Last Name DEAR

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DEAR is ranked as the 6988th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 5,386.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.69 people named DEAR 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 DEAR is 4,269, the rank is 8,426 and the proportion per 100k Americans named DEAR is 1.34.

Last Names DEAR
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 5,386 +/-4.8%
  • National Rank 6,988
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.7

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 4,269
  • National Rank 8,426
  • Proportion/100k 1.34

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DEAR is 68.1% White, 2.2% Hispanic origin, 23.9% Black, 3.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.0% Two or More Races, and 0.4% 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 DEAR have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 68.1% 63.9% 4.2%
Hispanic origin 2.2% 16.3% -14.1%
Black 23.9% 12.3% 11.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 3.5% 4.9% -1.4%
Two or more races 2.0% 1.8% 0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DEAR is Texas where 738 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DEAR, as 24.42 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Mississippi 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 Iowa (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 20 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names DEAR State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 216 1.68 96.3% Indiana 137 2.08 93.3% Iowa 5 0.16 27.0% Kansas 21 0.73 63.2% Michigan 258 2.6 97.4% Minnesota 47 0.85 84.6% Missouri 731 24.42 98.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 165 1.42 94.4% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 18 0.31 65.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DEAR

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 216 1.68 96.3%
Indiana 137 2.08 93.3%
Iowa 5 0.16 27.0%
Kansas 21 0.73 63.2%
Michigan 258 2.6 97.4%
Minnesota 47 0.85 84.6%
Missouri 731 24.42 98.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 165 1.42 94.4%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 18 0.31 65.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names DEAR State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 42 0.63 84.2% California 598 1.54 98.1% Colorado 115 2.14 94.6% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 8 0.77 9.3% Nevada 28 0.97 77.9% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 15 0.37 51.9% Utah 33 1.13 75.6% Washington 76 1.08 92.1% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name DEAR

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 42 0.63 84.2%
California 598 1.54 98.1%
Colorado 115 2.14 94.6%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 8 0.77 9.3%
Nevada 28 0.97 77.9%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 15 0.37 51.9%
Utah 33 1.13 75.6%
Washington 76 1.08 92.1%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names DEAR State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 54.4% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 109 1.62 91.7% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 83 0.93 90.3% New York 297 1.5 96.9% Pennsylvania 131 1.02 93.7% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 4 0.63 10.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DEAR

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 54.4%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 109 1.62 91.7%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 83 0.93 90.3%
New York 297 1.5 96.9%
Pennsylvania 131 1.02 93.7%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 10.4%
South State Statistics Last-Names DEAR State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 109 2.25 91.1% Arkansas 64 2.16 87.0% Delaware 75 7.98 96.4% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 14.7% Florida 271 1.36 97.6% Georgia 114 1.13 93.4% Kentucky 39 0.88 79.5% Louisiana 214 4.61 94.4% Maryland 91 1.53 93.5% Mississippi 731 24.42 98.0% North Carolina 105 1.06 94.3% Oklahoma 71 1.84 86.9% South Carolina 68 1.4 90.5% Tennessee 31 0.47 82.7% Texas 738 2.74 98.2% Virginia 79 0.94 91.7% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name DEAR

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 109 2.25 91.1%
Arkansas 64 2.16 87.0%
Delaware 75 7.98 96.4%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 14.7%
Florida 271 1.36 97.6%
Georgia 114 1.13 93.4%
Kentucky 39 0.88 79.5%
Louisiana 214 4.61 94.4%
Maryland 91 1.53 93.5%
Mississippi 731 24.42 98.0%
North Carolina 105 1.06 94.3%
Oklahoma 71 1.84 86.9%
South Carolina 68 1.4 90.5%
Tennessee 31 0.47 82.7%
Texas 738 2.74 98.2%
Virginia 79 0.94 91.7%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with DEAR as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is Robert DEAR. 1.64% of all the people named DEAR have this given name.

There are 572 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DEAR

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Robert DEAR 1.64%
2 Michael DEAR 1.55%
3 Barbara DEAR 1.47%
4 John DEAR 1.47%
5 Charles DEAR 1.38%
6 David DEAR 1.38%
7 James DEAR 1.12%
8 Joseph DEAR 1.03%
9 Richard DEAR 1.03%
10 Linda DEAR 0.95%
11 Sandra DEAR 0.95%
12 Steven DEAR 0.95%
13 Donald DEAR 0.78%
14 Mary DEAR 0.78%
15 Patricia DEAR 0.78%
16 Ronald DEAR 0.78%
17 Stephen DEAR 0.78%
18 Alice DEAR 0.69%
19 Eddie DEAR 0.69%
20 William DEAR 0.69%