Last Name DOVER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DOVER is ranked as the 3424th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 11,729.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 3.68 people named DOVER 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 DOVER is 10,864, the rank is 3,548 and the proportion per 100k Americans named DOVER is 3.41.

Last Names DOVER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 11,729 +/-3.3%
  • National Rank 3,424
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 3.7

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 10,864
  • National Rank 3,548
  • Proportion/100k 3.41

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DOVER is 85.1% White, 1.7% Hispanic origin, 10.4% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.9% 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 DOVER have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 85.1% 63.9% 21.2%
Hispanic origin 1.7% 16.3% -14.6%
Black 10.4% 12.3% -1.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named DOVER is Georgia where 1,520 people have this name.
  • South Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DOVER, as 25.78 in every 100,000 South Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Georgia.
  • South Carolina 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 New Mexico (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 7 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names DOVER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 321 2.5 97.5% Indiana 154 2.33 94.0% Iowa 15 0.48 62.5% Kansas 127 4.36 93.4% Michigan 222 2.24 97.0% Minnesota 47 0.85 84.6% Missouri 133 4.44 91.4% Nebraska 39 2.1 78.6% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 274 2.37 96.5% South Dakota 35 4.15 75.5% Wisconsin 39 0.67 81.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DOVER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 321 2.5 97.5%
Indiana 154 2.33 94.0%
Iowa 15 0.48 62.5%
Kansas 127 4.36 93.4%
Michigan 222 2.24 97.0%
Minnesota 47 0.85 84.6%
Missouri 133 4.44 91.4%
Nebraska 39 2.1 78.6%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 274 2.37 96.5%
South Dakota 35 4.15 75.5%
Wisconsin 39 0.67 81.5%
West State Statistics Last-Names DOVER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 83.0% Arizona 228 3.39 97.0% California 963 2.48 98.7% Colorado 128 2.4 95.1% Hawaii 36 2.54 85.7% Idaho 39 2.39 81.7% Montana 63 6.13 91.4% Nevada 73 2.58 92.6% New Mexico 10 0.47 13.3% Oregon 183 4.6 96.4% Utah 91 3.1 89.6% Washington 196 2.77 96.9% Wyoming 37 6.39 83.4%

West States
State stats for the first name DOVER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 83.0%
Arizona 228 3.39 97.0%
California 963 2.48 98.7%
Colorado 128 2.4 95.1%
Hawaii 36 2.54 85.7%
Idaho 39 2.39 81.7%
Montana 63 6.13 91.4%
Nevada 73 2.58 92.6%
New Mexico 10 0.47 13.3%
Oregon 183 4.6 96.4%
Utah 91 3.1 89.6%
Washington 196 2.77 96.9%
Wyoming 37 6.39 83.4%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names DOVER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 112 3.12 95.0% Maine 41 3.06 81.1% Massachusetts 304 4.51 96.9% New Hampshire 75 5.63 91.8% New Jersey 407 4.55 98.2% New York 211 1.07 95.7% Pennsylvania 224 1.75 96.2% Rhode Island 55 5.18 88.3% Vermont 8 1.25 56.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DOVER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 112 3.12 95.0%
Maine 41 3.06 81.1%
Massachusetts 304 4.51 96.9%
New Hampshire 75 5.63 91.8%
New Jersey 407 4.55 98.2%
New York 211 1.07 95.7%
Pennsylvania 224 1.75 96.2%
Rhode Island 55 5.18 88.3%
Vermont 8 1.25 56.5%
South State Statistics Last-Names DOVER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 609 12.56 97.6% Arkansas 275 9.29 96.3% Delaware 57 6.08 95.2% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 82.4% Florida 544 2.74 98.7% Georgia 1,520 15.05 99.2% Kentucky 52 1.17 83.5% Louisiana 107 2.31 89.7% Maryland 126 2.1 95.2% Mississippi 133 4.44 91.4% North Carolina 1,046 10.52 98.9% Oklahoma 321 8.27 96.7% South Carolina 1,246 25.78 99.2% Tennessee 495 7.56 97.7% Texas 836 3.1 98.4% Virginia 196 2.36 96.1% West Virginia 73 3.93 86.5%

South States
State stats for the first name DOVER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 609 12.56 97.6%
Arkansas 275 9.29 96.3%
Delaware 57 6.08 95.2%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 82.4%
Florida 544 2.74 98.7%
Georgia 1,520 15.05 99.2%
Kentucky 52 1.17 83.5%
Louisiana 107 2.31 89.7%
Maryland 126 2.1 95.2%
Mississippi 133 4.44 91.4%
North Carolina 1,046 10.52 98.9%
Oklahoma 321 8.27 96.7%
South Carolina 1,246 25.78 99.2%
Tennessee 495 7.56 97.7%
Texas 836 3.1 98.4%
Virginia 196 2.36 96.1%
West Virginia 73 3.93 86.5%
 

Full Names with DOVER as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is Ben DOVER. 9.07% of all the people named DOVER have this given name.

There are 856 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DOVER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Ben DOVER 9.07%
2 James DOVER 2.10%
3 John DOVER 1.39%
4 David DOVER 1.23%
5 Charles DOVER 0.99%
6 Barbara DOVER 0.91%
7 Robert DOVER 0.87%
8 Betty DOVER 0.83%
9 Mary DOVER 0.83%
10 Michael DOVER 0.83%
11 William DOVER 0.79%
12 Kenneth DOVER 0.71%
13 Patricia DOVER 0.71%
14 Donna DOVER 0.59%
15 Joseph DOVER 0.59%
16 Brenda DOVER 0.55%
17 Donald DOVER 0.55%
18 Gary DOVER 0.55%
19 Jerry DOVER 0.55%
20 Nancy DOVER 0.55%