Last Name SAMSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SAMSON is ranked as the 3248th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 12,305.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 3.86 people named SAMSON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 75% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named SAMSON is 11,883, the rank is 3,265 and the proportion per 100k Americans named SAMSON is 3.73.

Last Names SAMSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 12,305 +/-3.2%
  • National Rank 3,248
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 3.9

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 11,883
  • National Rank 3,265
  • Proportion/100k 3.73

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SAMSON is 70.2% White, 2.9% Hispanic origin, 7.0% Black, 16.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.7% Two or More Races, and 0.7% 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 SAMSON have a higher likelyhood of being Asian or Pacific Islander and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 70.2% 63.9% 6.3%
Hispanic origin 2.9% 16.3% -13.4%
Black 7.0% 12.3% -5.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 16.6% 4.9% 11.7%
Two or more races 2.7% 1.8% 0.9%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.7% 0.7% -0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SAMSON is California where 2,348 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SAMSON, as 25.87 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Hawaii 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 South Carolina (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 15 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names SAMSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 544 4.22 98.6% Indiana 104 1.58 91.7% Iowa 167 5.37 96.1% Kansas 91 3.15 91.0% Michigan 513 5.18 98.8% Minnesota 199 3.65 96.8% Missouri 33 1.11 78.9% Nebraska 230 12.22 97.6% North Dakota 129 17.4 95.7% Ohio 368 3.17 97.4% South Dakota 35 4.15 78.9% Wisconsin 204 3.55 96.8%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SAMSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 544 4.22 98.6%
Indiana 104 1.58 91.7%
Iowa 167 5.37 96.1%
Kansas 91 3.15 91.0%
Michigan 513 5.18 98.8%
Minnesota 199 3.65 96.8%
Missouri 33 1.11 78.9%
Nebraska 230 12.22 97.6%
North Dakota 129 17.4 95.7%
Ohio 368 3.17 97.4%
South Dakota 35 4.15 78.9%
Wisconsin 204 3.55 96.8%
West State Statistics Last-Names SAMSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 86.7% Arizona 322 4.78 97.9% California 2,348 6.05 99.4% Colorado 317 5.93 98.1% Hawaii 367 25.87 99.0% Idaho 133 8.12 95.3% Montana 39 3.83 86.4% Nevada 257 9.04 98.0% New Mexico 49 2.36 87.5% Oregon 205 5.15 96.9% Utah 83 2.81 89.2% Washington 322 4.56 98.1% Wyoming 37 6.39 86.0%

West States
State stats for the first name SAMSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 86.7%
Arizona 322 4.78 97.9%
California 2,348 6.05 99.4%
Colorado 317 5.93 98.1%
Hawaii 367 25.87 99.0%
Idaho 133 8.12 95.3%
Montana 39 3.83 86.4%
Nevada 257 9.04 98.0%
New Mexico 49 2.36 87.5%
Oregon 205 5.15 96.9%
Utah 83 2.81 89.2%
Washington 322 4.56 98.1%
Wyoming 37 6.39 86.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names SAMSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 138 3.84 96.1% Maine 92 6.89 91.2% Massachusetts 499 7.39 98.1% New Hampshire 131 9.86 95.4% New Jersey 386 4.32 98.1% New York 894 4.53 99.0% Pennsylvania 371 2.9 97.7% Rhode Island 100 9.5 94.4% Vermont 55 8.76 93.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SAMSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 138 3.84 96.1%
Maine 92 6.89 91.2%
Massachusetts 499 7.39 98.1%
New Hampshire 131 9.86 95.4%
New Jersey 386 4.32 98.1%
New York 894 4.53 99.0%
Pennsylvania 371 2.9 97.7%
Rhode Island 100 9.5 94.4%
Vermont 55 8.76 93.5%
South State Statistics Last-Names SAMSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 52 1.07 85.9% Arkansas 19 0.65 71.0% Delaware 36 3.8 92.4% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 85.0% Florida 783 3.93 99.1% Georgia 146 1.44 94.6% Kentucky 97 2.2 89.8% Louisiana 174 3.75 93.4% Maryland 189 3.16 96.8% Mississippi 33 1.11 78.9% North Carolina 128 1.28 95.0% Oklahoma 28 0.73 75.0% South Carolina 25 0.51 81.0% Tennessee 52 0.79 88.3% Texas 530 1.97 97.7% Virginia 216 2.59 96.4% West Virginia 73 3.93 87.1%

South States
State stats for the first name SAMSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 52 1.07 85.9%
Arkansas 19 0.65 71.0%
Delaware 36 3.8 92.4%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 85.0%
Florida 783 3.93 99.1%
Georgia 146 1.44 94.6%
Kentucky 97 2.2 89.8%
Louisiana 174 3.75 93.4%
Maryland 189 3.16 96.8%
Mississippi 33 1.11 78.9%
North Carolina 128 1.28 95.0%
Oklahoma 28 0.73 75.0%
South Carolina 25 0.51 81.0%
Tennessee 52 0.79 88.3%
Texas 530 1.97 97.7%
Virginia 216 2.59 96.4%
West Virginia 73 3.93 87.1%
 

Full Names with SAMSON as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is David SAMSON. 1.62% of all the people named SAMSON have this given name.

There are 1036 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SAMSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David SAMSON 1.62%
2 Michael SAMSON 1.62%
3 Richard SAMSON 1.51%
4 Robert SAMSON 1.47%
5 John SAMSON 1.21%
6 Mary SAMSON 0.91%
7 Charles SAMSON 0.87%
8 James SAMSON 0.79%
9 Mark SAMSON 0.79%
10 Barbara SAMSON 0.75%
11 Daniel SAMSON 0.72%
12 Joseph SAMSON 0.72%
13 Susan SAMSON 0.72%
14 Linda SAMSON 0.64%
15 Donald SAMSON 0.60%
16 Paul SAMSON 0.60%
17 William SAMSON 0.60%
18 George SAMSON 0.57%
19 Kevin SAMSON 0.53%
20 Steven SAMSON 0.53%