Last Name POINTER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • POINTER is ranked as the 5638th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 6,923.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 2.17 people named POINTER 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 POINTER is 8,283, the rank is 4,630 and the proportion per 100k Americans named POINTER is 2.60.

Last Names POINTER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 6,923 +/-4.3%
  • National Rank 5,638
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.2

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 8,283
  • National Rank 4,630
  • Proportion/100k 2.60

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name POINTER is 50.3% White, 1.2% Hispanic origin, 45.6% Black, 0.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.2% 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 POINTER have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 50.3% 63.9% -13.6%
Hispanic origin 1.2% 16.3% -15.1%
Black 45.6% 12.3% 33.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.3% 4.9% -4.6%
Two or more races 2.2% 1.8% 0.4%
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 POINTER is Texas where 846 people have this name.
  • Missouri is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named POINTER, as 8.07 in every 100,000 Missourians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Illinois.
  • Missouri 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 10 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Massachusetts (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 37 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names POINTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 501 3.89 98.5% Indiana 121 1.83 92.7% Iowa 37 1.2 81.6% Kansas 77 2.66 89.4% Michigan 219 2.21 97.0% Minnesota 26 0.47 75.4% Missouri 73 2.44 87.4% Nebraska 13 0.7 52.7% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 203 1.75 95.5% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 41 0.72 83.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name POINTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 501 3.89 98.5%
Indiana 121 1.83 92.7%
Iowa 37 1.2 81.6%
Kansas 77 2.66 89.4%
Michigan 219 2.21 97.0%
Minnesota 26 0.47 75.4%
Missouri 73 2.44 87.4%
Nebraska 13 0.7 52.7%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 203 1.75 95.5%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 41 0.72 83.0%
West State Statistics Last-Names POINTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 76.1% Arizona 59 0.88 89.5% California 550 1.42 97.9% Colorado 88 1.64 93.1% Hawaii 6 0.42 35.9% Idaho 16 0.96 62.1% Montana 16 1.53 63.9% Nevada 55 1.94 90.8% New Mexico 30 1.42 79.2% Oregon 197 4.97 96.7% Utah 41 1.41 81.4% Washington 145 2.05 95.9% Wyoming 9 1.6 38.2%

West States
State stats for the first name POINTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 76.1%
Arizona 59 0.88 89.5%
California 550 1.42 97.9%
Colorado 88 1.64 93.1%
Hawaii 6 0.42 35.9%
Idaho 16 0.96 62.1%
Montana 16 1.53 63.9%
Nevada 55 1.94 90.8%
New Mexico 30 1.42 79.2%
Oregon 197 4.97 96.7%
Utah 41 1.41 81.4%
Washington 145 2.05 95.9%
Wyoming 9 1.6 38.2%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names POINTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 52 1.44 89.1% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 24 0.36 65.6% New Hampshire 28 2.11 80.4% New Jersey 115 1.28 93.5% New York 168 0.85 94.7% Pennsylvania 131 1.02 93.8% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name POINTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 52 1.44 89.1%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 24 0.36 65.6%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 80.4%
New Jersey 115 1.28 93.5%
New York 168 0.85 94.7%
Pennsylvania 131 1.02 93.8%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names POINTER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 368 7.58 96.3% Arkansas 173 5.83 94.4% Delaware 11 1.14 74.7% Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 90.3% Florida 274 1.38 97.6% Georgia 304 3.01 96.9% Kentucky 207 4.7 94.3% Louisiana 134 2.88 91.7% Maryland 229 3.83 97.3% Mississippi 73 2.44 87.4% North Carolina 150 1.51 95.6% Oklahoma 221 5.7 95.3% South Carolina 86 1.79 92.3% Tennessee 459 7.01 97.5% Texas 846 3.14 98.4% Virginia 242 2.91 96.8% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name POINTER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 368 7.58 96.3%
Arkansas 173 5.83 94.4%
Delaware 11 1.14 74.7%
Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 90.3%
Florida 274 1.38 97.6%
Georgia 304 3.01 96.9%
Kentucky 207 4.7 94.3%
Louisiana 134 2.88 91.7%
Maryland 229 3.83 97.3%
Mississippi 73 2.44 87.4%
North Carolina 150 1.51 95.6%
Oklahoma 221 5.7 95.3%
South Carolina 86 1.79 92.3%
Tennessee 459 7.01 97.5%
Texas 846 3.14 98.4%
Virginia 242 2.91 96.8%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with POINTER as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James POINTER. 2.35% of all the people named POINTER have this given name.

There are 719 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name POINTER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James POINTER 2.35%
2 William POINTER 1.74%
3 David POINTER 1.54%
4 Mary POINTER 1.48%
5 Robert POINTER 1.27%
6 Barbara POINTER 1.14%
7 Charles POINTER 1.14%
8 John POINTER 1.14%
9 Richard POINTER 1.14%
10 Donald POINTER 0.80%
11 Larry POINTER 0.80%
12 Linda POINTER 0.74%
13 Patricia POINTER 0.74%
14 Angela POINTER 0.67%
15 Deborah POINTER 0.67%
16 Kenneth POINTER 0.67%
17 Michael POINTER 0.67%
18 Carl POINTER 0.60%
19 Gary POINTER 0.60%
20 Steven POINTER 0.60%

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