Last Name ANDERSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • ANDERSON is ranked as the 8th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 943,428.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 295.88 people named ANDERSON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named ANDERSON is 900,365, the rank is 12 and the proportion per 100k Americans named ANDERSON is 282.62.

Last Names ANDERSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 943,428 +/-0.4%
  • National Rank 8
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 295.9

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 900,365
  • National Rank 12
  • Proportion/100k 282.62

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ANDERSON is 77.6% White, 1.6% Hispanic origin, 18.1% Black, 0.5% 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 ANDERSON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name ANDERSON is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.6% 63.9% 13.7%
Hispanic origin 1.6% 16.3% -14.7%
Black 18.1% 12.3% 5.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.9% -4.4%
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 ANDERSON is California where 89,640 people have this name.
  • Minnesota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named ANDERSON, as 1011.95 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 Minnesota.
  • 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 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New York (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names ANDERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 42,763 332 100.0% Indiana 18,847 285.7 100.0% Iowa 15,666 504.21 100.0% Kansas 9,761 336.11 100.0% Michigan 27,703 279.55 100.0% Minnesota 55,224 1011.95 100.0% Missouri 9,819 327.93 99.9% Nebraska 9,947 528.68 100.0% North Dakota 6,546 885.18 100.0% Ohio 24,607 212.24 100.0% South Dakota 6,243 731.74 100.0% Wisconsin 27,216 472.71 100.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name ANDERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 42,763 332 100.0%
Indiana 18,847 285.7 100.0%
Iowa 15,666 504.21 100.0%
Kansas 9,761 336.11 100.0%
Michigan 27,703 279.55 100.0%
Minnesota 55,224 1011.95 100.0%
Missouri 9,819 327.93 99.9%
Nebraska 9,947 528.68 100.0%
North Dakota 6,546 885.18 100.0%
Ohio 24,607 212.24 100.0%
South Dakota 6,243 731.74 100.0%
Wisconsin 27,216 472.71 100.0%
West State Statistics Last-Names ANDERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 3,839 521.02 100.0% Arizona 21,634 321.39 100.0% California 89,640 231.01 100.0% Colorado 18,754 350.15 100.0% Hawaii 2,318 163.28 99.9% Idaho 9,205 563.21 100.0% Montana 6,087 594.71 100.0% Nevada 7,933 279.43 100.0% New Mexico 5,043 241.81 99.9% Oregon 16,928 426.38 100.0% Utah 21,168 719.28 100.0% Washington 36,046 510.45 100.0% Wyoming 3,031 518.8 100.0%

West States
State stats for the first name ANDERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 3,839 521.02 100.0%
Arizona 21,634 321.39 100.0%
California 89,640 231.01 100.0%
Colorado 18,754 350.15 100.0%
Hawaii 2,318 163.28 99.9%
Idaho 9,205 563.21 100.0%
Montana 6,087 594.71 100.0%
Nevada 7,933 279.43 100.0%
New Mexico 5,043 241.81 99.9%
Oregon 16,928 426.38 100.0%
Utah 21,168 719.28 100.0%
Washington 36,046 510.45 100.0%
Wyoming 3,031 518.8 100.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names ANDERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 8,531 237.19 100.0% Maine 3,260 245.07 100.0% Massachusetts 13,939 206.64 100.0% New Hampshire 3,093 233.1 100.0% New Jersey 14,980 167.59 100.0% New York 28,241 143.02 100.0% Pennsylvania 23,532 184.03 100.0% Rhode Island 2,096 198.67 100.0% Vermont 1,278 203.96 99.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name ANDERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 8,531 237.19 100.0%
Maine 3,260 245.07 100.0%
Massachusetts 13,939 206.64 100.0%
New Hampshire 3,093 233.1 100.0%
New Jersey 14,980 167.59 100.0%
New York 28,241 143.02 100.0%
Pennsylvania 23,532 184.03 100.0%
Rhode Island 2,096 198.67 100.0%
Vermont 1,278 203.96 99.9%
South State Statistics Last-Names ANDERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 12,315 253.96 99.9% Arkansas 8,552 288.31 100.0% Delaware 2,255 241.01 100.0% Dist. of Columbia 2,403 364.76 99.9% Florida 45,895 230.71 100.0% Georgia 31,588 312.83 100.0% Kentucky 10,371 234.98 99.9% Louisiana 11,442 246.08 100.0% Maryland 14,539 243.27 100.0% Mississippi 9,819 327.93 99.9% North Carolina 23,447 235.8 100.0% Oklahoma 12,368 318.93 100.0% South Carolina 15,840 327.79 100.0% Tennessee 22,094 337.34 100.0% Texas 64,516 239.33 100.0% Virginia 24,530 294.61 100.0% West Virginia 5,756 311.08 99.9%

South States
State stats for the first name ANDERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 12,315 253.96 99.9%
Arkansas 8,552 288.31 100.0%
Delaware 2,255 241.01 100.0%
Dist. of Columbia 2,403 364.76 99.9%
Florida 45,895 230.71 100.0%
Georgia 31,588 312.83 100.0%
Kentucky 10,371 234.98 99.9%
Louisiana 11,442 246.08 100.0%
Maryland 14,539 243.27 100.0%
Mississippi 9,819 327.93 99.9%
North Carolina 23,447 235.8 100.0%
Oklahoma 12,368 318.93 100.0%
South Carolina 15,840 327.79 100.0%
Tennessee 22,094 337.34 100.0%
Texas 64,516 239.33 100.0%
Virginia 24,530 294.61 100.0%
West Virginia 5,756 311.08 99.9%
 

Full Names with ANDERSON as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have ANDERSON as a last 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 ANDERSON.

The most popular full name is David ANDERSON. 1.70% of all the people named ANDERSON have this given name.

There are 11596 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ANDERSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David ANDERSON 1.70%
2 James ANDERSON 1.70%
3 John ANDERSON 1.55%
4 Robert ANDERSON 1.52%
5 Michael ANDERSON 1.12%
6 Mary ANDERSON 1.08%
7 Richard ANDERSON 0.93%
8 Charles ANDERSON 0.87%
9 Barbara ANDERSON 0.87%
10 William ANDERSON 0.84%
11 Donald ANDERSON 0.73%
12 Mark ANDERSON 0.72%
13 Linda ANDERSON 0.69%
14 Patricia ANDERSON 0.61%
15 Carol ANDERSON 0.59%
16 Gary ANDERSON 0.59%
17 Brian ANDERSON 0.58%
18 Karen ANDERSON 0.57%
19 Thomas ANDERSON 0.56%
20 Susan ANDERSON 0.55%

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