SIMPSON is ranked as the 159th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 176,227.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 55.27 people named SIMPSON 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 SIMPSON is
186,878, the rank is 145
and the proportion per 100k Americans named SIMPSON is 58.66.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
SIMPSON is
73.3% White,
1.7% Hispanic origin,
22.1% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.7% Two or More Races,
and 0.8% 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 SIMPSON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name SIMPSON is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SIMPSON
The state with the most people named
SIMPSON is
Texas where
15,893 people have this name.
Kentucky is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named SIMPSON, as
138.93 in every 100,000
Kentuckians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Kentucky 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
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name SIMPSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
6,485
50.35
99.9%
Indiana
4,253
64.47
99.9%
Iowa
1,424
45.82
99.7%
Kansas
1,976
68.05
99.8%
Michigan
5,293
53.41
99.9%
Minnesota
1,231
22.56
99.7%
Missouri
2,047
68.38
99.4%
Nebraska
756
40.16
99.5%
North Dakota
96
13.05
93.9%
Ohio
6,567
56.64
99.9%
South Dakota
265
31.09
98.5%
Wisconsin
1,265
21.97
99.7%
West States
State stats for the first name SIMPSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
605
82.15
99.5%
Arizona
3,393
50.4
99.8%
California
15,867
40.89
99.9%
Colorado
2,998
55.98
99.8%
Hawaii
301
21.21
98.7%
Idaho
1,085
66.4
99.6%
Montana
384
37.55
99.2%
Nevada
1,321
46.52
99.7%
New Mexico
936
44.87
99.3%
Oregon
2,382
59.99
99.8%
Utah
1,524
51.78
99.5%
Washington
4,558
64.55
99.9%
Wyoming
364
62.26
99.2%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name SIMPSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,761
48.97
99.8%
Maine
907
68.16
99.3%
Massachusetts
2,822
41.83
99.7%
New Hampshire
663
50
99.3%
New Jersey
3,815
42.69
99.9%
New York
7,011
35.5
99.9%
Pennsylvania
5,422
42.4
99.9%
Rhode Island
428
40.6
99.1%
Vermont
329
52.55
99.3%
South States
State stats for the first name SIMPSON
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SIMPSON 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 SIMPSON.
The most popular full name is James SIMPSON.
2.07% of all the people named SIMPSON
have this given name.
There are 4376 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SIMPSON