Texas 1,312 4.87 98.5%
Virginia 648 7.78 97.4%
West Virginia 118 6.39 87.5%
 

Full Names with JEFFERSON as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is JEFFERSON Davis. 3.18% of all the people named JEFFERSON have this family name.

There are 1849 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JEFFERSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 JEFFERSON Davis 3.18%
2 JEFFERSON Smith 1.38%
3 JEFFERSON Johnson 0.92%
4 JEFFERSON Thomas 0.92%
5 JEFFERSON Jones 0.69%
6 JEFFERSON Williams 0.66%
7 JEFFERSON Lee 0.56%
8 JEFFERSON Miller 0.52%
9 JEFFERSON Hill 0.39%
10 JEFFERSON Lewis 0.39%
11 JEFFERSON West 0.39%
12 JEFFERSON Hall 0.36%
13 JEFFERSON Howell 0.36%
14 JEFFERSON Hunt 0.36%
15 JEFFERSON Wilson 0.36%
16 JEFFERSON Adams 0.33%
17 JEFFERSON Baker 0.33%
18 JEFFERSON Brown 0.33%
19 JEFFERSON Collins 0.33%
20 JEFFERSON Harris 0.33%

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