First Name JOHNSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • JOHNSON is ranked as the 2296th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 8,414.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 2.64 people named JOHNSON 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 JOHNSON is 4,225.
  • The SSA data also shows that JOHNSON is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names JOHNSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 8,414 +/-3.9%
  • National Rank 2,296
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.6

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 4,225
  • National Rank 3,493
  • Percentile Rank 96.22%
  • Proportion/100k 1.33

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JOHNSON is 74.4% White, 4.0% Hispanic origin, 17.6% Black, 1.9% 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 JOHNSON 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 JOHNSON is included in the following name categories:
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Originating in England surname
  • Common Norwegian surname - SSB Data
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • English surname

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 74.4% 63.9% 10.5%
Hispanic origin 4.0% 16.3% -12.3%
Black 17.6% 12.3% 5.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.9% 4.9% -3.0%
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 JOHNSON is California where 806 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named JOHNSON, as 6.63 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 2 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 7 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names JOHNSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 229 1.78 94.8% Indiana 115 1.75 92.2% Iowa 55 1.76 90.9% Kansas 35 1.21 80.0% Michigan 231 2.34 97.1% Minnesota 228 4.17 96.3% Missouri 126 4.22 92.0% Nebraska 79 4.19 87.1% North Dakota 24 3.26 68.0% Ohio 159 1.37 93.8% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 127 2.2 94.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name JOHNSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 229 1.78 94.8%
Indiana 115 1.75 92.2%
Iowa 55 1.76 90.9%
Kansas 35 1.21 80.0%
Michigan 231 2.34 97.1%
Minnesota 228 4.17 96.3%
Missouri 126 4.22 92.0%
Nebraska 79 4.19 87.1%
North Dakota 24 3.26 68.0%
Ohio 159 1.37 93.8%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 127 2.2 94.6%
West State Statistics First-Names JOHNSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 127 1.89 90.2% California 806 2.08 97.6% Colorado 101 1.89 89.9% Hawaii 18 1.27 73.3% Idaho 47 2.87 81.3% Montana 24 2.3 70.0% Nevada 46 1.62 82.0% New Mexico 20 0.94 62.7% Oregon 44 1.1 82.1% Utah 58 1.97 83.6% Washington 261 3.69 96.2% Wyoming 9 1.6 30.0%

West States
State stats for the first name JOHNSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 127 1.89 90.2%
California 806 2.08 97.6%
Colorado 101 1.89 89.9%
Hawaii 18 1.27 73.3%
Idaho 47 2.87 81.3%
Montana 24 2.3 70.0%
Nevada 46 1.62 82.0%
New Mexico 20 0.94 62.7%
Oregon 44 1.1 82.1%
Utah 58 1.97 83.6%
Washington 261 3.69 96.2%
Wyoming 9 1.6 30.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names JOHNSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 78 2.16 89.3% Maine 10 0.77 25.2% Massachusetts 170 2.52 92.1% New Hampshire 19 1.41 64.5% New Jersey 156 1.75 92.2% New York 269 1.36 96.2% Pennsylvania 213 1.66 94.9% Rhode Island 9 0.86 26.3% Vermont 12 1.88 71.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name JOHNSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 78 2.16 89.3%
Maine 10 0.77 25.2%
Massachusetts 170 2.52 92.1%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 64.5%
New Jersey 156 1.75 92.2%
New York 269 1.36 96.2%
Pennsylvania 213 1.66 94.9%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 26.3%
Vermont 12 1.88 71.0%
South State Statistics First-Names JOHNSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 270 5.57 95.3% Arkansas 109 3.67 90.9% Delaware 28 3.04 88.5% Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 88.3% Florida 583 2.93 98.0% Georgia 443 4.39 96.9% Kentucky 117 2.64 91.0% Louisiana 221 4.75 94.1% Maryland 194 3.25 95.3% Mississippi 126 4.22 92.0% North Carolina 485 4.87 97.7% Oklahoma 93 2.39 89.2% South Carolina 204 4.21 94.2% Tennessee 258 3.94 95.5% Texas 765 2.84 97.9% Virginia 314 3.77 95.9% West Virginia 18 0.98 63.3%

South States
State stats for the first name JOHNSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 270 5.57 95.3%
Arkansas 109 3.67 90.9%
Delaware 28 3.04 88.5%
Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 88.3%
Florida 583 2.93 98.0%
Georgia 443 4.39 96.9%
Kentucky 117 2.64 91.0%
Louisiana 221 4.75 94.1%
Maryland 194 3.25 95.3%
Mississippi 126 4.22 92.0%
North Carolina 485 4.87 97.7%
Oklahoma 93 2.39 89.2%
South Carolina 204 4.21 94.2%
Tennessee 258 3.94 95.5%
Texas 765 2.84 97.9%
Virginia 314 3.77 95.9%
West Virginia 18 0.98 63.3%
 

Full Names with JOHNSON as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is JOHNSON Ward. 2.48% of all the people named JOHNSON have this family name.

There are 874 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JOHNSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 JOHNSON Ward 2.48%
2 JOHNSON Reed 2.32%
3 JOHNSON Harris 1.71%
4 JOHNSON Davis 1.66%
5 JOHNSON Wilson 1.16%
6 JOHNSON Williams 1.05%
7 JOHNSON King 0.88%
8 JOHNSON Burke 0.83%
9 JOHNSON Cooper 0.83%
10 JOHNSON Anderson 0.77%
11 JOHNSON Evans 0.77%
12 JOHNSON Gray 0.77%
13 JOHNSON Porter 0.77%
14 JOHNSON Miller 0.72%
15 JOHNSON Smith 0.72%
16 JOHNSON Walker 0.72%
17 JOHNSON Brown 0.66%
18 JOHNSON Palmer 0.66%
19 JOHNSON Rogers 0.66%
20 JOHNSON Fitzgerald 0.55%

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