First Name MORRIS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MORRIS is ranked as the 704th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 61,073.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 19.15 people named MORRIS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 85% 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 MORRIS is 30,088.
  • The SSA data also shows that MORRIS is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names MORRIS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 61,073 +/-1.4%
  • National Rank 704
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 19.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 30,088
  • National Rank 1,123
  • Percentile Rank 98.79%
  • Proportion/100k 9.44

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MORRIS is 77.5% White, 3.2% Hispanic origin, 15.4% Black, 1.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% 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 MORRIS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.5% 63.9% 13.6%
Hispanic origin 3.2% 16.3% -13.1%
Black 15.4% 12.3% 3.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.7% 4.9% -3.2%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
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 MORRIS is Texas where 6,928 people have this name.
  • Louisiana is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MORRIS, as 35.01 in every 100,000 Louisianans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Louisiana 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 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 MORRIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,768 13.73 98.4% Indiana 1,462 22.16 98.0% Iowa 448 14.42 97.0% Kansas 429 14.77 95.0% Michigan 1,605 16.2 99.0% Minnesota 753 13.79 98.1% Missouri 851 28.42 97.1% Nebraska 210 11.17 92.5% North Dakota 137 18.49 87.3% Ohio 1,053 9.09 97.8% South Dakota 124 14.51 86.1% Wisconsin 543 9.44 97.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MORRIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,768 13.73 98.4%
Indiana 1,462 22.16 98.0%
Iowa 448 14.42 97.0%
Kansas 429 14.77 95.0%
Michigan 1,605 16.2 99.0%
Minnesota 753 13.79 98.1%
Missouri 851 28.42 97.1%
Nebraska 210 11.17 92.5%
North Dakota 137 18.49 87.3%
Ohio 1,053 9.09 97.8%
South Dakota 124 14.51 86.1%
Wisconsin 543 9.44 97.5%
West State Statistics First-Names MORRIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 143 19.46 86.8% Arizona 778 11.56 96.5% California 5,612 14.46 99.3% Colorado 608 11.35 96.4% Hawaii 211 14.84 95.1% Idaho 234 14.33 92.4% Montana 141 13.79 88.6% Nevada 532 18.74 96.1% New Mexico 266 12.75 92.2% Oregon 358 9.02 95.0% Utah 398 13.51 94.6% Washington 1,035 14.66 98.4% Wyoming 149 25.54 88.6%

West States
State stats for the first name MORRIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 143 19.46 86.8%
Arizona 778 11.56 96.5%
California 5,612 14.46 99.3%
Colorado 608 11.35 96.4%
Hawaii 211 14.84 95.1%
Idaho 234 14.33 92.4%
Montana 141 13.79 88.6%
Nevada 532 18.74 96.1%
New Mexico 266 12.75 92.2%
Oregon 358 9.02 95.0%
Utah 398 13.51 94.6%
Washington 1,035 14.66 98.4%
Wyoming 149 25.54 88.6%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MORRIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 380 10.56 96.1% Maine 51 3.83 81.0% Massachusetts 414 6.13 95.6% New Hampshire 65 4.93 85.5% New Jersey 1,157 12.95 98.0% New York 4,950 25.07 99.4% Pennsylvania 1,560 12.2 98.4% Rhode Island 46 4.32 84.1% Vermont 133 21.27 92.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MORRIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 380 10.56 96.1%
Maine 51 3.83 81.0%
Massachusetts 414 6.13 95.6%
New Hampshire 65 4.93 85.5%
New Jersey 1,157 12.95 98.0%
New York 4,950 25.07 99.4%
Pennsylvania 1,560 12.2 98.4%
Rhode Island 46 4.32 84.1%
Vermont 133 21.27 92.7%
South State Statistics First-Names MORRIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,660 34.23 98.3% Arkansas 788 26.56 96.9% Delaware 107 11.4 94.9% Dist. of Columbia 160 24.32 95.2% Florida 5,296 26.62 99.5% Georgia 2,818 27.91 99.0% Kentucky 1,270 28.79 97.5% Louisiana 1,628 35.01 98.1% Maryland 1,212 20.28 98.5% Mississippi 851 28.42 97.1% North Carolina 2,520 25.34 99.0% Oklahoma 577 14.88 96.2% South Carolina 1,042 21.57 97.6% Tennessee 1,326 20.25 98.1% Texas 6,928 25.7 99.4% Virginia 1,421 17.06 98.3% West Virginia 136 7.37 88.4%

South States
State stats for the first name MORRIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,660 34.23 98.3%
Arkansas 788 26.56 96.9%
Delaware 107 11.4 94.9%
Dist. of Columbia 160 24.32 95.2%
Florida 5,296 26.62 99.5%
Georgia 2,818 27.91 99.0%
Kentucky 1,270 28.79 97.5%
Louisiana 1,628 35.01 98.1%
Maryland 1,212 20.28 98.5%
Mississippi 851 28.42 97.1%
North Carolina 2,520 25.34 99.0%
Oklahoma 577 14.88 96.2%
South Carolina 1,042 21.57 97.6%
Tennessee 1,326 20.25 98.1%
Texas 6,928 25.7 99.4%
Virginia 1,421 17.06 98.3%
West Virginia 136 7.37 88.4%
 

Full Names with MORRIS as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is MORRIS Williams. 0.86% of all the people named MORRIS have this family name.

There are 6427 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MORRIS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MORRIS Williams 0.86%
2 MORRIS Smith 0.80%
3 MORRIS Brown 0.75%
4 MORRIS Johnson 0.69%
5 MORRIS Jones 0.67%
6 MORRIS Davis 0.60%
7 MORRIS Taylor 0.44%
8 MORRIS Miller 0.42%
9 MORRIS Thomas 0.41%
10 MORRIS Wilson 0.36%
11 MORRIS Thompson 0.33%
12 MORRIS Anderson 0.32%
13 MORRIS Moore 0.30%
14 MORRIS White 0.29%
15 MORRIS Cohen 0.28%
16 MORRIS Lee 0.28%
17 MORRIS Morgan 0.28%
18 MORRIS Green 0.27%
19 MORRIS Jackson 0.27%
20 MORRIS Lewis 0.27%