Last Name GAINES

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GAINES is ranked as the 920th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 41,920.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 13.15 people named GAINES for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 96% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named GAINES is 50,049, the rank is 739 and the proportion per 100k Americans named GAINES is 15.71.

Last Names GAINES
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 41,920 +/-1.7%
  • National Rank 920
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 13.2

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 50,049
  • National Rank 739
  • Proportion/100k 15.71

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GAINES is 45.1% White, 1.7% Hispanic origin, 50.3% Black, 0.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.1% Two or More Races, and 0.6% 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 GAINES have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin, White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 45.1% 63.9% -18.8%
Hispanic origin 1.7% 16.3% -14.6%
Black 50.3% 12.3% 38.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.3% 4.9% -4.6%
Two or more races 2.1% 1.8% 0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named GAINES is Texas where 3,880 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GAINES, as 43.11 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • District of Columbia 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 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is South Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names GAINES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,465 11.38 99.5% Indiana 1,033 15.66 99.2% Iowa 149 4.81 95.6% Kansas 274 9.44 97.2% Michigan 1,229 12.4 99.6% Minnesota 158 2.89 95.8% Missouri 1,263 42.19 98.9% Nebraska 118 6.29 94.1% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 1,284 11.07 99.3% South Dakota 9 1.04 13.2% Wisconsin 184 3.19 96.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GAINES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,465 11.38 99.5%
Indiana 1,033 15.66 99.2%
Iowa 149 4.81 95.6%
Kansas 274 9.44 97.2%
Michigan 1,229 12.4 99.6%
Minnesota 158 2.89 95.8%
Missouri 1,263 42.19 98.9%
Nebraska 118 6.29 94.1%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 1,284 11.07 99.3%
South Dakota 9 1.04 13.2%
Wisconsin 184 3.19 96.4%
West State Statistics Last-Names GAINES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 80 10.81 92.0% Arizona 651 9.68 98.9% California 3,728 9.61 99.6% Colorado 479 8.95 98.7% Hawaii 96 6.79 95.2% Idaho 78 4.78 91.4% Montana 71 6.9 92.6% Nevada 321 11.31 98.4% New Mexico 187 8.97 96.4% Oregon 329 8.28 98.1% Utah 58 1.97 85.0% Washington 811 11.48 99.3% Wyoming 37 6.39 83.7%

West States
State stats for the first name GAINES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 80 10.81 92.0%
Arizona 651 9.68 98.9%
California 3,728 9.61 99.6%
Colorado 479 8.95 98.7%
Hawaii 96 6.79 95.2%
Idaho 78 4.78 91.4%
Montana 71 6.9 92.6%
Nevada 321 11.31 98.4%
New Mexico 187 8.97 96.4%
Oregon 329 8.28 98.1%
Utah 58 1.97 85.0%
Washington 811 11.48 99.3%
Wyoming 37 6.39 83.7%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names GAINES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 406 11.28 98.8% Maine 31 2.3 75.8% Massachusetts 474 7.03 98.0% New Hampshire 121 9.15 94.9% New Jersey 1,439 16.09 99.6% New York 1,237 6.27 99.3% Pennsylvania 895 7 99.1% Rhode Island 82 7.77 92.6% Vermont 20 3.13 83.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GAINES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 406 11.28 98.8%
Maine 31 2.3 75.8%
Massachusetts 474 7.03 98.0%
New Hampshire 121 9.15 94.9%
New Jersey 1,439 16.09 99.6%
New York 1,237 6.27 99.3%
Pennsylvania 895 7 99.1%
Rhode Island 82 7.77 92.6%
Vermont 20 3.13 83.2%
South State Statistics Last-Names GAINES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,712 35.3 99.2% Arkansas 615 20.73 98.4% Delaware 206 22.05 98.8% Dist. of Columbia 284 43.11 98.7% Florida 2,819 14.17 99.8% Georgia 3,090 30.61 99.6% Kentucky 1,413 32.02 99.0% Louisiana 1,574 33.86 99.2% Maryland 1,052 17.6 99.5% Mississippi 1,263 42.19 98.9% North Carolina 1,665 16.74 99.3% Oklahoma 1,097 28.29 99.1% South Carolina 1,184 24.51 99.1% Tennessee 1,533 23.4 99.2% Texas 3,880 14.39 99.6% Virginia 1,630 19.58 99.5% West Virginia 191 10.32 93.8%

South States
State stats for the first name GAINES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,712 35.3 99.2%
Arkansas 615 20.73 98.4%
Delaware 206 22.05 98.8%
Dist. of Columbia 284 43.11 98.7%
Florida 2,819 14.17 99.8%
Georgia 3,090 30.61 99.6%
Kentucky 1,413 32.02 99.0%
Louisiana 1,574 33.86 99.2%
Maryland 1,052 17.6 99.5%
Mississippi 1,263 42.19 98.9%
North Carolina 1,665 16.74 99.3%
Oklahoma 1,097 28.29 99.1%
South Carolina 1,184 24.51 99.1%
Tennessee 1,533 23.4 99.2%
Texas 3,880 14.39 99.6%
Virginia 1,630 19.58 99.5%
West Virginia 191 10.32 93.8%
 

Full Names with GAINES as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is John GAINES. 1.52% of all the people named GAINES have this given name.

There are 2098 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GAINES

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 John GAINES 1.52%
2 David GAINES 1.40%
3 Robert GAINES 1.34%
4 James GAINES 1.27%
5 Mary GAINES 1.13%
6 Charles GAINES 1.12%
7 Michael GAINES 1.06%
8 William GAINES 0.90%
9 Barbara GAINES 0.86%
10 Linda GAINES 0.66%
11 Richard GAINES 0.65%
12 Thomas GAINES 0.61%
13 Kenneth GAINES 0.58%
14 Elizabeth GAINES 0.52%
15 George GAINES 0.52%
16 Betty GAINES 0.50%
17 Brenda GAINES 0.50%
18 Donald GAINES 0.50%
19 Ronald GAINES 0.49%
20 Gary GAINES 0.48%