Last Name WHITNEY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WHITNEY is ranked as the 944th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 40,991.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 12.86 people named WHITNEY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is commonly used as either a first or last name. More specifically, it is used as a last name 52% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named WHITNEY is 40,459, the rank is 934 and the proportion per 100k Americans named WHITNEY is 12.70.

Last Names WHITNEY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 40,991 +/-1.8%
  • National Rank 944
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 12.9

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 40,459
  • National Rank 934
  • Proportion/100k 12.70

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WHITNEY is 87.1% White, 1.6% Hispanic origin, 8.4% Black, 0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% 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 WHITNEY have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 87.1% 63.9% 23.2%
Hispanic origin 1.6% 16.3% -14.7%
Black 8.4% 12.3% -3.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.7% 4.9% -4.2%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
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 WHITNEY is California where 5,033 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WHITNEY, as 79.65 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of New York.
  • Maine 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 Alabama (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 6 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names WHITNEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,280 9.94 99.4% Indiana 775 11.74 98.9% Iowa 451 14.5 98.9% Kansas 541 18.65 98.8% Michigan 1,699 17.15 99.7% Minnesota 644 11.8 99.3% Missouri 206 6.88 94.0% Nebraska 427 22.7 98.9% North Dakota 40 5.44 82.7% Ohio 1,053 9.09 99.2% South Dakota 106 12.44 94.7% Wisconsin 530 9.21 99.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WHITNEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,280 9.94 99.4%
Indiana 775 11.74 98.9%
Iowa 451 14.5 98.9%
Kansas 541 18.65 98.8%
Michigan 1,699 17.15 99.7%
Minnesota 644 11.8 99.3%
Missouri 206 6.88 94.0%
Nebraska 427 22.7 98.9%
North Dakota 40 5.44 82.7%
Ohio 1,053 9.09 99.2%
South Dakota 106 12.44 94.7%
Wisconsin 530 9.21 99.0%
West State Statistics Last-Names WHITNEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 127 17.3 96.1% Arizona 990 14.71 99.3% California 5,033 12.97 99.7% Colorado 1,006 18.79 99.4% Hawaii 151 10.6 97.1% Idaho 422 25.8 98.7% Montana 243 23.76 98.5% Nevada 486 17.12 99.0% New Mexico 217 10.39 96.9% Oregon 950 23.92 99.4% Utah 745 25.33 98.6% Washington 2,046 28.97 99.8% Wyoming 121 20.75 96.8%

West States
State stats for the first name WHITNEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 127 17.3 96.1%
Arizona 990 14.71 99.3%
California 5,033 12.97 99.7%
Colorado 1,006 18.79 99.4%
Hawaii 151 10.6 97.1%
Idaho 422 25.8 98.7%
Montana 243 23.76 98.5%
Nevada 486 17.12 99.0%
New Mexico 217 10.39 96.9%
Oregon 950 23.92 99.4%
Utah 745 25.33 98.6%
Washington 2,046 28.97 99.8%
Wyoming 121 20.75 96.8%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names WHITNEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 708 19.69 99.4% Maine 1,059 79.65 99.4% Massachusetts 2,031 30.11 99.6% New Hampshire 747 56.34 99.5% New Jersey 688 7.7 99.0% New York 3,345 16.94 99.8% Pennsylvania 1,058 8.28 99.2% Rhode Island 155 14.68 96.7% Vermont 416 66.32 99.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WHITNEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 708 19.69 99.4%
Maine 1,059 79.65 99.4%
Massachusetts 2,031 30.11 99.6%
New Hampshire 747 56.34 99.5%
New Jersey 688 7.7 99.0%
New York 3,345 16.94 99.8%
Pennsylvania 1,058 8.28 99.2%
Rhode Island 155 14.68 96.7%
Vermont 416 66.32 99.5%
South State Statistics Last-Names WHITNEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 247 5.09 95.0% Arkansas 288 9.72 96.5% Delaware 128 13.69 98.0% Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 92.1% Florida 2,316 11.64 99.7% Georgia 754 7.46 98.5% Kentucky 486 11.01 97.3% Louisiana 583 12.53 97.8% Maryland 640 10.71 99.0% Mississippi 206 6.88 94.0% North Carolina 947 9.53 98.8% Oklahoma 499 12.86 97.9% South Carolina 395 8.17 97.5% Tennessee 464 7.09 97.6% Texas 2,242 8.32 99.3% Virginia 740 8.88 98.8% West Virginia 118 6.39 91.1%

South States
State stats for the first name WHITNEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 247 5.09 95.0%
Arkansas 288 9.72 96.5%
Delaware 128 13.69 98.0%
Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 92.1%
Florida 2,316 11.64 99.7%
Georgia 754 7.46 98.5%
Kentucky 486 11.01 97.3%
Louisiana 583 12.53 97.8%
Maryland 640 10.71 99.0%
Mississippi 206 6.88 94.0%
North Carolina 947 9.53 98.8%
Oklahoma 499 12.86 97.9%
South Carolina 395 8.17 97.5%
Tennessee 464 7.09 97.6%
Texas 2,242 8.32 99.3%
Virginia 740 8.88 98.8%
West Virginia 118 6.39 91.1%
 

Full Names with WHITNEY as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is Robert WHITNEY. 1.81% of all the people named WHITNEY have this given name.

There are 1689 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WHITNEY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Robert WHITNEY 1.81%
2 James WHITNEY 1.79%
3 John WHITNEY 1.73%
4 David WHITNEY 1.69%
5 William WHITNEY 1.30%
6 Michael WHITNEY 1.20%
7 Richard WHITNEY 1.17%
8 Barbara WHITNEY 1.04%
9 Mary WHITNEY 1.01%
10 Charles WHITNEY 0.91%
11 Mark WHITNEY 0.88%
12 Linda WHITNEY 0.85%
13 Patricia WHITNEY 0.67%
14 Elizabeth WHITNEY 0.65%
15 Gary WHITNEY 0.63%
16 Susan WHITNEY 0.61%
17 Donald WHITNEY 0.60%
18 Brian WHITNEY 0.59%
19 Daniel WHITNEY 0.58%
20 Jennifer WHITNEY 0.56%

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