Last Name TOWNSEND

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • TOWNSEND is ranked as the 472nd most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 76,238.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 23.91 people named TOWNSEND 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 TOWNSEND is 78,944, the rank is 444 and the proportion per 100k Americans named TOWNSEND is 24.78.

Last Names TOWNSEND
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 76,238 +/-1.3%
  • National Rank 472
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 23.9

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 78,944
  • National Rank 444
  • Proportion/100k 24.78

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name TOWNSEND is 70.6% White, 1.6% Hispanic origin, 25.0% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% 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 TOWNSEND have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 70.6% 63.9% 6.7%
Hispanic origin 1.6% 16.3% -14.7%
Black 25.0% 12.3% 12.7%
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 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named TOWNSEND is Texas where 7,022 people have this name.
  • Mississippi is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named TOWNSEND, as 62.39 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 Florida.
  • 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 North 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 TOWNSEND State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,751 21.36 99.8% Indiana 2,192 33.23 99.7% Iowa 757 24.35 99.4% Kansas 626 21.55 99.0% Michigan 2,704 27.29 99.8% Minnesota 600 11 99.2% Missouri 1,868 62.39 99.3% Nebraska 315 16.76 98.4% North Dakota 48 6.52 85.5% Ohio 2,271 19.59 99.6% South Dakota 168 19.69 97.4% Wisconsin 722 12.54 99.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name TOWNSEND

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,751 21.36 99.8%
Indiana 2,192 33.23 99.7%
Iowa 757 24.35 99.4%
Kansas 626 21.55 99.0%
Michigan 2,704 27.29 99.8%
Minnesota 600 11 99.2%
Missouri 1,868 62.39 99.3%
Nebraska 315 16.76 98.4%
North Dakota 48 6.52 85.5%
Ohio 2,271 19.59 99.6%
South Dakota 168 19.69 97.4%
Wisconsin 722 12.54 99.3%
West State Statistics Last-Names TOWNSEND State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 207 28.11 97.8% Arizona 1,438 21.37 99.6% California 5,697 14.68 99.8% Colorado 1,074 20.05 99.5% Hawaii 175 12.3 97.5% Idaho 328 20.06 98.3% Montana 267 26.06 98.7% Nevada 486 17.12 99.0% New Mexico 591 28.34 98.9% Oregon 935 23.56 99.4% Utah 398 13.51 97.3% Washington 1,622 22.97 99.7% Wyoming 168 28.73 97.7%

West States
State stats for the first name TOWNSEND

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 207 28.11 97.8%
Arizona 1,438 21.37 99.6%
California 5,697 14.68 99.8%
Colorado 1,074 20.05 99.5%
Hawaii 175 12.3 97.5%
Idaho 328 20.06 98.3%
Montana 267 26.06 98.7%
Nevada 486 17.12 99.0%
New Mexico 591 28.34 98.9%
Oregon 935 23.56 99.4%
Utah 398 13.51 97.3%
Washington 1,622 22.97 99.7%
Wyoming 168 28.73 97.7%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names TOWNSEND State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 630 17.52 99.3% Maine 754 56.67 99.0% Massachusetts 1,083 16.05 99.1% New Hampshire 355 26.76 98.4% New Jersey 1,168 13.06 99.4% New York 3,556 18.01 99.8% Pennsylvania 1,958 15.31 99.6% Rhode Island 137 12.96 96.0% Vermont 161 25.65 97.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name TOWNSEND

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 630 17.52 99.3%
Maine 754 56.67 99.0%
Massachusetts 1,083 16.05 99.1%
New Hampshire 355 26.76 98.4%
New Jersey 1,168 13.06 99.4%
New York 3,556 18.01 99.8%
Pennsylvania 1,958 15.31 99.6%
Rhode Island 137 12.96 96.0%
Vermont 161 25.65 97.9%
South State Statistics Last-Names TOWNSEND State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,976 40.75 99.3% Arkansas 1,057 35.63 99.2% Delaware 473 50.56 99.5% Dist. of Columbia 255 38.69 98.6% Florida 5,064 25.46 99.9% Georgia 3,160 31.3 99.7% Kentucky 1,329 30.11 99.0% Louisiana 1,186 25.5 98.9% Maryland 1,704 28.51 99.7% Mississippi 1,868 62.39 99.3% North Carolina 4,245 42.69 99.8% Oklahoma 1,147 29.58 99.2% South Carolina 1,456 30.12 99.3% Tennessee 3,024 46.18 99.6% Texas 7,022 26.05 99.8% Virginia 2,095 25.16 99.6% West Virginia 673 36.37 98.4%

South States
State stats for the first name TOWNSEND

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,976 40.75 99.3%
Arkansas 1,057 35.63 99.2%
Delaware 473 50.56 99.5%
Dist. of Columbia 255 38.69 98.6%
Florida 5,064 25.46 99.9%
Georgia 3,160 31.3 99.7%
Kentucky 1,329 30.11 99.0%
Louisiana 1,186 25.5 98.9%
Maryland 1,704 28.51 99.7%
Mississippi 1,868 62.39 99.3%
North Carolina 4,245 42.69 99.8%
Oklahoma 1,147 29.58 99.2%
South Carolina 1,456 30.12 99.3%
Tennessee 3,024 46.18 99.6%
Texas 7,022 26.05 99.8%
Virginia 2,095 25.16 99.6%
West Virginia 673 36.37 98.4%
 

Full Names with TOWNSEND as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James TOWNSEND. 1.83% of all the people named TOWNSEND have this given name.

There are 2635 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name TOWNSEND

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James TOWNSEND 1.83%
2 David TOWNSEND 1.66%
3 Robert TOWNSEND 1.57%
4 John TOWNSEND 1.55%
5 Mary TOWNSEND 1.30%
6 Charles TOWNSEND 1.22%
7 Michael TOWNSEND 1.14%
8 William TOWNSEND 1.05%
9 Barbara TOWNSEND 0.85%
10 Richard TOWNSEND 0.79%
11 Linda TOWNSEND 0.77%
12 Patricia TOWNSEND 0.77%
13 Betty TOWNSEND 0.62%
14 Donald TOWNSEND 0.59%
15 Thomas TOWNSEND 0.58%
16 Carol TOWNSEND 0.55%
17 George TOWNSEND 0.55%
18 Brian TOWNSEND 0.52%
19 Jennifer TOWNSEND 0.50%
20 Elizabeth TOWNSEND 0.49%

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