Last Name DEWEY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DEWEY is ranked as the 2466th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 16,409.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 5.15 people named DEWEY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 69% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named DEWEY is 14,368, the rank is 2,716 and the proportion per 100k Americans named DEWEY is 4.51.

Last Names DEWEY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 16,409 +/-2.8%
  • National Rank 2,466
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 5.2

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 14,368
  • National Rank 2,716
  • Proportion/100k 4.51

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DEWEY is 93.4% White, 1.2% Hispanic origin, 1.8% Black, 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 1.7% 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 DEWEY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black, Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 93.4% 63.9% 29.5%
Hispanic origin 1.2% 16.3% -15.1%
Black 1.8% 12.3% -10.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.9% -4.4%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.7% 0.7% 1.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DEWEY is California where 1,565 people have this name.
  • Wyoming is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DEWEY, as 15.96 in every 100,000 Wyomingites have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Michigan.
  • Wyoming 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 District of Columbia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names DEWEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 748 5.81 99.0% Indiana 363 5.5 97.4% Iowa 202 6.49 96.9% Kansas 359 12.35 98.0% Michigan 1,070 10.8 99.5% Minnesota 316 5.78 98.2% Missouri 80 2.66 87.8% Nebraska 197 10.48 97.1% North Dakota 16 2.17 48.2% Ohio 675 5.82 98.6% South Dakota 35 4.15 75.4% Wisconsin 331 5.75 98.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DEWEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 748 5.81 99.0%
Indiana 363 5.5 97.4%
Iowa 202 6.49 96.9%
Kansas 359 12.35 98.0%
Michigan 1,070 10.8 99.5%
Minnesota 316 5.78 98.2%
Missouri 80 2.66 87.8%
Nebraska 197 10.48 97.1%
North Dakota 16 2.17 48.2%
Ohio 675 5.82 98.6%
South Dakota 35 4.15 75.4%
Wisconsin 331 5.75 98.2%
West State Statistics Last-Names DEWEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 67.8% Arizona 491 7.29 98.6% California 1,565 4.03 99.2% Colorado 419 7.82 98.5% Hawaii 24 1.7 78.2% Idaho 211 12.9 97.1% Montana 47 4.6 87.7% Nevada 119 4.2 95.5% New Mexico 79 3.78 91.2% Oregon 402 10.12 98.5% Utah 323 10.97 96.5% Washington 554 7.84 98.9% Wyoming 93 15.96 95.1%

West States
State stats for the first name DEWEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 67.8%
Arizona 491 7.29 98.6%
California 1,565 4.03 99.2%
Colorado 419 7.82 98.5%
Hawaii 24 1.7 78.2%
Idaho 211 12.9 97.1%
Montana 47 4.6 87.7%
Nevada 119 4.2 95.5%
New Mexico 79 3.78 91.2%
Oregon 402 10.12 98.5%
Utah 323 10.97 96.5%
Washington 554 7.84 98.9%
Wyoming 93 15.96 95.1%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names DEWEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 147 4.08 96.2% Maine 31 2.3 75.1% Massachusetts 255 3.79 96.4% New Hampshire 56 4.23 89.0% New Jersey 125 1.4 93.8% New York 1,417 7.18 99.4% Pennsylvania 480 3.75 98.3% Rhode Island 46 4.32 85.6% Vermont 74 11.89 94.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DEWEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 147 4.08 96.2%
Maine 31 2.3 75.1%
Massachusetts 255 3.79 96.4%
New Hampshire 56 4.23 89.0%
New Jersey 125 1.4 93.8%
New York 1,417 7.18 99.4%
Pennsylvania 480 3.75 98.3%
Rhode Island 46 4.32 85.6%
Vermont 74 11.89 94.9%
South State Statistics Last-Names DEWEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 92 1.9 89.9% Arkansas 179 6.05 94.4% Delaware 103 11.02 97.4% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 15.8% Florida 842 4.23 99.2% Georgia 247 2.45 96.3% Kentucky 97 2.2 89.5% Louisiana 201 4.32 94.1% Maryland 194 3.25 96.8% Mississippi 80 2.66 87.8% North Carolina 335 3.37 97.4% Oklahoma 178 4.59 94.2% South Carolina 117 2.43 93.7% Tennessee 196 2.99 95.1% Texas 910 3.37 98.5% Virginia 458 5.5 98.1% West Virginia 45 2.46 79.7%

South States
State stats for the first name DEWEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 92 1.9 89.9%
Arkansas 179 6.05 94.4%
Delaware 103 11.02 97.4%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 15.8%
Florida 842 4.23 99.2%
Georgia 247 2.45 96.3%
Kentucky 97 2.2 89.5%
Louisiana 201 4.32 94.1%
Maryland 194 3.25 96.8%
Mississippi 80 2.66 87.8%
North Carolina 335 3.37 97.4%
Oklahoma 178 4.59 94.2%
South Carolina 117 2.43 93.7%
Tennessee 196 2.99 95.1%
Texas 910 3.37 98.5%
Virginia 458 5.5 98.1%
West Virginia 45 2.46 79.7%
 

Full Names with DEWEY as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is David DEWEY. 2.32% of all the people named DEWEY have this given name.

There are 977 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DEWEY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David DEWEY 2.32%
2 Robert DEWEY 2.09%
3 John DEWEY 2.04%
4 Michael DEWEY 1.92%
5 James DEWEY 1.39%
6 Richard DEWEY 1.22%
7 Donald DEWEY 1.19%
8 Thomas DEWEY 1.16%
9 George DEWEY 0.96%
10 Charles DEWEY 0.93%
11 Mary DEWEY 0.91%
12 Barbara DEWEY 0.88%
13 William DEWEY 0.88%
14 Linda DEWEY 0.85%
15 Susan DEWEY 0.85%
16 Elizabeth DEWEY 0.74%
17 Mark DEWEY 0.74%
18 Daniel DEWEY 0.65%
19 Karen DEWEY 0.62%
20 Donna DEWEY 0.59%