Last Name PIERSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • PIERSON is ranked as the 1185th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 32,921.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 10.32 people named PIERSON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named PIERSON is 32,750, the rank is 1,158 and the proportion per 100k Americans named PIERSON is 10.28.

Last Names PIERSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 32,921 +/-2.0%
  • National Rank 1,185
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 10.3

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 32,750
  • National Rank 1,158
  • Proportion/100k 10.28

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PIERSON is 86.0% White, 1.8% Hispanic origin, 9.8% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.4% 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 PIERSON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 86.0% 63.9% 22.1%
Hispanic origin 1.8% 16.3% -14.5%
Black 9.8% 12.3% -2.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named PIERSON is California where 3,121 people have this name.
  • Vermont is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named PIERSON, as 21.9 in every 100,000 Vermontians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Vermont 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 Mississippi (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names PIERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,632 12.67 99.6% Indiana 1,110 16.83 99.2% Iowa 508 16.34 99.0% Kansas 408 14.05 98.2% Michigan 1,453 14.67 99.6% Minnesota 1,024 18.77 99.6% Missouri 33 1.11 78.7% Nebraska 348 18.51 98.6% North Dakota 121 16.31 95.3% Ohio 1,542 13.3 99.4% South Dakota 168 19.69 97.3% Wisconsin 362 6.29 98.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name PIERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,632 12.67 99.6%
Indiana 1,110 16.83 99.2%
Iowa 508 16.34 99.0%
Kansas 408 14.05 98.2%
Michigan 1,453 14.67 99.6%
Minnesota 1,024 18.77 99.6%
Missouri 33 1.11 78.7%
Nebraska 348 18.51 98.6%
North Dakota 121 16.31 95.3%
Ohio 1,542 13.3 99.4%
South Dakota 168 19.69 97.3%
Wisconsin 362 6.29 98.4%
West State Statistics Last-Names PIERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 64 8.65 90.4% Arizona 888 13.2 99.2% California 3,121 8.04 99.6% Colorado 669 12.48 99.1% Hawaii 42 2.97 88.7% Idaho 265 16.24 97.8% Montana 212 20.69 98.2% Nevada 229 8.08 97.8% New Mexico 266 12.75 97.4% Oregon 745 18.77 99.2% Utah 447 15.2 97.6% Washington 1,188 16.82 99.5% Wyoming 75 12.77 94.0%

West States
State stats for the first name PIERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 64 8.65 90.4%
Arizona 888 13.2 99.2%
California 3,121 8.04 99.6%
Colorado 669 12.48 99.1%
Hawaii 42 2.97 88.7%
Idaho 265 16.24 97.8%
Montana 212 20.69 98.2%
Nevada 229 8.08 97.8%
New Mexico 266 12.75 97.4%
Oregon 745 18.77 99.2%
Utah 447 15.2 97.6%
Washington 1,188 16.82 99.5%
Wyoming 75 12.77 94.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names PIERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 207 5.76 97.5% Maine 71 5.36 89.2% Massachusetts 426 6.31 97.8% New Hampshire 112 8.45 94.6% New Jersey 1,147 12.83 99.4% New York 1,448 7.33 99.4% Pennsylvania 1,042 8.15 99.2% Rhode Island 91 8.64 93.8% Vermont 137 21.9 97.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name PIERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 207 5.76 97.5%
Maine 71 5.36 89.2%
Massachusetts 426 6.31 97.8%
New Hampshire 112 8.45 94.6%
New Jersey 1,147 12.83 99.4%
New York 1,448 7.33 99.4%
Pennsylvania 1,042 8.15 99.2%
Rhode Island 91 8.64 93.8%
Vermont 137 21.9 97.5%
South State Statistics Last-Names PIERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 414 8.53 96.7% Arkansas 243 8.21 95.8% Delaware 189 20.15 98.7% Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 88.0% Florida 1,945 9.78 99.6% Georgia 773 7.65 98.5% Kentucky 292 6.61 95.6% Louisiana 382 8.21 96.7% Maryland 497 8.32 98.8% Mississippi 33 1.11 78.7% North Carolina 462 4.65 97.9% Oklahoma 406 10.47 97.5% South Carolina 339 7.02 97.1% Tennessee 521 7.96 97.8% Texas 2,709 10.05 99.4% Virginia 733 8.81 98.8% West Virginia 300 16.22 96.0%

South States
State stats for the first name PIERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 414 8.53 96.7%
Arkansas 243 8.21 95.8%
Delaware 189 20.15 98.7%
Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 88.0%
Florida 1,945 9.78 99.6%
Georgia 773 7.65 98.5%
Kentucky 292 6.61 95.6%
Louisiana 382 8.21 96.7%
Maryland 497 8.32 98.8%
Mississippi 33 1.11 78.7%
North Carolina 462 4.65 97.9%
Oklahoma 406 10.47 97.5%
South Carolina 339 7.02 97.1%
Tennessee 521 7.96 97.8%
Texas 2,709 10.05 99.4%
Virginia 733 8.81 98.8%
West Virginia 300 16.22 96.0%
 

Full Names with PIERSON as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is David PIERSON. 1.86% of all the people named PIERSON have this given name.

There are 1578 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PIERSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David PIERSON 1.86%
2 James PIERSON 1.76%
3 John PIERSON 1.72%
4 Robert PIERSON 1.54%
5 Mary PIERSON 1.21%
6 Michael PIERSON 1.17%
7 Charles PIERSON 1.09%
8 William PIERSON 1.09%
9 Richard PIERSON 1.00%
10 Linda PIERSON 0.92%
11 Mark PIERSON 0.92%
12 Barbara PIERSON 0.86%
13 Donald PIERSON 0.82%
14 Thomas PIERSON 0.80%
15 Patricia PIERSON 0.78%
16 Daniel PIERSON 0.73%
17 Deborah PIERSON 0.63%
18 Brian PIERSON 0.62%
19 Jeffrey PIERSON 0.61%
20 Kenneth PIERSON 0.61%

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