Last Name EARNEST

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • EARNEST is ranked as the 4136th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 9,621.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 3.02 people named EARNEST for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 81% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named EARNEST is 9,302, the rank is 4,177 and the proportion per 100k Americans named EARNEST is 2.92.

Last Names EARNEST
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 9,621 +/-3.6%
  • National Rank 4,136
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 3.0

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 9,302
  • National Rank 4,177
  • Proportion/100k 2.92

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name EARNEST is 87.8% White, 1.4% Hispanic origin, 8.8% Black, 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.1% 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 EARNEST have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 87.8% 63.9% 23.9%
Hispanic origin 1.4% 16.3% -14.9%
Black 8.8% 12.3% -3.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.9% -4.4%
Two or more races 1.1% 1.8% -0.7%
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 EARNEST is Florida where 894 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named EARNEST, as 15.1 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • 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 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New York (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 76 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names EARNEST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 346 2.69 97.7% Indiana 154 2.33 94.0% Iowa 67 2.16 89.1% Kansas 120 4.12 93.0% Michigan 229 2.31 97.1% Minnesota 39 0.71 81.9% Missouri 452 15.1 96.9% Nebraska 125 6.63 94.5% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 324 2.79 97.1% South Dakota 9 1.04 10.5% Wisconsin 72 1.26 89.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name EARNEST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 346 2.69 97.7%
Indiana 154 2.33 94.0%
Iowa 67 2.16 89.1%
Kansas 120 4.12 93.0%
Michigan 229 2.31 97.1%
Minnesota 39 0.71 81.9%
Missouri 452 15.1 96.9%
Nebraska 125 6.63 94.5%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 324 2.79 97.1%
South Dakota 9 1.04 10.5%
Wisconsin 72 1.26 89.8%
West State Statistics Last-Names EARNEST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 83.0% Arizona 127 1.89 94.6% California 707 1.82 98.3% Colorado 203 3.78 96.9% Hawaii 6 0.42 12.7% Idaho 39 2.39 81.8% Montana 24 2.3 71.5% Nevada 55 1.94 90.0% New Mexico 98 4.72 93.0% Oregon 124 3.13 94.6% Utah 17 0.56 54.6% Washington 152 2.15 96.0% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name EARNEST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 83.0%
Arizona 127 1.89 94.6%
California 707 1.82 98.3%
Colorado 203 3.78 96.9%
Hawaii 6 0.42 12.7%
Idaho 39 2.39 81.8%
Montana 24 2.3 71.5%
Nevada 55 1.94 90.0%
New Mexico 98 4.72 93.0%
Oregon 124 3.13 94.6%
Utah 17 0.56 54.6%
Washington 152 2.15 96.0%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names EARNEST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 43 1.2 85.1% Maine 10 0.77 14.9% Massachusetts 122 1.8 92.6% New Hampshire 19 1.41 62.6% New Jersey 146 1.63 94.7% New York 82 0.42 89.3% Pennsylvania 622 4.86 98.7% Rhode Island 9 0.86 15.1% Vermont 4 0.63 12.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name EARNEST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 43 1.2 85.1%
Maine 10 0.77 14.9%
Massachusetts 122 1.8 92.6%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 62.6%
New Jersey 146 1.63 94.7%
New York 82 0.42 89.3%
Pennsylvania 622 4.86 98.7%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 15.1%
Vermont 4 0.63 12.8%
South State Statistics Last-Names EARNEST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 718 14.81 98.0% Arkansas 295 9.93 96.5% Delaware 21 2.28 86.3% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 17.9% Florida 894 4.5 99.2% Georgia 652 6.46 98.3% Kentucky 104 2.35 90.0% Louisiana 308 6.63 95.9% Maryland 131 2.2 95.4% Mississippi 452 15.1 96.9% North Carolina 236 2.37 96.7% Oklahoma 271 6.98 96.2% South Carolina 154 3.19 94.8% Tennessee 330 5.04 96.8% Texas 879 3.26 98.5% Virginia 249 2.99 96.8% West Virginia 109 5.9 90.2%

South States
State stats for the first name EARNEST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 718 14.81 98.0%
Arkansas 295 9.93 96.5%
Delaware 21 2.28 86.3%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 17.9%
Florida 894 4.5 99.2%
Georgia 652 6.46 98.3%
Kentucky 104 2.35 90.0%
Louisiana 308 6.63 95.9%
Maryland 131 2.2 95.4%
Mississippi 452 15.1 96.9%
North Carolina 236 2.37 96.7%
Oklahoma 271 6.98 96.2%
South Carolina 154 3.19 94.8%
Tennessee 330 5.04 96.8%
Texas 879 3.26 98.5%
Virginia 249 2.99 96.8%
West Virginia 109 5.9 90.2%
 

Full Names with EARNEST as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James EARNEST. 2.94% of all the people named EARNEST have this given name.

There are 782 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name EARNEST

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James EARNEST 2.94%
2 William EARNEST 1.64%
3 Charles EARNEST 1.59%
4 John EARNEST 1.59%
5 David EARNEST 1.50%
6 Robert EARNEST 1.21%
7 Daniel EARNEST 1.01%
8 Barbara EARNEST 0.97%
9 Larry EARNEST 0.92%
10 Michael EARNEST 0.87%
11 Kenneth EARNEST 0.82%
12 Mary EARNEST 0.82%
13 Donald EARNEST 0.72%
14 Carol EARNEST 0.68%
15 Jennifer EARNEST 0.68%
16 Matthew EARNEST 0.63%
17 Patricia EARNEST 0.63%
18 Thomas EARNEST 0.63%
19 Gary EARNEST 0.58%
20 Kevin EARNEST 0.58%

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