BLACK is ranked as the 163rd most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 173,455.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 54.4 people named BLACK for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 99% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named BLACK is
177,352, the rank is 160
and the proportion per 100k Americans named BLACK is 55.67.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
BLACK is
76.7% White,
1.5% Hispanic origin,
18.6% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.5% Two or More Races,
and 1.4% 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 BLACK have a higher likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name BLACK is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BLACK
The state with the most people named
BLACK is
Texas where
16,128 people have this name.
South Carolina is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named BLACK, as
130.96 in every 100,000
South Carolinians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Pennsylvania.
South Carolina 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
Wisconsin
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
2 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name BLACK
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
5,750
44.64
99.9%
Indiana
4,368
66.22
99.9%
Iowa
1,481
47.66
99.8%
Kansas
1,702
58.6
99.7%
Michigan
4,751
47.94
99.9%
Minnesota
1,477
27.07
99.8%
Missouri
2,433
81.26
99.5%
Nebraska
782
41.55
99.5%
North Dakota
249
33.71
98.3%
Ohio
8,307
71.65
99.9%
South Dakota
309
36.28
98.8%
Wisconsin
1,159
20.13
99.6%
West States
State stats for the first name BLACK
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
382
51.89
98.9%
Arizona
3,418
50.78
99.8%
California
14,819
38.19
99.9%
Colorado
2,971
55.48
99.8%
Hawaii
536
37.75
99.3%
Idaho
1,101
67.36
99.6%
Montana
549
53.65
99.5%
Nevada
1,532
53.95
99.8%
New Mexico
1,202
57.62
99.5%
Oregon
2,323
58.52
99.8%
Utah
3,437
116.78
99.8%
Washington
3,697
52.35
99.9%
Wyoming
410
70.24
99.3%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name BLACK
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have BLACK 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 BLACK.
The most popular full name is James BLACK.
2.13% of all the people named BLACK
have this given name.
There are 4287 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BLACK