Last Name GERSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GERSON is ranked as the 11819th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 2,981.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.93 people named GERSON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a last name 55% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named GERSON is 2,740, the rank is 12,277 and the proportion per 100k Americans named GERSON is 0.86.

Last Names GERSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,981 +/-6.5%
  • National Rank 11,819
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 0.9

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 2,740
  • National Rank 12,277
  • Proportion/100k 0.86

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GERSON is 93.1% White, 3.6% Hispanic origin, 2.2% Black, 0.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.1% Two or More Races, and 0.0% 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 GERSON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 93.1% 63.9% 29.2%
Hispanic origin 3.6% 16.3% -12.7%
Black 2.2% 12.3% -10.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.0% 4.9% -4.9%
Two or more races 1.1% 1.8% -0.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.0% 0.7% -0.7%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named GERSON is California where 527 people have this name.
  • New Jersey is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GERSON, as 3.62 in every 100,000 New Jerseyans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • New Jersey 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 33 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Carolina (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 104 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names GERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 80 0.62 89.5% Indiana 16 0.25 60.5% Iowa 5 0.16 28.9% Kansas 42 1.45 80.4% Michigan 27 0.27 75.9% Minnesota 16 0.28 63.4% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 82 0.71 89.2% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 16 0.27 62.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 80 0.62 89.5%
Indiana 16 0.25 60.5%
Iowa 5 0.16 28.9%
Kansas 42 1.45 80.4%
Michigan 27 0.27 75.9%
Minnesota 16 0.28 63.4%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 82 0.71 89.2%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 16 0.27 62.4%
West State Statistics Last-Names GERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 118 1.76 94.3% California 527 1.36 97.9% Colorado 47 0.88 87.1% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 28 0.97 78.8% New Mexico 10 0.47 18.5% Oregon 29 0.74 77.0% Utah 17 0.56 55.9% Washington 33 0.46 82.1% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name GERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 118 1.76 94.3%
California 527 1.36 97.9%
Colorado 47 0.88 87.1%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 28 0.97 78.8%
New Mexico 10 0.47 18.5%
Oregon 29 0.74 77.0%
Utah 17 0.56 55.9%
Washington 33 0.46 82.1%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names GERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 26 0.72 72.9% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 97 1.44 90.7% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 323 3.62 97.7% New York 363 1.84 97.5% Pennsylvania 196 1.54 95.7% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 16 2.5 79.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 26 0.72 72.9%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 97 1.44 90.7%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 323 3.62 97.7%
New York 363 1.84 97.5%
Pennsylvania 196 1.54 95.7%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 16 2.5 79.6%
South State Statistics Last-Names GERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 23 0.47 74.2% Arkansas 6 0.22 15.3% Delaware 7 0.76 55.7% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 82.9% Florida 435 2.19 98.4% Georgia 108 1.07 93.1% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 13 0.29 48.9% Maryland 46 0.77 87.6% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 3 0.03 10.3% Oklahoma 7 0.18 14.8% South Carolina 19 0.38 72.8% Tennessee 15 0.24 70.0% Texas 161 0.6 93.9% Virginia 52 0.63 88.4% West Virginia 9 0.49 16.0%

South States
State stats for the first name GERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 23 0.47 74.2%
Arkansas 6 0.22 15.3%
Delaware 7 0.76 55.7%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 82.9%
Florida 435 2.19 98.4%
Georgia 108 1.07 93.1%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 13 0.29 48.9%
Maryland 46 0.77 87.6%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 3 0.03 10.3%
Oklahoma 7 0.18 14.8%
South Carolina 19 0.38 72.8%
Tennessee 15 0.24 70.0%
Texas 161 0.6 93.9%
Virginia 52 0.63 88.4%
West Virginia 9 0.49 16.0%
 

Full Names with GERSON as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is David GERSON. 2.49% of all the people named GERSON have this given name.

There are 370 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GERSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David GERSON 2.49%
2 Robert GERSON 1.71%
3 Gary GERSON 1.40%
4 James GERSON 1.40%
5 Jeffrey GERSON 1.40%
6 Steven GERSON 1.25%
7 Susan GERSON 1.25%
8 John GERSON 1.09%
9 Jack GERSON 0.93%
10 Jennifer GERSON 0.93%
11 Linda GERSON 0.93%
12 Mark GERSON 0.93%
13 Adam GERSON 0.78%
14 Dan GERSON 0.78%
15 Michael GERSON 0.78%
16 Patricia GERSON 0.78%
17 Alan GERSON 0.62%
18 Amy GERSON 0.62%
19 Barbara GERSON 0.62%
20 Charles GERSON 0.62%

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