Last Name WHITAKER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WHITAKER is ranked as the 579th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 62,773.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 19.69 people named WHITAKER 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 WHITAKER is 64,162, the rank is 558 and the proportion per 100k Americans named WHITAKER is 20.14.

Last Names WHITAKER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 62,773 +/-1.4%
  • National Rank 579
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 19.7

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 64,162
  • National Rank 558
  • Proportion/100k 20.14

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WHITAKER is 73.4% White, 1.2% Hispanic origin, 23.2% Black, 0.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% Two or More Races, and 0.4% 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 WHITAKER have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 73.4% 63.9% 9.5%
Hispanic origin 1.2% 16.3% -15.1%
Black 23.2% 12.3% 10.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.3% 4.9% -4.6%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WHITAKER is Texas where 6,223 people have this name.
  • Kentucky is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WHITAKER, as 77.69 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 North Carolina.
  • 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 State Statistics Last-Names WHITAKER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,552 12.05 99.5% Indiana 2,517 38.15 99.7% Iowa 411 13.22 98.7% Kansas 520 17.92 98.7% Michigan 1,490 15.03 99.6% Minnesota 259 4.74 97.7% Missouri 725 24.2 98.0% Nebraska 191 10.13 97.0% North Dakota 24 3.26 71.9% Ohio 2,584 22.29 99.7% South Dakota 53 6.22 87.0% Wisconsin 285 4.94 97.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WHITAKER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,552 12.05 99.5%
Indiana 2,517 38.15 99.7%
Iowa 411 13.22 98.7%
Kansas 520 17.92 98.7%
Michigan 1,490 15.03 99.6%
Minnesota 259 4.74 97.7%
Missouri 725 24.2 98.0%
Nebraska 191 10.13 97.0%
North Dakota 24 3.26 71.9%
Ohio 2,584 22.29 99.7%
South Dakota 53 6.22 87.0%
Wisconsin 285 4.94 97.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names WHITAKER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 127 17.3 96.1% Arizona 905 13.45 99.3% California 4,511 11.63 99.7% Colorado 689 12.86 99.2% Hawaii 108 7.63 95.9% Idaho 344 21.02 98.4% Montana 165 16.09 97.7% Nevada 596 21 99.2% New Mexico 443 21.25 98.5% Oregon 672 16.93 99.2% Utah 845 28.7 98.8% Washington 916 12.97 99.4% Wyoming 84 14.37 94.9%

West States
State stats for the first name WHITAKER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 127 17.3 96.1%
Arizona 905 13.45 99.3%
California 4,511 11.63 99.7%
Colorado 689 12.86 99.2%
Hawaii 108 7.63 95.9%
Idaho 344 21.02 98.4%
Montana 165 16.09 97.7%
Nevada 596 21 99.2%
New Mexico 443 21.25 98.5%
Oregon 672 16.93 99.2%
Utah 845 28.7 98.8%
Washington 916 12.97 99.4%
Wyoming 84 14.37 94.9%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names WHITAKER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 363 10.08 98.6% Maine 244 18.38 96.3% Massachusetts 693 10.28 98.7% New Hampshire 93 7.04 93.7% New Jersey 1,074 12.01 99.4% New York 1,557 7.89 99.5% Pennsylvania 1,478 11.56 99.5% Rhode Island 164 15.55 96.9% Vermont 153 24.4 97.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WHITAKER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 363 10.08 98.6%
Maine 244 18.38 96.3%
Massachusetts 693 10.28 98.7%
New Hampshire 93 7.04 93.7%
New Jersey 1,074 12.01 99.4%
New York 1,557 7.89 99.5%
Pennsylvania 1,478 11.56 99.5%
Rhode Island 164 15.55 96.9%
Vermont 153 24.4 97.8%
South State Statistics Last-Names WHITAKER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,459 30.09 99.0% Arkansas 788 26.56 98.8% Delaware 178 19.01 98.6% Dist. of Columbia 306 46.42 98.9% Florida 3,651 18.36 99.8% Georgia 3,736 37 99.7% Kentucky 3,429 77.69 99.7% Louisiana 1,045 22.48 98.8% Maryland 1,246 20.85 99.6% Mississippi 725 24.2 98.0% North Carolina 5,505 55.36 99.8% Oklahoma 990 25.54 99.0% South Carolina 1,561 32.29 99.4% Tennessee 2,993 45.7 99.6% Texas 6,223 23.08 99.8% Virginia 2,501 30.03 99.7% West Virginia 100 5.41 90.0%

South States
State stats for the first name WHITAKER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,459 30.09 99.0%
Arkansas 788 26.56 98.8%
Delaware 178 19.01 98.6%
Dist. of Columbia 306 46.42 98.9%
Florida 3,651 18.36 99.8%
Georgia 3,736 37 99.7%
Kentucky 3,429 77.69 99.7%
Louisiana 1,045 22.48 98.8%
Maryland 1,246 20.85 99.6%
Mississippi 725 24.2 98.0%
North Carolina 5,505 55.36 99.8%
Oklahoma 990 25.54 99.0%
South Carolina 1,561 32.29 99.4%
Tennessee 2,993 45.7 99.6%
Texas 6,223 23.08 99.8%
Virginia 2,501 30.03 99.7%
West Virginia 100 5.41 90.0%
 

Full Names with WHITAKER as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James WHITAKER. 2.24% of all the people named WHITAKER have this given name.

There are 2363 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WHITAKER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James WHITAKER 2.24%
2 John WHITAKER 1.63%
3 David WHITAKER 1.53%
4 Robert WHITAKER 1.36%
5 Mary WHITAKER 1.15%
6 Charles WHITAKER 1.11%
7 William WHITAKER 1.07%
8 Michael WHITAKER 0.99%
9 Barbara WHITAKER 0.80%
10 Linda WHITAKER 0.78%
11 Donald WHITAKER 0.77%
12 Richard WHITAKER 0.72%
13 Patricia WHITAKER 0.67%
14 Betty WHITAKER 0.60%
15 Brian WHITAKER 0.58%
16 Thomas WHITAKER 0.58%
17 Carol WHITAKER 0.56%
18 Elizabeth WHITAKER 0.50%
19 Daniel WHITAKER 0.50%
20 Donna WHITAKER 0.47%

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