Last Name FOY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • FOY is ranked as the 2246th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 17,909.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 5.62 people named FOY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 85% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named FOY is 16,088, the rank is 2,432 and the proportion per 100k Americans named FOY is 5.05.

Last Names FOY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 17,909 +/-2.6%
  • National Rank 2,246
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 5.6

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 16,088
  • National Rank 2,432
  • Proportion/100k 5.05

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name FOY is 75.2% White, 1.6% Hispanic origin, 20.7% Black, 0.7% 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 FOY have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.2% 63.9% 11.3%
Hispanic origin 1.6% 16.3% -14.7%
Black 20.7% 12.3% 8.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.7% 4.9% -4.2%
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 FOY is North Carolina where 1,684 people have this name.
  • North Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named FOY, as 16.93 in every 100,000 North Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • North 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 9 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Arkansas (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 8 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names FOY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 680 5.28 98.9% Indiana 324 4.91 97.1% Iowa 90 2.88 92.0% Kansas 98 3.39 91.4% Michigan 525 5.3 98.8% Minnesota 316 5.78 98.2% Missouri 246 8.21 94.6% Nebraska 92 4.89 91.9% North Dakota 24 3.26 65.2% Ohio 560 4.83 98.3% South Dakota 44 5.18 81.4% Wisconsin 223 3.86 97.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name FOY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 680 5.28 98.9%
Indiana 324 4.91 97.1%
Iowa 90 2.88 92.0%
Kansas 98 3.39 91.4%
Michigan 525 5.3 98.8%
Minnesota 316 5.78 98.2%
Missouri 246 8.21 94.6%
Nebraska 92 4.89 91.9%
North Dakota 24 3.26 65.2%
Ohio 560 4.83 98.3%
South Dakota 44 5.18 81.4%
Wisconsin 223 3.86 97.1%
West State Statistics Last-Names FOY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 69.2% Arizona 347 5.15 98.0% California 1,357 3.5 99.1% Colorado 223 4.16 97.2% Hawaii 42 2.97 88.0% Idaho 39 2.39 82.0% Montana 94 9.2 94.9% Nevada 147 5.17 96.4% New Mexico 49 2.36 86.3% Oregon 205 5.15 96.8% Utah 174 5.91 94.0% Washington 373 5.28 98.4% Wyoming 47 7.98 87.8%

West States
State stats for the first name FOY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 69.2%
Arizona 347 5.15 98.0%
California 1,357 3.5 99.1%
Colorado 223 4.16 97.2%
Hawaii 42 2.97 88.0%
Idaho 39 2.39 82.0%
Montana 94 9.2 94.9%
Nevada 147 5.17 96.4%
New Mexico 49 2.36 86.3%
Oregon 205 5.15 96.8%
Utah 174 5.91 94.0%
Washington 373 5.28 98.4%
Wyoming 47 7.98 87.8%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names FOY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 181 5.04 97.0% Maine 31 2.3 75.7% Massachusetts 316 4.69 97.1% New Hampshire 65 4.93 90.7% New Jersey 678 7.58 99.0% New York 1,202 6.09 99.3% Pennsylvania 1,031 8.06 99.2% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 35 5.63 89.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name FOY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 181 5.04 97.0%
Maine 31 2.3 75.7%
Massachusetts 316 4.69 97.1%
New Hampshire 65 4.93 90.7%
New Jersey 678 7.58 99.0%
New York 1,202 6.09 99.3%
Pennsylvania 1,031 8.06 99.2%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 35 5.63 89.9%
South State Statistics Last-Names FOY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 442 9.12 96.8% Arkansas 51 1.73 84.7% Delaware 60 6.46 95.5% Dist. of Columbia 51 7.74 92.5% Florida 1,133 5.69 99.4% Georgia 589 5.83 98.1% Kentucky 156 3.52 92.7% Louisiana 509 10.95 97.5% Maryland 389 6.51 98.4% Mississippi 246 8.21 94.6% North Carolina 1,684 16.93 99.4% Oklahoma 78 2.02 88.1% South Carolina 358 7.4 97.2% Tennessee 248 3.78 95.9% Texas 1,188 4.41 98.8% Virginia 452 5.43 98.1% West Virginia 136 7.37 91.8%

South States
State stats for the first name FOY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 442 9.12 96.8%
Arkansas 51 1.73 84.7%
Delaware 60 6.46 95.5%
Dist. of Columbia 51 7.74 92.5%
Florida 1,133 5.69 99.4%
Georgia 589 5.83 98.1%
Kentucky 156 3.52 92.7%
Louisiana 509 10.95 97.5%
Maryland 389 6.51 98.4%
Mississippi 246 8.21 94.6%
North Carolina 1,684 16.93 99.4%
Oklahoma 78 2.02 88.1%
South Carolina 358 7.4 97.2%
Tennessee 248 3.78 95.9%
Texas 1,188 4.41 98.8%
Virginia 452 5.43 98.1%
West Virginia 136 7.37 91.8%
 

Full Names with FOY as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James FOY. 2.28% of all the people named FOY have this given name.

There are 1115 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name FOY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James FOY 2.28%
2 John FOY 2.00%
3 Robert FOY 1.76%
4 Michael FOY 1.63%
5 David FOY 1.61%
6 William FOY 1.45%
7 Mary FOY 1.43%
8 Edward FOY 1.19%
9 Thomas FOY 0.99%
10 Charles FOY 0.96%
11 Barbara FOY 0.78%
12 Brian FOY 0.78%
13 Patricia FOY 0.78%
14 Richard FOY 0.78%
15 Patrick FOY 0.75%
16 Daniel FOY 0.70%
17 Joseph FOY 0.67%
18 Linda FOY 0.65%
19 Deborah FOY 0.62%
20 Kevin FOY 0.62%

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