Last Name RATHER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • RATHER is ranked as the 17920th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,829.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.57 people named RATHER for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 98% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named RATHER is 2,007, the rank is 15,725 and the proportion per 100k Americans named RATHER is 0.63.

Last Names RATHER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,829 +/-8.3%
  • National Rank 17,920
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.6

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 2,007
  • National Rank 15,725
  • Proportion/100k 0.63

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name RATHER is 77.8% White, 1.1% Hispanic origin, 18.4% Black, 1.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 0.8% 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 RATHER have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.8% 63.9% 13.9%
Hispanic origin 1.1% 16.3% -15.2%
Black 18.4% 12.3% 6.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.5% 4.9% -3.4%
Two or more races 0.8% 1.8% -1.0%
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 RATHER is Texas where 322 people have this name.
  • Nevada is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named RATHER, as 2.91 in every 100,000 Nevadans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Nevada 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 12 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Ohio (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 202 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names RATHER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 68 0.53 88.0% Indiana 77 1.17 89.0% Iowa 7 0.24 47.4% Kansas 21 0.73 67.7% Michigan 12 0.12 58.9% Minnesota 13 0.24 60.8% Missouri 60 2 85.7% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 5 0.05 25.6% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 65 1.12 88.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name RATHER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 68 0.53 88.0%
Indiana 77 1.17 89.0%
Iowa 7 0.24 47.4%
Kansas 21 0.73 67.7%
Michigan 12 0.12 58.9%
Minnesota 13 0.24 60.8%
Missouri 60 2 85.7%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 5 0.05 25.6%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 65 1.12 88.8%
West State Statistics Last-Names RATHER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 42 0.63 85.6% California 194 0.5 94.9% Colorado 34 0.63 83.2% Hawaii 6 0.42 37.3% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 8 0.77 36.8% Nevada 83 2.91 93.8% New Mexico 30 1.42 79.4% Oregon 15 0.37 61.4% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 36 0.51 84.4% Wyoming 9 1.6 39.6%

West States
State stats for the first name RATHER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 42 0.63 85.6%
California 194 0.5 94.9%
Colorado 34 0.63 83.2%
Hawaii 6 0.42 37.3%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 8 0.77 36.8%
Nevada 83 2.91 93.8%
New Mexico 30 1.42 79.4%
Oregon 15 0.37 61.4%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 36 0.51 84.4%
Wyoming 9 1.6 39.6%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names RATHER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 49 0.72 82.6% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 10 0.12 34.7% New York 20 0.1 63.8% Pennsylvania 16 0.13 61.2% Rhode Island 9 0.86 41.5% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name RATHER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 49 0.72 82.6%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 10 0.12 34.7%
New York 20 0.1 63.8%
Pennsylvania 16 0.13 61.2%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 41.5%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names RATHER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 63 1.3 87.5% Arkansas 64 2.16 87.5% Delaware 7 0.76 63.3% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 49.9% Florida 41 0.21 87.7% Georgia 51 0.5 88.3% Kentucky 78 1.76 88.0% Louisiana 33 0.72 75.8% Maryland 74 1.24 92.3% Mississippi 60 2 85.7% North Carolina 22 0.22 82.3% Oklahoma 43 1.1 81.3% South Carolina 25 0.51 80.8% Tennessee 108 1.65 92.8% Texas 322 1.2 96.5% Virginia 72 0.86 91.4% West Virginia 9 0.49 36.4%

South States
State stats for the first name RATHER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 63 1.3 87.5%
Arkansas 64 2.16 87.5%
Delaware 7 0.76 63.3%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 49.9%
Florida 41 0.21 87.7%
Georgia 51 0.5 88.3%
Kentucky 78 1.76 88.0%
Louisiana 33 0.72 75.8%
Maryland 74 1.24 92.3%
Mississippi 60 2 85.7%
North Carolina 22 0.22 82.3%
Oklahoma 43 1.1 81.3%
South Carolina 25 0.51 80.8%
Tennessee 108 1.65 92.8%
Texas 322 1.2 96.5%
Virginia 72 0.86 91.4%
West Virginia 9 0.49 36.4%
 

Full Names with RATHER as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James RATHER. 3.05% of all the people named RATHER have this given name.

There are 259 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name RATHER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James RATHER 3.05%
2 John RATHER 2.54%
3 David RATHER 1.78%
4 Michael RATHER 1.78%
5 Richard RATHER 1.78%
6 William RATHER 1.78%
7 Susan RATHER 1.52%
8 Betty RATHER 1.27%
9 Mary RATHER 1.27%
10 Christine RATHER 1.02%
11 Dorothy RATHER 1.02%
12 Kenneth RATHER 1.02%
13 Linda RATHER 1.02%
14 Adam RATHER 0.76%
15 Amy RATHER 0.76%
16 Anthony RATHER 0.76%
17 Ashley RATHER 0.76%
18 Blake RATHER 0.76%
19 Daniel RATHER 0.76%
20 Deborah RATHER 0.76%