WATKINS is ranked as the 251st most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 130,514.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 40.93 people named WATKINS 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 WATKINS is
144,603, the rank is 222
and the proportion per 100k Americans named WATKINS is 45.39.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
WATKINS is
64.5% White,
1.4% Hispanic origin,
31.4% Black,
0.3% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.8% 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 WATKINS have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name WATKINS is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WATKINS
The state with the most people named
WATKINS is
Texas where
11,184 people have this name.
Mississippi is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named WATKINS, as
109.24 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
0 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 WATKINS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
4,705
36.53
99.9%
Indiana
3,061
46.4
99.8%
Iowa
558
17.94
99.1%
Kansas
1,561
53.76
99.7%
Michigan
3,886
39.21
99.9%
Minnesota
846
15.5
99.5%
Missouri
3,271
109.24
99.7%
Nebraska
420
22.35
98.9%
North Dakota
80
10.87
92.3%
Ohio
5,481
47.27
99.9%
South Dakota
177
20.73
97.6%
Wisconsin
704
12.22
99.3%
West States
State stats for the first name WATKINS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
159
21.62
96.9%
Arizona
2,267
33.68
99.7%
California
10,540
27.16
99.9%
Colorado
1,992
37.2
99.7%
Hawaii
295
20.78
98.6%
Idaho
726
44.43
99.3%
Montana
282
27.59
98.8%
Nevada
807
28.43
99.4%
New Mexico
670
32.11
99.0%
Oregon
1,359
34.23
99.6%
Utah
1,308
44.46
99.3%
Washington
2,303
32.61
99.8%
Wyoming
196
33.52
98.2%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name WATKINS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
889
24.73
99.5%
Maine
377
28.34
97.7%
Massachusetts
1,387
20.56
99.4%
New Hampshire
299
22.53
98.1%
New Jersey
2,450
27.41
99.8%
New York
4,103
20.78
99.8%
Pennsylvania
4,124
32.25
99.9%
Rhode Island
155
14.68
96.7%
Vermont
90
14.39
96.0%
South States
State stats for the first name WATKINS
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have WATKINS 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 WATKINS.
The most popular full name is James WATKINS.
2.09% of all the people named WATKINS
have this given name.
There are 3825 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WATKINS