Last Name DOTSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DOTSON is ranked as the 1220th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 32,067.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 10.06 people named DOTSON 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 DOTSON is 37,528, the rank is 1,004 and the proportion per 100k Americans named DOTSON is 11.78.

Last Names DOTSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 32,067 +/-2.0%
  • National Rank 1,220
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 10.1

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 37,528
  • National Rank 1,004
  • Proportion/100k 11.78

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DOTSON is 70.3% White, 1.3% Hispanic origin, 25.8% Black, 0.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.6% 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 DOTSON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 70.3% 63.9% 6.4%
Hispanic origin 1.3% 16.3% -15.0%
Black 25.8% 12.3% 13.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.3% 4.9% -4.6%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DOTSON is Texas where 3,226 people have this name.
  • West Virginia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DOTSON, as 65.36 in every 100,000 West Virginians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Ohio.
  • West Virginia 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 0 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 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names DOTSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,168 9.07 99.4% Indiana 846 12.83 99.0% Iowa 189 6.09 96.7% Kansas 225 7.75 96.5% Michigan 995 10.05 99.4% Minnesota 116 2.13 94.0% Missouri 671 22.42 97.9% Nebraska 105 5.59 93.2% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 2,376 20.49 99.7% South Dakota 35 4.15 75.5% Wisconsin 210 3.64 96.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DOTSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,168 9.07 99.4%
Indiana 846 12.83 99.0%
Iowa 189 6.09 96.7%
Kansas 225 7.75 96.5%
Michigan 995 10.05 99.4%
Minnesota 116 2.13 94.0%
Missouri 671 22.42 97.9%
Nebraska 105 5.59 93.2%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 2,376 20.49 99.7%
South Dakota 35 4.15 75.5%
Wisconsin 210 3.64 96.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names DOTSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 111 15.13 94.8% Arizona 431 6.41 98.4% California 2,244 5.78 99.4% Colorado 412 7.69 98.5% Hawaii 90 6.36 94.8% Idaho 164 10.03 96.2% Montana 110 10.73 95.8% Nevada 248 8.72 97.9% New Mexico 227 10.86 97.0% Oregon 358 9.02 98.3% Utah 166 5.63 93.6% Washington 815 11.54 99.3% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name DOTSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 111 15.13 94.8%
Arizona 431 6.41 98.4%
California 2,244 5.78 99.4%
Colorado 412 7.69 98.5%
Hawaii 90 6.36 94.8%
Idaho 164 10.03 96.2%
Montana 110 10.73 95.8%
Nevada 248 8.72 97.9%
New Mexico 227 10.86 97.0%
Oregon 358 9.02 98.3%
Utah 166 5.63 93.6%
Washington 815 11.54 99.3%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names DOTSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 233 6.48 97.7% Maine 92 6.89 90.7% Massachusetts 170 2.52 94.7% New Hampshire 37 2.82 83.3% New Jersey 198 2.22 96.2% New York 183 0.93 95.1% Pennsylvania 191 1.49 95.6% Rhode Island 36 3.46 81.9% Vermont 4 0.63 12.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DOTSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 233 6.48 97.7%
Maine 92 6.89 90.7%
Massachusetts 170 2.52 94.7%
New Hampshire 37 2.82 83.3%
New Jersey 198 2.22 96.2%
New York 183 0.93 95.1%
Pennsylvania 191 1.49 95.6%
Rhode Island 36 3.46 81.9%
Vermont 4 0.63 12.3%
South State Statistics Last-Names DOTSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 661 13.62 97.8% Arkansas 474 15.98 97.9% Delaware 75 7.98 96.4% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 82.4% Florida 1,439 7.23 99.5% Georgia 1,786 17.69 99.3% Kentucky 1,925 43.62 99.3% Louisiana 556 11.96 97.6% Maryland 492 8.23 98.7% Mississippi 671 22.42 97.9% North Carolina 1,588 15.97 99.3% Oklahoma 805 20.76 98.8% South Carolina 518 10.72 97.9% Tennessee 3,066 46.81 99.6% Texas 3,226 11.97 99.5% Virginia 1,322 15.88 99.3% West Virginia 1,209 65.36 99.2%

South States
State stats for the first name DOTSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 661 13.62 97.8%
Arkansas 474 15.98 97.9%
Delaware 75 7.98 96.4%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 82.4%
Florida 1,439 7.23 99.5%
Georgia 1,786 17.69 99.3%
Kentucky 1,925 43.62 99.3%
Louisiana 556 11.96 97.6%
Maryland 492 8.23 98.7%
Mississippi 671 22.42 97.9%
North Carolina 1,588 15.97 99.3%
Oklahoma 805 20.76 98.8%
South Carolina 518 10.72 97.9%
Tennessee 3,066 46.81 99.6%
Texas 3,226 11.97 99.5%
Virginia 1,322 15.88 99.3%
West Virginia 1,209 65.36 99.2%
 

Full Names with DOTSON as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James DOTSON. 2.27% of all the people named DOTSON have this given name.

There are 1678 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DOTSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James DOTSON 2.27%
2 David DOTSON 1.64%
3 Charles DOTSON 1.33%
4 John DOTSON 1.20%
5 Michael DOTSON 1.01%
6 Barbara DOTSON 0.97%
7 Robert DOTSON 0.93%
8 Linda DOTSON 0.91%
9 William DOTSON 0.85%
10 Mary DOTSON 0.81%
11 Richard DOTSON 0.71%
12 Brenda DOTSON 0.67%
13 Patricia DOTSON 0.67%
14 Betty DOTSON 0.64%
15 Donald DOTSON 0.61%
16 Jerry DOTSON 0.59%
17 Jennifer DOTSON 0.58%
18 Donna DOTSON 0.56%
19 Thomas DOTSON 0.52%
20 Angela DOTSON 0.51%

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