Last Name ERNEST

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • ERNEST is ranked as the 16501st most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 2,015.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.63 people named ERNEST 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 ERNEST is 5,543, the rank is 6,640 and the proportion per 100k Americans named ERNEST is 1.74.

Last Names ERNEST
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,015 +/-7.9%
  • National Rank 16,501
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.6

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 5,543
  • National Rank 6,640
  • Proportion/100k 1.74

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ERNEST is 81.9% White, 1.8% Hispanic origin, 12.5% Black, 1.1% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.3% 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 ERNEST have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 81.9% 63.9% 18.0%
Hispanic origin 1.8% 16.3% -14.5%
Black 12.5% 12.3% 0.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.1% 4.9% -3.8%
Two or more races 2.3% 1.8% 0.5%
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 ERNEST is California where 194 people have this name.
  • Louisiana is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named ERNEST, as 2.16 in every 100,000 Louisianans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Louisiana 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 30 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Jersey (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 167 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names ERNEST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 68 0.53 87.5% Indiana 44 0.67 82.0% Iowa 7 0.24 43.1% Kansas 7 0.24 11.3% Michigan 29 0.29 77.5% Minnesota 13 0.24 58.5% Missouri 27 0.89 73.4% Nebraska 20 1.05 60.4% North Dakota 8 1.09 10.7% Ohio 49 0.43 82.6% South Dakota 18 2.07 50.9% Wisconsin 16 0.27 62.2%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name ERNEST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 68 0.53 87.5%
Indiana 44 0.67 82.0%
Iowa 7 0.24 43.1%
Kansas 7 0.24 11.3%
Michigan 29 0.29 77.5%
Minnesota 13 0.24 58.5%
Missouri 27 0.89 73.4%
Nebraska 20 1.05 60.4%
North Dakota 8 1.09 10.7%
Ohio 49 0.43 82.6%
South Dakota 18 2.07 50.9%
Wisconsin 16 0.27 62.2%
West State Statistics Last-Names ERNEST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 59 0.88 88.9% California 194 0.5 94.8% Colorado 41 0.76 84.7% Hawaii 24 1.7 78.3% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 8 0.77 12.4% Nevada 37 1.29 84.5% New Mexico 10 0.47 15.0% Oregon 15 0.37 53.0% Utah 8 0.28 13.3% Washington 18 0.26 68.8% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name ERNEST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 59 0.88 88.9%
California 194 0.5 94.8%
Colorado 41 0.76 84.7%
Hawaii 24 1.7 78.3%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 8 0.77 12.4%
Nevada 37 1.29 84.5%
New Mexico 10 0.47 15.0%
Oregon 15 0.37 53.0%
Utah 8 0.28 13.3%
Washington 18 0.26 68.8%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names ERNEST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 35 0.96 80.5% Maine 10 0.77 15.6% Massachusetts 36 0.54 73.1% New Hampshire 19 1.41 62.8% New Jersey 10 0.12 12.8% New York 160 0.81 94.4% Pennsylvania 76 0.6 89.4% Rhode Island 18 1.73 60.7% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name ERNEST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 35 0.96 80.5%
Maine 10 0.77 15.6%
Massachusetts 36 0.54 73.1%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 62.8%
New Jersey 10 0.12 12.8%
New York 160 0.81 94.4%
Pennsylvania 76 0.6 89.4%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 60.7%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names ERNEST State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 40 0.83 82.6% Arkansas 32 1.08 77.9% Delaware 4 0.38 13.1% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 171 0.86 96.3% Georgia 89 0.88 92.0% Kentucky 58 1.32 84.9% Louisiana 100 2.16 89.2% Maryland 46 0.77 87.5% Mississippi 27 0.89 73.4% North Carolina 54 0.55 90.9% Oklahoma 36 0.92 76.9% South Carolina 56 1.15 89.0% Tennessee 41 0.63 86.0% Texas 175 0.65 94.3% Virginia 59 0.71 89.5% West Virginia 36 1.97 75.7%

South States
State stats for the first name ERNEST

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 40 0.83 82.6%
Arkansas 32 1.08 77.9%
Delaware 4 0.38 13.1%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 171 0.86 96.3%
Georgia 89 0.88 92.0%
Kentucky 58 1.32 84.9%
Louisiana 100 2.16 89.2%
Maryland 46 0.77 87.5%
Mississippi 27 0.89 73.4%
North Carolina 54 0.55 90.9%
Oklahoma 36 0.92 76.9%
South Carolina 56 1.15 89.0%
Tennessee 41 0.63 86.0%
Texas 175 0.65 94.3%
Virginia 59 0.71 89.5%
West Virginia 36 1.97 75.7%
 

Full Names with ERNEST as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James ERNEST. 14.29% of all the people named ERNEST have this given name.

There are 171 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ERNEST

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James ERNEST 14.29%
2 Joseph ERNEST 3.23%
3 Richard ERNEST 3.23%
4 Charles ERNEST 3.00%
5 Daniel ERNEST 3.00%
6 Jean ERNEST 2.76%
7 Michael ERNEST 2.30%
8 Shirley ERNEST 2.07%
9 John ERNEST 1.84%
10 David ERNEST 1.61%
11 Jack ERNEST 1.61%
12 Florence ERNEST 1.38%
13 Gary ERNEST 1.38%
14 William ERNEST 1.38%
15 Carlos ERNEST 1.15%
16 Christopher ERNEST 1.15%
17 Joyce ERNEST 1.15%
18 Gerald ERNEST 0.92%
19 Harry ERNEST 0.92%
20 Kara ERNEST 0.92%

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