Last Name HAMILTON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • HAMILTON is ranked as the 109th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 224,471.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 70.4 people named HAMILTON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named HAMILTON is 229,504, the rank is 107 and the proportion per 100k Americans named HAMILTON is 72.04.

Last Names HAMILTON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 224,471 +/-0.7%
  • National Rank 109
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 70.4

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 229,504
  • National Rank 107
  • Proportion/100k 72.04

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name HAMILTON is 72.8% White, 1.6% Hispanic origin, 22.7% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.8% 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 HAMILTON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 72.8% 63.9% 8.9%
Hispanic origin 1.6% 16.3% -14.7%
Black 22.7% 12.3% 10.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named HAMILTON is Texas where 21,619 people have this name.
  • Kentucky is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named HAMILTON, as 156.7 in every 100,000 Kentuckians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Kentucky 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names HAMILTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 8,025 62.3 99.9% Indiana 6,775 102.7 99.9% Iowa 2,098 67.53 99.9% Kansas 2,405 82.82 99.8% Michigan 7,219 72.85 100.0% Minnesota 1,927 35.31 99.8% Missouri 2,752 91.92 99.6% Nebraska 1,130 60.06 99.7% North Dakota 225 30.45 98.0% Ohio 10,682 92.14 100.0% South Dakota 327 38.35 98.9% Wisconsin 2,184 37.93 99.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name HAMILTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 8,025 62.3 99.9%
Indiana 6,775 102.7 99.9%
Iowa 2,098 67.53 99.9%
Kansas 2,405 82.82 99.8%
Michigan 7,219 72.85 100.0%
Minnesota 1,927 35.31 99.8%
Missouri 2,752 91.92 99.6%
Nebraska 1,130 60.06 99.7%
North Dakota 225 30.45 98.0%
Ohio 10,682 92.14 100.0%
South Dakota 327 38.35 98.9%
Wisconsin 2,184 37.93 99.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names HAMILTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 717 97.29 99.6% Arizona 4,027 59.83 99.9% California 21,166 54.55 100.0% Colorado 3,802 70.99 99.9% Hawaii 560 39.44 99.4% Idaho 1,398 85.51 99.7% Montana 753 73.57 99.7% Nevada 1,779 62.67 99.8% New Mexico 1,517 72.73 99.6% Oregon 3,595 90.54 99.9% Utah 1,698 57.69 99.5% Washington 5,250 74.34 99.9% Wyoming 569 97.38 99.6%

West States
State stats for the first name HAMILTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 717 97.29 99.6%
Arizona 4,027 59.83 99.9%
California 21,166 54.55 100.0%
Colorado 3,802 70.99 99.9%
Hawaii 560 39.44 99.4%
Idaho 1,398 85.51 99.7%
Montana 753 73.57 99.7%
Nevada 1,779 62.67 99.8%
New Mexico 1,517 72.73 99.6%
Oregon 3,595 90.54 99.9%
Utah 1,698 57.69 99.5%
Washington 5,250 74.34 99.9%
Wyoming 569 97.38 99.6%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names HAMILTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 1,710 47.53 99.8% Maine 1,304 98.03 99.6% Massachusetts 3,734 55.36 99.8% New Hampshire 813 61.27 99.5% New Jersey 4,618 51.67 99.9% New York 9,446 47.84 99.9% Pennsylvania 7,593 59.38 99.9% Rhode Island 365 34.55 98.9% Vermont 329 52.55 99.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name HAMILTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 1,710 47.53 99.8%
Maine 1,304 98.03 99.6%
Massachusetts 3,734 55.36 99.8%
New Hampshire 813 61.27 99.5%
New Jersey 4,618 51.67 99.9%
New York 9,446 47.84 99.9%
Pennsylvania 7,593 59.38 99.9%
Rhode Island 365 34.55 98.9%
Vermont 329 52.55 99.3%
South State Statistics Last-Names HAMILTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 5,135 105.9 99.8% Arkansas 3,267 110.14 99.8% Delaware 658 70.33 99.7% Dist. of Columbia 692 105.01 99.6% Florida 14,429 72.53 100.0% Georgia 8,891 88.05 99.9% Kentucky 6,916 156.7 99.9% Louisiana 4,327 93.07 99.8% Maryland 4,728 79.11 99.9% Mississippi 2,752 91.92 99.6% North Carolina 7,929 79.73 99.9% Oklahoma 4,481 115.56 99.9% South Carolina 4,182 86.54 99.8% Tennessee 5,997 91.56 99.9% Texas 21,619 80.2 99.9% Virginia 6,128 73.59 99.9% West Virginia 1,482 80.1 99.4%

South States
State stats for the first name HAMILTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 5,135 105.9 99.8%
Arkansas 3,267 110.14 99.8%
Delaware 658 70.33 99.7%
Dist. of Columbia 692 105.01 99.6%
Florida 14,429 72.53 100.0%
Georgia 8,891 88.05 99.9%
Kentucky 6,916 156.7 99.9%
Louisiana 4,327 93.07 99.8%
Maryland 4,728 79.11 99.9%
Mississippi 2,752 91.92 99.6%
North Carolina 7,929 79.73 99.9%
Oklahoma 4,481 115.56 99.9%
South Carolina 4,182 86.54 99.8%
Tennessee 5,997 91.56 99.9%
Texas 21,619 80.2 99.9%
Virginia 6,128 73.59 99.9%
West Virginia 1,482 80.1 99.4%
 

Full Names with HAMILTON as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James HAMILTON. 1.94% of all the people named HAMILTON have this given name.

There are 5379 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name HAMILTON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James HAMILTON 1.94%
2 John HAMILTON 1.76%
3 David HAMILTON 1.64%
4 Robert HAMILTON 1.58%
5 William HAMILTON 1.17%
6 Michael HAMILTON 1.13%
7 Mary HAMILTON 1.12%
8 Charles HAMILTON 0.97%
9 Barbara HAMILTON 0.86%
10 Richard HAMILTON 0.84%
11 Linda HAMILTON 0.68%
12 Thomas HAMILTON 0.68%
13 Patricia HAMILTON 0.60%
14 Donald HAMILTON 0.58%
15 Mark HAMILTON 0.56%
16 Betty HAMILTON 0.55%
17 Carol HAMILTON 0.54%
18 Karen HAMILTON 0.52%
19 Susan HAMILTON 0.51%
20 Elizabeth HAMILTON 0.49%

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