Last Name BENJAMIN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BENJAMIN is ranked as the 845th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 45,305.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 14.21 people named BENJAMIN for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 89% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named BENJAMIN is 43,040, the rank is 868 and the proportion per 100k Americans named BENJAMIN is 13.51.

Last Names BENJAMIN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 45,305 +/-1.7%
  • National Rank 845
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 14.2

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 43,040
  • National Rank 868
  • Proportion/100k 13.51

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BENJAMIN is 53.3% White, 2.3% Hispanic origin, 39.2% Black, 1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.4% Two or More Races, and 0.9% 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 BENJAMIN have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 53.3% 63.9% -10.6%
Hispanic origin 2.3% 16.3% -14.0%
Black 39.2% 12.3% 26.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.8% 4.9% -3.1%
Two or more races 2.4% 1.8% 0.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BENJAMIN is New York where 5,594 people have this name.
  • Vermont is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BENJAMIN, as 46.92 in every 100,000 Vermontians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Vermont 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 Wyoming (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 BENJAMIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,954 15.17 99.7% Indiana 857 12.99 99.0% Iowa 304 9.77 98.1% Kansas 323 11.14 97.7% Michigan 1,323 13.35 99.6% Minnesota 719 13.18 99.4% Missouri 299 9.99 95.4% Nebraska 204 10.83 97.2% North Dakota 137 18.49 95.8% Ohio 1,410 12.16 99.4% South Dakota 53 6.22 84.4% Wisconsin 437 7.59 98.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BENJAMIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,954 15.17 99.7%
Indiana 857 12.99 99.0%
Iowa 304 9.77 98.1%
Kansas 323 11.14 97.7%
Michigan 1,323 13.35 99.6%
Minnesota 719 13.18 99.4%
Missouri 299 9.99 95.4%
Nebraska 204 10.83 97.2%
North Dakota 137 18.49 95.8%
Ohio 1,410 12.16 99.4%
South Dakota 53 6.22 84.4%
Wisconsin 437 7.59 98.7%
West State Statistics Last-Names BENJAMIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 64 8.65 88.2% Arizona 778 11.56 99.1% California 4,900 12.63 99.7% Colorado 790 14.75 99.3% Hawaii 175 12.3 97.5% Idaho 289 17.67 97.9% Montana 180 17.63 97.8% Nevada 376 13.24 98.7% New Mexico 335 16.06 97.9% Oregon 511 12.88 98.8% Utah 207 7.04 94.8% Washington 847 12 99.3% Wyoming 19 3.19 56.3%

West States
State stats for the first name BENJAMIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 64 8.65 88.2%
Arizona 778 11.56 99.1%
California 4,900 12.63 99.7%
Colorado 790 14.75 99.3%
Hawaii 175 12.3 97.5%
Idaho 289 17.67 97.9%
Montana 180 17.63 97.8%
Nevada 376 13.24 98.7%
New Mexico 335 16.06 97.9%
Oregon 511 12.88 98.8%
Utah 207 7.04 94.8%
Washington 847 12 99.3%
Wyoming 19 3.19 56.3%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names BENJAMIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 777 21.61 99.4% Maine 132 9.96 93.2% Massachusetts 1,350 20.02 99.3% New Hampshire 271 20.42 97.8% New Jersey 1,793 20.06 99.7% New York 5,594 28.33 99.9% Pennsylvania 1,675 13.1 99.6% Rhode Island 191 18.14 97.3% Vermont 294 46.92 99.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BENJAMIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 777 21.61 99.4%
Maine 132 9.96 93.2%
Massachusetts 1,350 20.02 99.3%
New Hampshire 271 20.42 97.8%
New Jersey 1,793 20.06 99.7%
New York 5,594 28.33 99.9%
Pennsylvania 1,675 13.1 99.6%
Rhode Island 191 18.14 97.3%
Vermont 294 46.92 99.1%
South State Statistics Last-Names BENJAMIN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 523 10.78 97.3% Arkansas 211 7.13 95.2% Delaware 132 14.07 98.0% Dist. of Columbia 291 44.21 98.8% Florida 3,840 19.3 99.8% Georgia 2,071 20.51 99.4% Kentucky 305 6.9 95.7% Louisiana 837 18.01 98.4% Maryland 1,395 23.34 99.6% Mississippi 299 9.99 95.4% North Carolina 1,129 11.35 99.0% Oklahoma 256 6.61 95.9% South Carolina 1,499 31.02 99.3% Tennessee 423 6.46 97.4% Texas 2,021 7.5 99.3% Virginia 930 11.16 99.0% West Virginia 91 4.91 88.3%

South States
State stats for the first name BENJAMIN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 523 10.78 97.3%
Arkansas 211 7.13 95.2%
Delaware 132 14.07 98.0%
Dist. of Columbia 291 44.21 98.8%
Florida 3,840 19.3 99.8%
Georgia 2,071 20.51 99.4%
Kentucky 305 6.9 95.7%
Louisiana 837 18.01 98.4%
Maryland 1,395 23.34 99.6%
Mississippi 299 9.99 95.4%
North Carolina 1,129 11.35 99.0%
Oklahoma 256 6.61 95.9%
South Carolina 1,499 31.02 99.3%
Tennessee 423 6.46 97.4%
Texas 2,021 7.5 99.3%
Virginia 930 11.16 99.0%
West Virginia 91 4.91 88.3%
 

Full Names with BENJAMIN as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is Robert BENJAMIN. 1.75% of all the people named BENJAMIN have this given name.

There are 2436 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BENJAMIN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Robert BENJAMIN 1.75%
2 James BENJAMIN 1.74%
3 David BENJAMIN 1.41%
4 Michael BENJAMIN 1.28%
5 John BENJAMIN 1.09%
6 Charles BENJAMIN 0.86%
7 Richard BENJAMIN 0.84%
8 Barbara BENJAMIN 0.81%
9 William BENJAMIN 0.81%
10 Daniel BENJAMIN 0.79%
11 Joseph BENJAMIN 0.78%
12 Gary BENJAMIN 0.72%
13 Mary BENJAMIN 0.69%
14 Patricia BENJAMIN 0.63%
15 Donald BENJAMIN 0.55%
16 Thomas BENJAMIN 0.52%
17 Brian BENJAMIN 0.50%
18 Mark BENJAMIN 0.48%
19 Kenneth BENJAMIN 0.46%
20 Linda BENJAMIN 0.45%

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