Last Name BOB

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BOB is ranked as the 10522nd most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 3,399.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.07 people named BOB for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named BOB is 1,465, the rank is 20,180 and the proportion per 100k Americans named BOB is 0.46.

Last Names BOB
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 3,399 +/-6.1%
  • National Rank 10,522
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.1

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,465
  • National Rank 20,180
  • Proportion/100k 0.46

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BOB is 32.6% White, 3.6% Hispanic origin, 43.7% Black, 2.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 3.2% Two or More Races, and 14.5% 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 BOB have a higher likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 32.6% 63.9% -31.3%
Hispanic origin 3.6% 16.3% -12.7%
Black 43.7% 12.3% 31.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.4% 4.9% -2.5%
Two or more races 3.2% 1.8% 1.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 14.5% 0.7% 13.8%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named BOB is Massachusetts where 657 people have this name.
  • Rhode Island is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BOB, as 11.23 in every 100,000 Rhode Islanders have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Massachusetts.
  • Rhode Island 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 Nevada (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 37 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names BOB State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 111 0.86 92.4% Indiana 44 0.67 81.7% Iowa 42 1.36 82.9% Kansas 42 1.45 79.7% Michigan 43 0.44 84.2% Minnesota 31 0.57 77.8% Missouri 27 0.89 72.6% Nebraska 39 2.1 78.2% North Dakota 32 4.35 72.6% Ohio 104 0.9 91.2% South Dakota 27 3.11 65.2% Wisconsin 28 0.49 75.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BOB

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 111 0.86 92.4%
Indiana 44 0.67 81.7%
Iowa 42 1.36 82.9%
Kansas 42 1.45 79.7%
Michigan 43 0.44 84.2%
Minnesota 31 0.57 77.8%
Missouri 27 0.89 72.6%
Nebraska 39 2.1 78.2%
North Dakota 32 4.35 72.6%
Ohio 104 0.9 91.2%
South Dakota 27 3.11 65.2%
Wisconsin 28 0.49 75.8%
West State Statistics Last-Names BOB State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 135 2.01 94.9% California 327 0.84 96.7% Colorado 54 1.01 88.4% Hawaii 126 8.91 96.4% Idaho 31 1.91 76.4% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 9 0.32 5.4% New Mexico 20 0.94 58.0% Oregon 44 1.1 84.2% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 62 0.87 90.2% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name BOB

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 135 2.01 94.9%
California 327 0.84 96.7%
Colorado 54 1.01 88.4%
Hawaii 126 8.91 96.4%
Idaho 31 1.91 76.4%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 9 0.32 5.4%
New Mexico 20 0.94 58.0%
Oregon 44 1.1 84.2%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 62 0.87 90.2%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names BOB State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 285 7.92 98.1% Maine 122 9.19 92.7% Massachusetts 657 9.74 98.6% New Hampshire 131 9.86 95.1% New Jersey 469 5.25 98.4% New York 129 0.65 93.0% Pennsylvania 65 0.51 87.6% Rhode Island 118 11.23 95.1% Vermont 4 0.63 4.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BOB

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 285 7.92 98.1%
Maine 122 9.19 92.7%
Massachusetts 657 9.74 98.6%
New Hampshire 131 9.86 95.1%
New Jersey 469 5.25 98.4%
New York 129 0.65 93.0%
Pennsylvania 65 0.51 87.6%
Rhode Island 118 11.23 95.1%
Vermont 4 0.63 4.4%
South State Statistics Last-Names BOB State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 23 0.47 73.1% Arkansas 70 2.38 87.8% Delaware 43 4.56 93.4% Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 86.2% Florida 144 0.72 95.8% Georgia 76 0.75 91.0% Kentucky 32 0.73 76.0% Louisiana 80 1.73 86.8% Maryland 40 0.67 85.5% Mississippi 27 0.89 72.6% North Carolina 51 0.51 90.4% Oklahoma 64 1.65 85.5% South Carolina 25 0.51 78.1% Tennessee 41 0.63 85.8% Texas 232 0.86 95.4% Virginia 65 0.79 90.2% West Virginia 36 1.97 74.8%

South States
State stats for the first name BOB

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 23 0.47 73.1%
Arkansas 70 2.38 87.8%
Delaware 43 4.56 93.4%
Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 86.2%
Florida 144 0.72 95.8%
Georgia 76 0.75 91.0%
Kentucky 32 0.73 76.0%
Louisiana 80 1.73 86.8%
Maryland 40 0.67 85.5%
Mississippi 27 0.89 72.6%
North Carolina 51 0.51 90.4%
Oklahoma 64 1.65 85.5%
South Carolina 25 0.51 78.1%
Tennessee 41 0.63 85.8%
Texas 232 0.86 95.4%
Virginia 65 0.79 90.2%
West Virginia 36 1.97 74.8%
 

Full Names with BOB as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James BOB. 6.69% of all the people named BOB have this given name.

There are 236 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BOB

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James BOB 6.69%
2 Joe BOB 6.28%
3 Bobby BOB 5.87%
4 Billy BOB 4.64%
5 Bill BOB 3.83%
6 Dylan BOB 3.01%
7 John BOB 2.60%
8 Ruth BOB 2.32%
9 Daniel BOB 2.19%
10 Fred BOB 1.64%
11 Michael BOB 1.37%
12 Charles BOB 1.23%
13 Gary BOB 1.23%
14 Jack BOB 1.23%
15 Jim BOB 1.23%
16 Richard BOB 1.23%
17 Robert BOB 1.23%
18 Adam BOB 1.09%
19 Joseph BOB 1.09%
20 Joyce BOB 1.09%

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