Last Name SORENSEN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SORENSEN is ranked as the 1095th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 35,205.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 11.04 people named SORENSEN 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 SORENSEN is 31,539, the rank is 1,201 and the proportion per 100k Americans named SORENSEN is 9.90.

Last Names SORENSEN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 35,205 +/-1.9%
  • National Rank 1,095
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 11.0

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 31,539
  • National Rank 1,201
  • Proportion/100k 9.90

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SORENSEN is 96.1% White, 1.7% Hispanic origin, 0.1% Black, 0.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.2% Two or More Races, and 0.3% 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 SORENSEN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 96.1% 63.9% 32.2%
Hispanic origin 1.7% 16.3% -14.6%
Black 0.1% 12.3% -12.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.6% 4.9% -4.3%
Two or more races 1.2% 1.8% -0.6%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.3% 0.7% -0.4%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SORENSEN is California where 5,327 people have this name.
  • Utah is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SORENSEN, as 151.12 in every 100,000 Utahns have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Utah.
  • Utah 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 Mississippi (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 3 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names SORENSEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,675 13.01 99.6% Indiana 341 5.16 97.3% Iowa 1,232 39.65 99.7% Kansas 225 7.75 96.6% Michigan 846 8.54 99.3% Minnesota 1,945 35.65 99.8% Missouri 20 0.67 71.2% Nebraska 1,347 71.58 99.8% North Dakota 185 25.01 97.4% Ohio 258 2.22 96.4% South Dakota 416 48.71 99.3% Wisconsin 1,304 22.65 99.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SORENSEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,675 13.01 99.6%
Indiana 341 5.16 97.3%
Iowa 1,232 39.65 99.7%
Kansas 225 7.75 96.6%
Michigan 846 8.54 99.3%
Minnesota 1,945 35.65 99.8%
Missouri 20 0.67 71.2%
Nebraska 1,347 71.58 99.8%
North Dakota 185 25.01 97.4%
Ohio 258 2.22 96.4%
South Dakota 416 48.71 99.3%
Wisconsin 1,304 22.65 99.7%
West State Statistics Last-Names SORENSEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 143 19.46 96.5% Arizona 1,193 17.72 99.4% California 5,327 13.73 99.7% Colorado 1,182 22.07 99.5% Hawaii 163 11.45 97.4% Idaho 890 54.46 99.5% Montana 329 32.19 99.0% Nevada 651 22.94 99.3% New Mexico 217 10.39 96.9% Oregon 957 24.11 99.4% Utah 4,447 151.12 99.9% Washington 1,857 26.3 99.7% Wyoming 214 36.72 98.3%

West States
State stats for the first name SORENSEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 143 19.46 96.5%
Arizona 1,193 17.72 99.4%
California 5,327 13.73 99.7%
Colorado 1,182 22.07 99.5%
Hawaii 163 11.45 97.4%
Idaho 890 54.46 99.5%
Montana 329 32.19 99.0%
Nevada 651 22.94 99.3%
New Mexico 217 10.39 96.9%
Oregon 957 24.11 99.4%
Utah 4,447 151.12 99.9%
Washington 1,857 26.3 99.7%
Wyoming 214 36.72 98.3%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names SORENSEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 397 11.04 98.7% Maine 51 3.83 86.0% Massachusetts 243 3.61 96.3% New Hampshire 93 7.04 93.7% New Jersey 511 5.71 98.6% New York 1,183 5.99 99.3% Pennsylvania 425 3.33 98.0% Rhode Island 100 9.5 94.5% Vermont 27 4.38 88.3%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SORENSEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 397 11.04 98.7%
Maine 51 3.83 86.0%
Massachusetts 243 3.61 96.3%
New Hampshire 93 7.04 93.7%
New Jersey 511 5.71 98.6%
New York 1,183 5.99 99.3%
Pennsylvania 425 3.33 98.0%
Rhode Island 100 9.5 94.5%
Vermont 27 4.38 88.3%
South State Statistics Last-Names SORENSEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 178 3.67 93.6% Arkansas 135 4.54 93.2% Delaware 21 2.28 87.6% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 57.0% Florida 1,303 6.55 99.5% Georgia 279 2.76 96.7% Kentucky 58 1.32 85.6% Louisiana 134 2.88 91.7% Maryland 240 4.02 97.5% Mississippi 20 0.67 71.2% North Carolina 316 3.18 97.3% Oklahoma 107 2.76 91.2% South Carolina 167 3.45 95.1% Tennessee 175 2.68 94.8% Texas 1,369 5.08 99.0% Virginia 570 6.84 98.5% West Virginia 18 0.98 63.9%

South States
State stats for the first name SORENSEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 178 3.67 93.6%
Arkansas 135 4.54 93.2%
Delaware 21 2.28 87.6%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 57.0%
Florida 1,303 6.55 99.5%
Georgia 279 2.76 96.7%
Kentucky 58 1.32 85.6%
Louisiana 134 2.88 91.7%
Maryland 240 4.02 97.5%
Mississippi 20 0.67 71.2%
North Carolina 316 3.18 97.3%
Oklahoma 107 2.76 91.2%
South Carolina 167 3.45 95.1%
Tennessee 175 2.68 94.8%
Texas 1,369 5.08 99.0%
Virginia 570 6.84 98.5%
West Virginia 18 0.98 63.9%
 

Full Names with SORENSEN as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is Robert SORENSEN. 1.85% of all the people named SORENSEN have this given name.

There are 1539 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SORENSEN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Robert SORENSEN 1.85%
2 David SORENSEN 1.57%
3 John SORENSEN 1.42%
4 James SORENSEN 1.40%
5 Mary SORENSEN 1.16%
6 Richard SORENSEN 1.03%
7 Michael SORENSEN 0.96%
8 Eric SORENSEN 0.90%
9 Donald SORENSEN 0.84%
10 Linda SORENSEN 0.82%
11 Paul SORENSEN 0.73%
12 William SORENSEN 0.73%
13 Chris SORENSEN 0.71%
14 Karen SORENSEN 0.69%
15 Mark SORENSEN 0.69%
16 Susan SORENSEN 0.67%
17 Barbara SORENSEN 0.66%
18 Carol SORENSEN 0.61%
19 Donna SORENSEN 0.59%
20 Patricia SORENSEN 0.57%

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