JOHNSTON is ranked as the 179th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 166,611.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 52.25 people named JOHNSTON 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 JOHNSTON is
152,280, the rank is 207
and the proportion per 100k Americans named JOHNSTON is 47.80.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
JOHNSTON is
93.1% White,
1.7% Hispanic origin,
2.5% Black,
0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.4% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% 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 JOHNSTON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name JOHNSTON is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JOHNSTON
The state with the most people named
JOHNSTON is
California where
17,077 people have this name.
Arkansas is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named JOHNSTON, as
97.18 in every 100,000
Arkansans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Arkansas 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
District of Columbia
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name JOHNSTON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
5,317
41.28
99.9%
Indiana
3,061
46.4
99.8%
Iowa
2,325
74.82
99.9%
Kansas
2,004
69.01
99.8%
Michigan
5,867
59.2
99.9%
Minnesota
2,967
54.37
99.9%
Missouri
2,134
71.27
99.4%
Nebraska
894
47.49
99.6%
North Dakota
225
30.45
98.1%
Ohio
6,557
56.55
99.9%
South Dakota
380
44.57
99.2%
Wisconsin
2,132
37.03
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name JOHNSTON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
589
79.99
99.5%
Arizona
3,926
58.32
99.9%
California
17,077
44.01
99.9%
Colorado
3,242
60.52
99.9%
Hawaii
482
33.93
99.3%
Idaho
1,483
90.76
99.7%
Montana
973
95.03
99.8%
Nevada
1,330
46.84
99.7%
New Mexico
1,074
51.48
99.4%
Oregon
3,390
85.39
99.9%
Utah
1,631
55.44
99.5%
Washington
5,677
80.39
99.9%
Wyoming
494
84.61
99.5%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name JOHNSTON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,235
34.33
99.7%
Maine
896
67.39
99.2%
Massachusetts
2,384
35.34
99.7%
New Hampshire
598
45.07
99.2%
New Jersey
2,481
27.76
99.8%
New York
7,260
36.77
99.9%
Pennsylvania
7,517
58.78
99.9%
Rhode Island
355
33.69
98.8%
Vermont
282
45.05
99.1%
South States
State stats for the first name JOHNSTON
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have JOHNSTON 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 JOHNSTON.
The most popular full name is James JOHNSTON.
2.24% of all the people named JOHNSTON
have this given name.
There are 3433 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JOHNSTON