Last Name ROY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • ROY is ranked as the 478th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 75,356.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 23.63 people named ROY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 81% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named ROY is 58,714, the rank is 621 and the proportion per 100k Americans named ROY is 18.43.

Last Names ROY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 75,356 +/-1.3%
  • National Rank 478
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 23.6

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 58,714
  • National Rank 621
  • Proportion/100k 18.43

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ROY is 79.9% White, 1.9% Hispanic origin, 9.2% Black, 5.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.8% Two or More Races, and 1.6% 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 ROY have a higher likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 79.9% 63.9% 16.0%
Hispanic origin 1.9% 16.3% -14.5%
Black 9.2% 12.3% -3.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 5.6% 4.9% 0.7%
Two or more races 1.8% 1.8% 0.0%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.6% 0.7% 0.9%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named ROY is California where 7,343 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named ROY, as 189.16 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New Hampshire.
  • Maine 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 South 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 ROY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,430 18.86 99.7% Indiana 1,528 23.16 99.5% Iowa 276 8.89 97.9% Kansas 534 18.4 98.7% Michigan 3,047 30.74 99.8% Minnesota 1,048 19.2 99.6% Missouri 499 16.65 97.2% Nebraska 348 18.51 98.6% North Dakota 96 13.05 93.8% Ohio 1,723 14.86 99.5% South Dakota 18 2.07 59.7% Wisconsin 727 12.63 99.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name ROY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,430 18.86 99.7%
Indiana 1,528 23.16 99.5%
Iowa 276 8.89 97.9%
Kansas 534 18.4 98.7%
Michigan 3,047 30.74 99.8%
Minnesota 1,048 19.2 99.6%
Missouri 499 16.65 97.2%
Nebraska 348 18.51 98.6%
North Dakota 96 13.05 93.8%
Ohio 1,723 14.86 99.5%
South Dakota 18 2.07 59.7%
Wisconsin 727 12.63 99.3%
West State Statistics Last-Names ROY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 175 23.78 97.3% Arizona 871 12.95 99.2% California 7,343 18.92 99.8% Colorado 1,236 23.07 99.6% Hawaii 217 15.27 98.1% Idaho 328 20.06 98.3% Montana 220 21.46 98.3% Nevada 550 19.38 99.1% New Mexico 424 20.31 98.4% Oregon 811 20.43 99.3% Utah 240 8.16 95.5% Washington 1,850 26.2 99.7% Wyoming 47 7.98 89.2%

West States
State stats for the first name ROY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 175 23.78 97.3%
Arizona 871 12.95 99.2%
California 7,343 18.92 99.8%
Colorado 1,236 23.07 99.6%
Hawaii 217 15.27 98.1%
Idaho 328 20.06 98.3%
Montana 220 21.46 98.3%
Nevada 550 19.38 99.1%
New Mexico 424 20.31 98.4%
Oregon 811 20.43 99.3%
Utah 240 8.16 95.5%
Washington 1,850 26.2 99.7%
Wyoming 47 7.98 89.2%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names ROY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 2,409 66.98 99.9% Maine 2,516 189.16 99.9% Massachusetts 4,671 69.24 99.9% New Hampshire 2,345 176.76 99.9% New Jersey 1,334 14.93 99.5% New York 4,403 22.3 99.8% Pennsylvania 1,707 13.35 99.6% Rhode Island 729 69.1 99.6% Vermont 855 136.39 99.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name ROY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 2,409 66.98 99.9%
Maine 2,516 189.16 99.9%
Massachusetts 4,671 69.24 99.9%
New Hampshire 2,345 176.76 99.9%
New Jersey 1,334 14.93 99.5%
New York 4,403 22.3 99.8%
Pennsylvania 1,707 13.35 99.6%
Rhode Island 729 69.1 99.6%
Vermont 855 136.39 99.9%
South State Statistics Last-Names ROY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,356 27.95 98.9% Arkansas 750 25.27 98.7% Delaware 338 36.11 99.3% Dist. of Columbia 182 27.63 98.0% Florida 5,773 29.02 99.9% Georgia 1,761 17.44 99.3% Kentucky 1,588 35.98 99.2% Louisiana 4,569 98.26 99.8% Maryland 1,075 17.98 99.5% Mississippi 499 16.65 97.2% North Carolina 1,528 15.36 99.3% Oklahoma 805 20.76 98.8% South Carolina 611 12.64 98.3% Tennessee 1,440 21.98 99.2% Texas 6,230 23.11 99.8% Virginia 1,781 21.39 99.5% West Virginia 782 42.26 98.6%

South States
State stats for the first name ROY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,356 27.95 98.9%
Arkansas 750 25.27 98.7%
Delaware 338 36.11 99.3%
Dist. of Columbia 182 27.63 98.0%
Florida 5,773 29.02 99.9%
Georgia 1,761 17.44 99.3%
Kentucky 1,588 35.98 99.2%
Louisiana 4,569 98.26 99.8%
Maryland 1,075 17.98 99.5%
Mississippi 499 16.65 97.2%
North Carolina 1,528 15.36 99.3%
Oklahoma 805 20.76 98.8%
South Carolina 611 12.64 98.3%
Tennessee 1,440 21.98 99.2%
Texas 6,230 23.11 99.8%
Virginia 1,781 21.39 99.5%
West Virginia 782 42.26 98.6%
 

Full Names with ROY as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is Robert ROY. 1.80% of all the people named ROY have this given name.

There are 3241 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ROY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Robert ROY 1.80%
2 James ROY 1.79%
3 Michael ROY 1.46%
4 David ROY 1.39%
5 John ROY 1.21%
6 Mary ROY 1.05%
7 Richard ROY 1.04%
8 William ROY 0.86%
9 Joseph ROY 0.82%
10 Daniel ROY 0.81%
11 Barbara ROY 0.65%
12 Christopher ROY 0.64%
13 Patricia ROY 0.64%
14 Linda ROY 0.60%
15 Thomas ROY 0.60%
16 Brian ROY 0.58%
17 Donald ROY 0.55%
18 Charles ROY 0.53%
19 Jennifer ROY 0.51%
20 Paul ROY 0.49%