First Name LAFAYETTE

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • LAFAYETTE is ranked as the 4697th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 2,707.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.85 people named LAFAYETTE for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a first name 51% 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 LAFAYETTE is 2,627.
  • The SSA data also shows that LAFAYETTE is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names LAFAYETTE
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,707 +/-6.8%
  • National Rank 4,697
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.8

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 2,627
  • National Rank 4,730
  • Percentile Rank 94.89%
  • Proportion/100k 0.82

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LAFAYETTE is 68.8% White, 2.2% Hispanic origin, 25.7% Black, 0.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% 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 LAFAYETTE have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 68.8% 63.9% 4.9%
Hispanic origin 2.2% 16.3% -14.1%
Black 25.7% 12.3% 13.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.9% 4.9% -4.0%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
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 LAFAYETTE is Texas where 292 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named LAFAYETTE, as 4.42 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • 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 Arizona (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 88 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names LAFAYETTE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 111 0.86 91.8% Indiana 49 0.75 87.1% Iowa 12 0.4 78.6% Kansas 21 0.73 72.5% Michigan 65 0.66 93.4% Minnesota 13 0.24 79.7% Missouri 66 2.22 88.5% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 88 0.76 91.0% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 13 0.22 79.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name LAFAYETTE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 111 0.86 91.8%
Indiana 49 0.75 87.1%
Iowa 12 0.4 78.6%
Kansas 21 0.73 72.5%
Michigan 65 0.66 93.4%
Minnesota 13 0.24 79.7%
Missouri 66 2.22 88.5%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 88 0.76 91.0%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 13 0.22 79.2%
West State Statistics First-Names LAFAYETTE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 8 0.13 31.3% California 251 0.65 94.9% Colorado 0 0 0.0% Hawaii 12 0.85 63.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 37 1.29 79.0% New Mexico 20 0.94 63.6% Oregon 0 0 0.0% Utah 25 0.84 72.0% Washington 11 0.15 70.9% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name LAFAYETTE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 8 0.13 31.3%
California 251 0.65 94.9%
Colorado 0 0 0.0%
Hawaii 12 0.85 63.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 37 1.29 79.0%
New Mexico 20 0.94 63.6%
Oregon 0 0 0.0%
Utah 25 0.84 72.0%
Washington 11 0.15 70.9%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names LAFAYETTE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 65.6% Maine 10 0.77 29.6% Massachusetts 24 0.36 65.1% New Hampshire 9 0.7 30.7% New Jersey 73 0.82 86.8% New York 70 0.36 91.0% Pennsylvania 87 0.68 91.1% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 12 1.88 71.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name LAFAYETTE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 65.6%
Maine 10 0.77 29.6%
Massachusetts 24 0.36 65.1%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 30.7%
New Jersey 73 0.82 86.8%
New York 70 0.36 91.0%
Pennsylvania 87 0.68 91.1%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 12 1.88 71.4%
South State Statistics First-Names LAFAYETTE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 80 1.66 90.7% Arkansas 38 1.3 83.3% Delaware 11 1.14 76.9% Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 84.2% Florida 171 0.86 95.8% Georgia 215 2.13 95.2% Kentucky 52 1.17 86.1% Louisiana 107 2.31 91.2% Maryland 103 1.72 93.0% Mississippi 66 2.22 88.5% North Carolina 166 1.67 95.8% Oklahoma 71 1.84 87.5% South Carolina 105 2.17 91.5% Tennessee 88 1.34 91.8% Texas 292 1.08 96.4% Virginia 111 1.34 92.2% West Virginia 9 0.49 34.1%

South States
State stats for the first name LAFAYETTE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 80 1.66 90.7%
Arkansas 38 1.3 83.3%
Delaware 11 1.14 76.9%
Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 84.2%
Florida 171 0.86 95.8%
Georgia 215 2.13 95.2%
Kentucky 52 1.17 86.1%
Louisiana 107 2.31 91.2%
Maryland 103 1.72 93.0%
Mississippi 66 2.22 88.5%
North Carolina 166 1.67 95.8%
Oklahoma 71 1.84 87.5%
South Carolina 105 2.17 91.5%
Tennessee 88 1.34 91.8%
Texas 292 1.08 96.4%
Virginia 111 1.34 92.2%
West Virginia 9 0.49 34.1%
 

Full Names with LAFAYETTE as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is LAFAYETTE Thomas. 1.54% of all the people named LAFAYETTE have this family name.

There are 419 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LAFAYETTE

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 LAFAYETTE Thomas 1.54%
2 LAFAYETTE Williams 1.54%
3 LAFAYETTE Jackson 1.37%
4 LAFAYETTE Johnson 1.20%
5 LAFAYETTE Harris 1.03%
6 LAFAYETTE Smith 1.03%
7 LAFAYETTE Adams 0.86%
8 LAFAYETTE Brown 0.86%
9 LAFAYETTE Jones 0.86%
10 LAFAYETTE Henderson 0.69%
11 LAFAYETTE Hill 0.69%
12 LAFAYETTE Moore 0.69%
13 LAFAYETTE Robinson 0.69%
14 LAFAYETTE Towns 0.69%
15 LAFAYETTE Bell 0.51%
16 LAFAYETTE Cooper 0.51%
17 LAFAYETTE Davis 0.51%
18 LAFAYETTE Flannel 0.51%
19 LAFAYETTE Hart 0.51%
20 LAFAYETTE Heath 0.51%

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