Last Name SANFORD

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SANFORD is ranked as the 900th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 42,686.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 13.39 people named SANFORD for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 73% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named SANFORD is 41,989, the rank is 888 and the proportion per 100k Americans named SANFORD is 13.18.

Last Names SANFORD
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 42,686 +/-1.7%
  • National Rank 900
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 13.4

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 41,989
  • National Rank 888
  • Proportion/100k 13.18

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SANFORD is 78.4% White, 1.6% Hispanic origin, 17.4% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.6% 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 SANFORD have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.4% 63.9% 14.5%
Hispanic origin 1.6% 16.3% -14.7%
Black 17.4% 12.3% 5.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SANFORD is Texas where 4,189 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SANFORD, as 56.39 in every 100,000 Mississippians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Michigan.
  • Mississippi 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 Delaware (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names SANFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,032 8.02 99.3% Indiana 555 8.41 98.4% Iowa 366 11.78 98.5% Kansas 352 12.11 97.9% Michigan 1,868 18.85 99.7% Minnesota 665 12.18 99.3% Missouri 1,689 56.39 99.2% Nebraska 256 13.62 97.9% North Dakota 48 6.52 85.1% Ohio 1,355 11.69 99.4% South Dakota 53 6.22 86.4% Wisconsin 432 7.5 98.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SANFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,032 8.02 99.3%
Indiana 555 8.41 98.4%
Iowa 366 11.78 98.5%
Kansas 352 12.11 97.9%
Michigan 1,868 18.85 99.7%
Minnesota 665 12.18 99.3%
Missouri 1,689 56.39 99.2%
Nebraska 256 13.62 97.9%
North Dakota 48 6.52 85.1%
Ohio 1,355 11.69 99.4%
South Dakota 53 6.22 86.4%
Wisconsin 432 7.5 98.7%
West State Statistics Last-Names SANFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 159 21.62 96.8% Arizona 770 11.44 99.1% California 3,899 10.05 99.7% Colorado 581 10.84 99.0% Hawaii 157 11.03 97.2% Idaho 234 14.33 97.5% Montana 165 16.09 97.6% Nevada 440 15.51 98.9% New Mexico 187 8.97 96.5% Oregon 490 12.33 98.8% Utah 356 12.1 96.9% Washington 1,242 17.59 99.6% Wyoming 177 30.33 97.8%

West States
State stats for the first name SANFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 159 21.62 96.8%
Arizona 770 11.44 99.1%
California 3,899 10.05 99.7%
Colorado 581 10.84 99.0%
Hawaii 157 11.03 97.2%
Idaho 234 14.33 97.5%
Montana 165 16.09 97.6%
Nevada 440 15.51 98.9%
New Mexico 187 8.97 96.5%
Oregon 490 12.33 98.8%
Utah 356 12.1 96.9%
Washington 1,242 17.59 99.6%
Wyoming 177 30.33 97.8%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names SANFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 613 17.04 99.3% Maine 224 16.85 95.9% Massachusetts 754 11.18 98.8% New Hampshire 84 6.34 93.1% New Jersey 824 9.21 99.2% New York 2,420 12.26 99.7% Pennsylvania 785 6.14 98.9% Rhode Island 210 19.87 97.7% Vermont 71 11.26 94.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SANFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 613 17.04 99.3%
Maine 224 16.85 95.9%
Massachusetts 754 11.18 98.8%
New Hampshire 84 6.34 93.1%
New Jersey 824 9.21 99.2%
New York 2,420 12.26 99.7%
Pennsylvania 785 6.14 98.9%
Rhode Island 210 19.87 97.7%
Vermont 71 11.26 94.8%
South State Statistics Last-Names SANFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 2,125 43.83 99.4% Arkansas 480 16.2 98.0% Delaware 57 6.08 95.3% Dist. of Columbia 51 7.74 92.9% Florida 2,189 11 99.7% Georgia 2,305 22.83 99.5% Kentucky 603 13.66 97.8% Louisiana 770 16.57 98.3% Maryland 543 9.09 98.9% Mississippi 1,689 56.39 99.2% North Carolina 1,314 13.21 99.1% Oklahoma 463 11.94 97.8% South Carolina 759 15.7 98.6% Tennessee 1,414 21.59 99.1% Texas 4,189 15.54 99.6% Virginia 1,237 14.86 99.3% West Virginia 145 7.86 92.4%

South States
State stats for the first name SANFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 2,125 43.83 99.4%
Arkansas 480 16.2 98.0%
Delaware 57 6.08 95.3%
Dist. of Columbia 51 7.74 92.9%
Florida 2,189 11 99.7%
Georgia 2,305 22.83 99.5%
Kentucky 603 13.66 97.8%
Louisiana 770 16.57 98.3%
Maryland 543 9.09 98.9%
Mississippi 1,689 56.39 99.2%
North Carolina 1,314 13.21 99.1%
Oklahoma 463 11.94 97.8%
South Carolina 759 15.7 98.6%
Tennessee 1,414 21.59 99.1%
Texas 4,189 15.54 99.6%
Virginia 1,237 14.86 99.3%
West Virginia 145 7.86 92.4%
 

Full Names with SANFORD as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James SANFORD. 2.01% of all the people named SANFORD have this given name.

There are 1807 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SANFORD

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James SANFORD 2.01%
2 David SANFORD 1.73%
3 Robert SANFORD 1.73%
4 John SANFORD 1.40%
5 Mary SANFORD 1.25%
6 William SANFORD 1.17%
7 Michael SANFORD 1.14%
8 Charles SANFORD 0.99%
9 Richard SANFORD 0.98%
10 Barbara SANFORD 0.86%
11 Donald SANFORD 0.78%
12 Linda SANFORD 0.72%
13 Mark SANFORD 0.70%
14 Patricia SANFORD 0.62%
15 Karen SANFORD 0.61%
16 Daniel SANFORD 0.60%
17 Scott SANFORD 0.60%
18 Thomas SANFORD 0.60%
19 Donna SANFORD 0.57%
20 Gary SANFORD 0.54%

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