First Name ROSS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • ROSS is ranked as the 597th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 82,920.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 26.01 people named ROSS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last 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 ROSS is 60,751.
  • The SSA data also shows that ROSS is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names ROSS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 82,920 +/-1.2%
  • National Rank 597
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 26.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 60,751
  • National Rank 723
  • Percentile Rank 99.22%
  • Proportion/100k 19.05

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ROSS is 80.8% White, 4.0% Hispanic origin, 11.5% Black, 1.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% 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 ROSS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 80.8% 63.9% 16.9%
Hispanic origin 4.0% 16.3% -12.3%
Black 11.5% 12.3% -0.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.6% 4.9% -3.3%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
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 ROSS is California where 10,588 people have this name.
  • Minnesota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named ROSS, as 55.32 in every 100,000 Minnesotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Minnesota 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 Kentucky (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names ROSS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,312 17.95 98.7% Indiana 1,088 16.49 97.7% Iowa 1,220 39.25 98.2% Kansas 731 25.18 96.2% Michigan 3,391 34.22 99.4% Minnesota 3,019 55.32 99.1% Missouri 505 16.87 96.2% Nebraska 381 20.25 94.5% North Dakota 233 31.54 90.6% Ohio 1,657 14.29 98.3% South Dakota 239 27.98 90.5% Wisconsin 2,080 36.13 98.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name ROSS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,312 17.95 98.7%
Indiana 1,088 16.49 97.7%
Iowa 1,220 39.25 98.2%
Kansas 731 25.18 96.2%
Michigan 3,391 34.22 99.4%
Minnesota 3,019 55.32 99.1%
Missouri 505 16.87 96.2%
Nebraska 381 20.25 94.5%
North Dakota 233 31.54 90.6%
Ohio 1,657 14.29 98.3%
South Dakota 239 27.98 90.5%
Wisconsin 2,080 36.13 98.8%
West State Statistics First-Names ROSS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 159 21.62 87.5% Arizona 1,286 19.1 97.4% California 10,588 27.29 99.5% Colorado 1,297 24.21 97.7% Hawaii 765 53.86 98.1% Idaho 375 22.93 94.3% Montana 361 35.25 93.3% Nevada 624 21.97 96.4% New Mexico 719 34.48 95.7% Oregon 1,132 28.52 97.5% Utah 878 29.83 96.8% Washington 2,940 41.63 99.2% Wyoming 112 19.16 86.4%

West States
State stats for the first name ROSS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 159 21.62 87.5%
Arizona 1,286 19.1 97.4%
California 10,588 27.29 99.5%
Colorado 1,297 24.21 97.7%
Hawaii 765 53.86 98.1%
Idaho 375 22.93 94.3%
Montana 361 35.25 93.3%
Nevada 624 21.97 96.4%
New Mexico 719 34.48 95.7%
Oregon 1,132 28.52 97.5%
Utah 878 29.83 96.8%
Washington 2,940 41.63 99.2%
Wyoming 112 19.16 86.4%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names ROSS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 838 23.29 97.5% Maine 346 26.04 93.4% Massachusetts 1,557 23.08 98.1% New Hampshire 327 24.65 94.0% New Jersey 1,741 19.48 98.4% New York 4,907 24.85 99.4% Pennsylvania 2,002 15.66 98.6% Rhode Island 191 18.14 93.1% Vermont 157 25.03 93.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name ROSS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 838 23.29 97.5%
Maine 346 26.04 93.4%
Massachusetts 1,557 23.08 98.1%
New Hampshire 327 24.65 94.0%
New Jersey 1,741 19.48 98.4%
New York 4,907 24.85 99.4%
Pennsylvania 2,002 15.66 98.6%
Rhode Island 191 18.14 93.1%
Vermont 157 25.03 93.3%
South State Statistics First-Names ROSS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 701 14.45 97.1% Arkansas 589 19.87 96.4% Delaware 121 12.93 95.3% Dist. of Columbia 109 16.58 93.8% Florida 4,984 25.06 99.5% Georgia 1,501 14.86 98.5% Kentucky 480 10.87 95.7% Louisiana 784 16.86 97.0% Maryland 840 14.06 98.2% Mississippi 505 16.87 96.2% North Carolina 2,280 22.93 99.0% Oklahoma 848 21.86 96.9% South Carolina 537 11.1 96.6% Tennessee 1,130 17.26 97.9% Texas 8,609 31.94 99.5% Virginia 1,453 17.45 98.3% West Virginia 309 16.71 92.5%

South States
State stats for the first name ROSS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 701 14.45 97.1%
Arkansas 589 19.87 96.4%
Delaware 121 12.93 95.3%
Dist. of Columbia 109 16.58 93.8%
Florida 4,984 25.06 99.5%
Georgia 1,501 14.86 98.5%
Kentucky 480 10.87 95.7%
Louisiana 784 16.86 97.0%
Maryland 840 14.06 98.2%
Mississippi 505 16.87 96.2%
North Carolina 2,280 22.93 99.0%
Oklahoma 848 21.86 96.9%
South Carolina 537 11.1 96.6%
Tennessee 1,130 17.26 97.9%
Texas 8,609 31.94 99.5%
Virginia 1,453 17.45 98.3%
West Virginia 309 16.71 92.5%
 

Full Names with ROSS as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is ROSS Johnson. 0.91% of all the people named ROSS have this family name.

There are 9247 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ROSS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 ROSS Johnson 0.91%
2 ROSS Smith 0.74%
3 ROSS Anderson 0.62%
4 ROSS Miller 0.57%
5 ROSS Brown 0.54%
6 ROSS Williams 0.52%
7 ROSS Wilson 0.41%
8 ROSS Martin 0.37%
9 ROSS Davis 0.35%
10 ROSS Jones 0.32%
11 ROSS Thomas 0.30%
12 ROSS Allen 0.29%
13 ROSS Peterson 0.28%
14 ROSS Nelson 0.25%
15 ROSS Taylor 0.24%
16 ROSS Scott 0.22%
17 ROSS Baker 0.21%
18 ROSS Campbell 0.21%
19 ROSS King 0.21%
20 ROSS Thompson 0.21%