First Name SAMSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SAMSON is ranked as the 3652nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 4,035.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.27 people named SAMSON 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 SAMSON is 6,265.

First Names SAMSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 4,035 +/-5.6%
  • National Rank 3,652
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 6,265
  • National Rank 2,746
  • Percentile Rank 97.03%
  • Proportion/100k 1.96

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SAMSON is 43.3% White, 8.6% Hispanic origin, 19.7% Black, 24.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 3.6% 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 SAMSON have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 43.3% 63.9% -20.6%
Hispanic origin 8.6% 16.3% -7.7%
Black 19.7% 12.3% 7.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 24.2% 4.9% 19.3%
Two or more races 3.6% 1.8% 1.8%
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 SAMSON is California where 1,129 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SAMSON, as 11.88 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Hawaii 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 Iowa (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 28 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SAMSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 99 0.77 91.2% Indiana 11 0.17 67.2% Iowa 5 0.16 63.7% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 82 0.83 94.4% Minnesota 39 0.71 89.8% Missouri 33 1.11 82.9% Nebraska 7 0.35 46.8% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 71 0.62 89.9% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 21 0.36 85.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SAMSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 99 0.77 91.2%
Indiana 11 0.17 67.2%
Iowa 5 0.16 63.7%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 82 0.83 94.4%
Minnesota 39 0.71 89.8%
Missouri 33 1.11 82.9%
Nebraska 7 0.35 46.8%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 71 0.62 89.9%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 21 0.36 85.0%
West State Statistics First-Names SAMSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 25 0.38 74.3% California 1,129 2.91 98.1% Colorado 68 1.26 87.6% Hawaii 169 11.88 94.3% Idaho 8 0.48 45.3% Montana 8 0.77 46.4% Nevada 37 1.29 80.0% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 29 0.74 78.1% Utah 17 0.56 66.7% Washington 94 1.33 93.0% Wyoming 9 1.6 47.3%

West States
State stats for the first name SAMSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 25 0.38 74.3%
California 1,129 2.91 98.1%
Colorado 68 1.26 87.6%
Hawaii 169 11.88 94.3%
Idaho 8 0.48 45.3%
Montana 8 0.77 46.4%
Nevada 37 1.29 80.0%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 29 0.74 78.1%
Utah 17 0.56 66.7%
Washington 94 1.33 93.0%
Wyoming 9 1.6 47.3%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SAMSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 69.7% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 170 2.52 92.3% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 146 1.63 92.0% New York 344 1.74 96.8% Pennsylvania 104 0.81 92.1% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 12 1.88 73.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SAMSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 69.7%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 170 2.52 92.3%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 146 1.63 92.0%
New York 344 1.74 96.8%
Pennsylvania 104 0.81 92.1%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 12 1.88 73.4%
South State Statistics First-Names SAMSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 17 0.36 76.0% Arkansas 13 0.43 67.8% Delaware 4 0.38 45.9% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 47.3% Florida 247 1.24 96.7% Georgia 95 0.94 92.1% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 67 1.44 88.4% Maryland 166 2.77 94.9% Mississippi 33 1.11 82.9% North Carolina 99 0.99 94.2% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 19 0.38 76.0% Tennessee 46 0.71 88.1% Texas 329 1.22 96.6% Virginia 177 2.12 94.3% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name SAMSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 17 0.36 76.0%
Arkansas 13 0.43 67.8%
Delaware 4 0.38 45.9%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 47.3%
Florida 247 1.24 96.7%
Georgia 95 0.94 92.1%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 67 1.44 88.4%
Maryland 166 2.77 94.9%
Mississippi 33 1.11 82.9%
North Carolina 99 0.99 94.2%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 19 0.38 76.0%
Tennessee 46 0.71 88.1%
Texas 329 1.22 96.6%
Virginia 177 2.12 94.3%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with SAMSON as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is SAMSON Lee. 1.50% of all the people named SAMSON have this family name.

There are 709 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SAMSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SAMSON Lee 1.50%
2 SAMSON Chan 1.04%
3 SAMSON Wong 0.92%
4 SAMSON George 0.58%
5 SAMSON Lam 0.58%
6 SAMSON Nguyen 0.58%
7 SAMSON Chang 0.46%
8 SAMSON Chen 0.46%
9 SAMSON Chow 0.46%
10 SAMSON Evans 0.46%
11 SAMSON Leung 0.46%
12 SAMSON Lim 0.46%
13 SAMSON Pham 0.46%
14 SAMSON Tam 0.46%
15 SAMSON Thomas 0.46%
16 SAMSON Williams 0.46%
17 SAMSON Yohannes 0.46%
18 SAMSON Yu 0.46%
19 SAMSON Abraham 0.35%
20 SAMSON Bekele 0.35%