Last Name BETTER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BETTER is ranked as the 51557th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 520.
  • This name is in the 94th percentile, this means that nearly 6% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.16 people named BETTER 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 BETTER is 542, the rank is 44,654 and the proportion per 100k Americans named BETTER is 0.17.

Last Names BETTER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 520 +/-15.5%
  • National Rank 51,557
  • Percentile Rank 0.94
  • Proportion/100k 0.2

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 542
  • National Rank 44,654
  • Proportion/100k 0.17

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BETTER is 64.1% White, 12.0% Hispanic origin, 21.4% Black, 0.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.5% Two or More Races, and 0.0% 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 BETTER have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 64.1% 63.9% 0.2%
Hispanic origin 12.0% 16.3% -4.3%
Black 21.4% 12.3% 9.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.0% 4.9% -4.9%
Two or more races 2.5% 1.8% 0.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.0% 0.7% -0.7%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BETTER is California where 71 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BETTER, as 6.63 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 90th, this rank was reached in the states of District of Columbia.
  • District of Columbia 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 Illinois (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1,116 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names BETTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 6 0.05 2.8% Indiana 5 0.08 3.0% Iowa 0 0 0.0% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 5 0.05 22.5% Minnesota 0 0 0.0% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 33 0.28 74.3% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 10 0.18 49.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BETTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 6 0.05 2.8%
Indiana 5 0.08 3.0%
Iowa 0 0 0.0%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 5 0.05 22.5%
Minnesota 0 0 0.0%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 33 0.28 74.3%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 10 0.18 49.5%
West State Statistics Last-Names BETTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 8 0.13 3.9% California 71 0.18 87.1% Colorado 20 0.38 67.4% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 0 0 0.0% Utah 8 0.28 3.9% Washington 11 0.15 50.2% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name BETTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 8 0.13 3.9%
California 71 0.18 87.1%
Colorado 20 0.38 67.4%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 0 0 0.0%
Utah 8 0.28 3.9%
Washington 11 0.15 50.2%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names BETTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 4.0% Maine 10 0.77 4.2% Massachusetts 24 0.36 54.2% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 42 0.47 77.6% New York 66 0.34 86.7% Pennsylvania 27 0.21 71.1% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BETTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 4.0%
Maine 10 0.77 4.2%
Massachusetts 24 0.36 54.2%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 42 0.47 77.6%
New York 66 0.34 86.7%
Pennsylvania 27 0.21 71.1%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names BETTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 6 0.12 3.6% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 90.9% Florida 50 0.25 89.2% Georgia 0 0 0.0% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 0 0 0.0% Maryland 57 0.96 89.7% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 13 0.13 66.8% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 6 0.13 3.9% Tennessee 5 0.08 3.8% Texas 17 0.06 64.6% Virginia 0 0 0.0% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name BETTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 6 0.12 3.6%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 90.9%
Florida 50 0.25 89.2%
Georgia 0 0 0.0%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 0 0 0.0%
Maryland 57 0.96 89.7%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 13 0.13 66.8%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 6 0.13 3.9%
Tennessee 5 0.08 3.8%
Texas 17 0.06 64.6%
Virginia 0 0 0.0%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with BETTER as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is Michael BETTER. 2.68% of all the people named BETTER have this given name.

There are 96 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BETTER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Michael BETTER 2.68%
2 Brent BETTER 1.79%
3 Chris BETTER 1.79%
4 Denise BETTER 1.79%
5 Elaine BETTER 1.79%
6 James BETTER 1.79%
7 Kenneth BETTER 1.79%
8 Martin BETTER 1.79%
9 Paul BETTER 1.79%
10 Perla BETTER 1.79%
11 Roberto BETTER 1.79%
12 Shampella BETTER 1.79%
13 Shirley BETTER 1.79%
14 Susan BETTER 1.79%
15 William BETTER 1.79%
16 Aleida BETTER 0.89%
17 Alfredo BETTER 0.89%
18 Anita BETTER 0.89%
19 Antoinette BETTER 0.89%
20 Audrey BETTER 0.89%