Last Name DOROTHY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DOROTHY is ranked as the 6279th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 6,101.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.91 people named DOROTHY 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 DOROTHY is 1,051, the rank is 25,845 and the proportion per 100k Americans named DOROTHY is 0.33.

Last Names DOROTHY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 6,101 +/-4.5%
  • National Rank 6,279
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.9

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,051
  • National Rank 25,845
  • Proportion/100k 0.33

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DOROTHY is 83.9% White, 3.2% Hispanic origin, 8.1% Black, 1.8% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.0% Two or More Races, and 1.0% 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 DOROTHY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 83.9% 63.9% 20.0%
Hispanic origin 3.2% 16.3% -13.1%
Black 8.1% 12.3% -4.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.8% 4.9% -3.1%
Two or more races 2.0% 1.8% 0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.0% 0.7% 0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DOROTHY is California where 522 people have this name.
  • Alaska is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DOROTHY, as 6.49 in every 100,000 Alaskans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Alaska 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 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Vermont (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 5 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names DOROTHY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 365 2.83 97.8% Indiana 148 2.25 93.8% Iowa 30 0.96 77.2% Kansas 91 3.15 90.7% Michigan 142 1.44 95.1% Minnesota 36 0.66 80.6% Missouri 106 3.55 90.0% Nebraska 13 0.7 44.9% North Dakota 16 2.17 48.4% Ohio 280 2.41 96.6% South Dakota 27 3.11 66.4% Wisconsin 88 1.53 91.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DOROTHY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 365 2.83 97.8%
Indiana 148 2.25 93.8%
Iowa 30 0.96 77.2%
Kansas 91 3.15 90.7%
Michigan 142 1.44 95.1%
Minnesota 36 0.66 80.6%
Missouri 106 3.55 90.0%
Nebraska 13 0.7 44.9%
North Dakota 16 2.17 48.4%
Ohio 280 2.41 96.6%
South Dakota 27 3.11 66.4%
Wisconsin 88 1.53 91.6%
West State Statistics Last-Names DOROTHY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 82.9% Arizona 127 1.89 94.6% California 522 1.34 97.8% Colorado 54 1.01 88.6% Hawaii 24 1.7 78.2% Idaho 23 1.43 69.5% Montana 39 3.83 84.5% Nevada 64 2.26 91.4% New Mexico 49 2.36 86.1% Oregon 161 4.05 95.9% Utah 41 1.41 80.0% Washington 87 1.23 93.1% Wyoming 28 4.79 75.7%

West States
State stats for the first name DOROTHY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 82.9%
Arizona 127 1.89 94.6%
California 522 1.34 97.8%
Colorado 54 1.01 88.6%
Hawaii 24 1.7 78.2%
Idaho 23 1.43 69.5%
Montana 39 3.83 84.5%
Nevada 64 2.26 91.4%
New Mexico 49 2.36 86.1%
Oregon 161 4.05 95.9%
Utah 41 1.41 80.0%
Washington 87 1.23 93.1%
Wyoming 28 4.79 75.7%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names DOROTHY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 43 1.2 85.1% Maine 20 1.53 61.9% Massachusetts 49 0.72 80.3% New Hampshire 9 0.7 14.4% New Jersey 115 1.28 93.2% New York 355 1.8 97.4% Pennsylvania 382 2.99 97.8% Rhode Island 9 0.86 14.5% Vermont 4 0.63 12.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DOROTHY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 43 1.2 85.1%
Maine 20 1.53 61.9%
Massachusetts 49 0.72 80.3%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 14.4%
New Jersey 115 1.28 93.2%
New York 355 1.8 97.4%
Pennsylvania 382 2.99 97.8%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 14.5%
Vermont 4 0.63 12.2%
South State Statistics Last-Names DOROTHY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 201 4.15 94.1% Arkansas 77 2.59 88.8% Delaware 21 2.28 86.2% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 16.9% Florida 412 2.07 98.3% Georgia 253 2.51 96.4% Kentucky 143 3.23 92.2% Louisiana 221 4.75 94.6% Maryland 154 2.58 96.1% Mississippi 106 3.55 90.0% North Carolina 182 1.83 96.1% Oklahoma 57 1.47 84.2% South Carolina 160 3.32 94.9% Tennessee 206 3.15 95.3% Texas 349 1.29 96.7% Virginia 288 3.46 97.2% West Virginia 73 3.93 86.4%

South States
State stats for the first name DOROTHY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 201 4.15 94.1%
Arkansas 77 2.59 88.8%
Delaware 21 2.28 86.2%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 16.9%
Florida 412 2.07 98.3%
Georgia 253 2.51 96.4%
Kentucky 143 3.23 92.2%
Louisiana 221 4.75 94.6%
Maryland 154 2.58 96.1%
Mississippi 106 3.55 90.0%
North Carolina 182 1.83 96.1%
Oklahoma 57 1.47 84.2%
South Carolina 160 3.32 94.9%
Tennessee 206 3.15 95.3%
Texas 349 1.29 96.7%
Virginia 288 3.46 97.2%
West Virginia 73 3.93 86.4%
 

Full Names with DOROTHY as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James DOROTHY. 15.53% of all the people named DOROTHY have this given name.

There are 301 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DOROTHY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James DOROTHY 15.53%
2 Daniel DOROTHY 5.33%
3 Joyce DOROTHY 3.27%
4 Michael DOROTHY 2.97%
5 Richard DOROTHY 2.89%
6 Joseph DOROTHY 2.82%
7 David DOROTHY 2.13%
8 Shirley DOROTHY 1.98%
9 Charles DOROTHY 1.75%
10 Gary DOROTHY 1.75%
11 Ruth DOROTHY 1.75%
12 Christopher DOROTHY 1.37%
13 John DOROTHY 1.37%
14 Harry DOROTHY 1.29%
15 Donald DOROTHY 1.22%
16 Jack DOROTHY 1.22%
17 Mark DOROTHY 1.07%
18 Jay DOROTHY 0.99%
19 Ralph DOROTHY 0.91%
20 Carl DOROTHY 0.84%

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