Last Name JONES

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • JONES is ranked as the 5th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,415,247.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 443.85 people named JONES 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 JONES is 1,609,361, the rank is 5 and the proportion per 100k Americans named JONES is 505.17.

Last Names JONES
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,415,247 +/-0.3%
  • National Rank 5
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 443.9

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,609,361
  • National Rank 5
  • Proportion/100k 505.17

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JONES is 57.7% White, 1.4% Hispanic origin, 37.7% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.9% Two or More Races, and 0.9% 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 JONES have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 57.7% 63.9% -6.2%
Hispanic origin 1.4% 16.3% -14.9%
Black 37.7% 12.3% 25.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.9% 1.8% 0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named JONES is Texas where 141,011 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named JONES, as 1209.23 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 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 JONES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 48,581 377.17 100.0% Indiana 33,958 514.77 100.0% Iowa 10,300 331.49 100.0% Kansas 13,713 472.21 100.0% Michigan 38,441 387.91 100.0% Minnesota 9,708 177.89 100.0% Missouri 31,051 1037.09 100.0% Nebraska 5,775 306.94 100.0% North Dakota 893 120.71 99.8% Ohio 52,924 456.47 100.0% South Dakota 2,361 276.73 99.9% Wisconsin 11,001 191.08 100.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name JONES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 48,581 377.17 100.0%
Indiana 33,958 514.77 100.0%
Iowa 10,300 331.49 100.0%
Kansas 13,713 472.21 100.0%
Michigan 38,441 387.91 100.0%
Minnesota 9,708 177.89 100.0%
Missouri 31,051 1037.09 100.0%
Nebraska 5,775 306.94 100.0%
North Dakota 893 120.71 99.8%
Ohio 52,924 456.47 100.0%
South Dakota 2,361 276.73 99.9%
Wisconsin 11,001 191.08 100.0%
West State Statistics Last-Names JONES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 3,631 492.92 100.0% Arizona 22,201 329.81 100.0% California 111,991 288.62 100.0% Colorado 19,206 358.6 100.0% Hawaii 3,269 230.29 100.0% Idaho 7,902 483.43 100.0% Montana 3,350 327.24 100.0% Nevada 9,896 348.55 100.0% New Mexico 6,826 327.29 100.0% Oregon 16,169 407.25 100.0% Utah 15,644 531.58 100.0% Washington 27,070 383.35 100.0% Wyoming 2,397 410.25 100.0%

West States
State stats for the first name JONES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 3,631 492.92 100.0%
Arizona 22,201 329.81 100.0%
California 111,991 288.62 100.0%
Colorado 19,206 358.6 100.0%
Hawaii 3,269 230.29 100.0%
Idaho 7,902 483.43 100.0%
Montana 3,350 327.24 100.0%
Nevada 9,896 348.55 100.0%
New Mexico 6,826 327.29 100.0%
Oregon 16,169 407.25 100.0%
Utah 15,644 531.58 100.0%
Washington 27,070 383.35 100.0%
Wyoming 2,397 410.25 100.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names JONES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 12,667 352.18 100.0% Maine 4,187 314.76 100.0% Massachusetts 22,854 338.81 100.0% New Hampshire 3,653 275.35 100.0% New Jersey 36,829 412.04 100.0% New York 45,409 229.96 100.0% Pennsylvania 44,151 345.28 100.0% Rhode Island 3,053 289.37 100.0% Vermont 1,744 278.41 100.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name JONES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 12,667 352.18 100.0%
Maine 4,187 314.76 100.0%
Massachusetts 22,854 338.81 100.0%
New Hampshire 3,653 275.35 100.0%
New Jersey 36,829 412.04 100.0%
New York 45,409 229.96 100.0%
Pennsylvania 44,151 345.28 100.0%
Rhode Island 3,053 289.37 100.0%
Vermont 1,744 278.41 100.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names JONES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 45,040 928.78 100.0% Arkansas 25,126 847.01 100.0% Delaware 5,940 634.85 100.0% Dist. of Columbia 7,968 1209.23 100.0% Florida 82,549 414.96 100.0% Georgia 80,476 797.01 100.0% Kentucky 29,822 675.71 100.0% Louisiana 30,567 657.4 100.0% Maryland 37,282 623.82 100.0% Mississippi 31,051 1037.09 100.0% North Carolina 75,528 759.54 100.0% Oklahoma 27,714 714.65 100.0% South Carolina 32,143 665.15 100.0% Tennessee 55,293 844.25 100.0% Texas 141,011 523.1 100.0% Virginia 58,172 698.66 100.0% West Virginia 9,293 502.25 100.0%

South States
State stats for the first name JONES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 45,040 928.78 100.0%
Arkansas 25,126 847.01 100.0%
Delaware 5,940 634.85 100.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7,968 1209.23 100.0%
Florida 82,549 414.96 100.0%
Georgia 80,476 797.01 100.0%
Kentucky 29,822 675.71 100.0%
Louisiana 30,567 657.4 100.0%
Maryland 37,282 623.82 100.0%
Mississippi 31,051 1037.09 100.0%
North Carolina 75,528 759.54 100.0%
Oklahoma 27,714 714.65 100.0%
South Carolina 32,143 665.15 100.0%
Tennessee 55,293 844.25 100.0%
Texas 141,011 523.1 100.0%
Virginia 58,172 698.66 100.0%
West Virginia 9,293 502.25 100.0%
 

Full Names with JONES as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is David JONES. 1.55% of all the people named JONES have this given name.

There are 17309 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JONES

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David JONES 1.55%
2 James JONES 1.49%
3 Robert JONES 1.37%
4 John JONES 1.11%
5 Michael JONES 1.10%
6 Mary JONES 1.03%
7 Charles JONES 0.99%
8 William JONES 0.86%
9 Barbara JONES 0.80%
10 Richard JONES 0.72%
11 Linda JONES 0.70%
12 Patricia JONES 0.61%
13 Donald JONES 0.59%
14 Betty JONES 0.56%
15 Thomas JONES 0.56%
16 Jennifer JONES 0.55%
17 Christopher JONES 0.55%
18 Kenneth JONES 0.52%
19 Brian JONES 0.52%
20 Elizabeth JONES 0.47%