Last Name ESSEX

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • ESSEX is ranked as the 8762nd most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 4,170.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.31 people named ESSEX for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 93% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named ESSEX is 4,269, the rank is 8,401 and the proportion per 100k Americans named ESSEX is 1.34.

Last Names ESSEX
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 4,170 +/-5.5%
  • National Rank 8,762
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.3

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 4,269
  • National Rank 8,401
  • Proportion/100k 1.34

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ESSEX is 74.3% White, 1.3% Hispanic origin, 22.4% Black, 0.2% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% 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 ESSEX have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 74.3% 63.9% 10.4%
Hispanic origin 1.3% 16.3% -15.0%
Black 22.4% 12.3% 10.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.2% 4.9% -4.7%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
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 ESSEX is California where 446 people have this name.
  • Rhode Island is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named ESSEX, as 6.05 in every 100,000 Rhode Islanders have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of Michigan.
  • Rhode Island 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 Pennsylvania (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 122 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names ESSEX State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 223 1.73 96.4% Indiana 330 5 97.2% Iowa 57 1.84 87.3% Kansas 70 2.42 87.9% Michigan 287 2.89 97.7% Minnesota 18 0.33 66.9% Missouri 13 0.44 53.5% Nebraska 46 2.44 81.9% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 291 2.51 96.7% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 44 0.76 83.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name ESSEX

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 223 1.73 96.4%
Indiana 330 5 97.2%
Iowa 57 1.84 87.3%
Kansas 70 2.42 87.9%
Michigan 287 2.89 97.7%
Minnesota 18 0.33 66.9%
Missouri 13 0.44 53.5%
Nebraska 46 2.44 81.9%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 291 2.51 96.7%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 44 0.76 83.5%
West State Statistics Last-Names ESSEX State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 16.8% Arizona 93 1.38 92.8% California 446 1.15 97.5% Colorado 101 1.89 93.9% Hawaii 6 0.42 13.6% Idaho 8 0.48 12.8% Montana 47 4.6 87.8% Nevada 55 1.94 90.0% New Mexico 20 0.94 61.1% Oregon 22 0.55 68.6% Utah 17 0.56 54.9% Washington 163 2.31 96.3% Wyoming 19 3.19 60.0%

West States
State stats for the first name ESSEX

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 16.8%
Arizona 93 1.38 92.8%
California 446 1.15 97.5%
Colorado 101 1.89 93.9%
Hawaii 6 0.42 13.6%
Idaho 8 0.48 12.8%
Montana 47 4.6 87.8%
Nevada 55 1.94 90.0%
New Mexico 20 0.94 61.1%
Oregon 22 0.55 68.6%
Utah 17 0.56 54.9%
Washington 163 2.31 96.3%
Wyoming 19 3.19 60.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names ESSEX State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 35 0.96 80.6% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 73 1.08 87.4% New Hampshire 9 0.7 16.1% New Jersey 52 0.58 83.6% New York 144 0.73 93.8% Pennsylvania 33 0.26 76.3% Rhode Island 64 6.05 90.2% Vermont 16 2.5 79.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name ESSEX

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 35 0.96 80.6%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 73 1.08 87.4%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 16.1%
New Jersey 52 0.58 83.6%
New York 144 0.73 93.8%
Pennsylvania 33 0.26 76.3%
Rhode Island 64 6.05 90.2%
Vermont 16 2.5 79.3%
South State Statistics Last-Names ESSEX State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 52 1.07 85.4% Arkansas 38 1.3 80.8% Delaware 14 1.52 78.7% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 82.6% Florida 209 1.05 97.0% Georgia 127 1.25 93.9% Kentucky 97 2.2 89.6% Louisiana 27 0.58 69.4% Maryland 97 1.63 93.9% Mississippi 13 0.44 53.5% North Carolina 92 0.93 93.8% Oklahoma 64 1.65 85.8% South Carolina 25 0.51 79.0% Tennessee 145 2.21 94.0% Texas 201 0.75 94.9% Virginia 85 1.02 92.2% West Virginia 18 0.98 54.4%

South States
State stats for the first name ESSEX

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 52 1.07 85.4%
Arkansas 38 1.3 80.8%
Delaware 14 1.52 78.7%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 82.6%
Florida 209 1.05 97.0%
Georgia 127 1.25 93.9%
Kentucky 97 2.2 89.6%
Louisiana 27 0.58 69.4%
Maryland 97 1.63 93.9%
Mississippi 13 0.44 53.5%
North Carolina 92 0.93 93.8%
Oklahoma 64 1.65 85.8%
South Carolina 25 0.51 79.0%
Tennessee 145 2.21 94.0%
Texas 201 0.75 94.9%
Virginia 85 1.02 92.2%
West Virginia 18 0.98 54.4%
 

Full Names with ESSEX as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is David ESSEX. 2.56% of all the people named ESSEX have this given name.

There are 459 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ESSEX

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David ESSEX 2.56%
2 John ESSEX 2.45%
3 Robert ESSEX 2.12%
4 James ESSEX 1.78%
5 Charles ESSEX 1.67%
6 Laura ESSEX 1.00%
7 Donald ESSEX 0.89%
8 Patricia ESSEX 0.89%
9 Elizabeth ESSEX 0.78%
10 Donna ESSEX 0.67%
11 Kathleen ESSEX 0.67%
12 Lisa ESSEX 0.67%
13 Mary ESSEX 0.67%
14 Paul ESSEX 0.67%
15 Richard ESSEX 0.67%
16 Terri ESSEX 0.67%
17 Anne ESSEX 0.56%
18 Betty ESSEX 0.56%
19 Brian ESSEX 0.56%
20 Cheryl ESSEX 0.56%

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