Last Name HERON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • HERON is ranked as the 7991st most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 4,657.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.46 people named HERON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 79% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named HERON is 4,205, the rank is 8,519 and the proportion per 100k Americans named HERON is 1.32.

Last Names HERON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 4,657 +/-5.2%
  • National Rank 7,991
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.5

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 4,205
  • National Rank 8,519
  • Proportion/100k 1.32

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name HERON is 69.8% White, 5.3% Hispanic origin, 20.9% Black, 0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.8% Two or More Races, and 0.5% 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 HERON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 69.8% 63.9% 5.9%
Hispanic origin 5.3% 16.3% -11.0%
Black 20.9% 12.3% 8.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.7% 4.9% -4.2%
Two or more races 2.8% 1.8% 1.0%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named HERON is New York where 617 people have this name.
  • Wyoming is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named HERON, as 4.79 in every 100,000 Wyomingites have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Wyoming 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 Kentucky (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 38 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names HERON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 99 0.77 91.6% Indiana 44 0.67 82.3% Iowa 0 0 0.0% Kansas 28 0.97 72.3% Michigan 188 1.9 96.4% Minnesota 28 0.52 76.6% Missouri 33 1.11 77.9% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 8 1.09 16.6% Ohio 71 0.62 87.7% South Dakota 9 1.04 17.2% Wisconsin 65 1.12 88.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name HERON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 99 0.77 91.6%
Indiana 44 0.67 82.3%
Iowa 0 0 0.0%
Kansas 28 0.97 72.3%
Michigan 188 1.9 96.4%
Minnesota 28 0.52 76.6%
Missouri 33 1.11 77.9%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 8 1.09 16.6%
Ohio 71 0.62 87.7%
South Dakota 9 1.04 17.2%
Wisconsin 65 1.12 88.6%
West State Statistics Last-Names HERON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 127 1.89 94.7% California 560 1.44 98.0% Colorado 54 1.01 88.8% Hawaii 12 0.85 57.8% Idaho 8 0.48 18.9% Montana 24 2.3 72.8% Nevada 73 2.58 92.7% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 51 1.29 87.1% Utah 25 0.84 69.8% Washington 123 1.74 95.1% Wyoming 28 4.79 77.0%

West States
State stats for the first name HERON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 127 1.89 94.7%
California 560 1.44 98.0%
Colorado 54 1.01 88.8%
Hawaii 12 0.85 57.8%
Idaho 8 0.48 18.9%
Montana 24 2.3 72.8%
Nevada 73 2.58 92.7%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 51 1.29 87.1%
Utah 25 0.84 69.8%
Washington 123 1.74 95.1%
Wyoming 28 4.79 77.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names HERON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 78 2.16 92.7% Maine 20 1.53 64.2% Massachusetts 122 1.8 92.7% New Hampshire 9 0.7 22.9% New Jersey 229 2.57 96.7% New York 617 3.12 98.6% Pennsylvania 371 2.9 97.7% Rhode Island 18 1.73 62.6% Vermont 8 1.25 59.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name HERON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 78 2.16 92.7%
Maine 20 1.53 64.2%
Massachusetts 122 1.8 92.7%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 22.9%
New Jersey 229 2.57 96.7%
New York 617 3.12 98.6%
Pennsylvania 371 2.9 97.7%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 62.6%
Vermont 8 1.25 59.2%
South State Statistics Last-Names HERON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 75 1.54 88.6% Arkansas 19 0.65 68.0% Delaware 18 1.9 83.7% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 27.0% Florida 512 2.57 98.6% Georgia 120 1.19 93.7% Kentucky 13 0.29 53.7% Louisiana 40 0.86 77.9% Maryland 91 1.53 93.5% Mississippi 33 1.11 77.9% North Carolina 41 0.42 88.9% Oklahoma 28 0.73 73.0% South Carolina 43 0.89 86.9% Tennessee 57 0.87 88.7% Texas 232 0.86 95.4% Virginia 98 1.18 93.1% West Virginia 9 0.49 19.2%

South States
State stats for the first name HERON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 75 1.54 88.6%
Arkansas 19 0.65 68.0%
Delaware 18 1.9 83.7%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 27.0%
Florida 512 2.57 98.6%
Georgia 120 1.19 93.7%
Kentucky 13 0.29 53.7%
Louisiana 40 0.86 77.9%
Maryland 91 1.53 93.5%
Mississippi 33 1.11 77.9%
North Carolina 41 0.42 88.9%
Oklahoma 28 0.73 73.0%
South Carolina 43 0.89 86.9%
Tennessee 57 0.87 88.7%
Texas 232 0.86 95.4%
Virginia 98 1.18 93.1%
West Virginia 9 0.49 19.2%
 

Full Names with HERON as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James HERON. 2.19% of all the people named HERON have this given name.

There are 508 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name HERON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James HERON 2.19%
2 John HERON 1.99%
3 William HERON 1.79%
4 David HERON 1.60%
5 Michael HERON 1.50%
6 Mary HERON 1.40%
7 Charles HERON 1.30%
8 Robert HERON 1.20%
9 Richard HERON 1.10%
10 Barbara HERON 0.90%
11 Joseph HERON 0.80%
12 Karen HERON 0.80%
13 Amy HERON 0.70%
14 Patrick HERON 0.70%
15 Samuel HERON 0.70%
16 Thomas HERON 0.70%
17 Andrew HERON 0.60%
18 Brian HERON 0.60%
19 Carol HERON 0.60%
20 Catherine HERON 0.60%