Last Name WIGHT

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WIGHT is ranked as the 6145th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 6,245.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.96 people named WIGHT 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 WIGHT is 5,734, the rank is 6,442 and the proportion per 100k Americans named WIGHT is 1.80.

Last Names WIGHT
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 6,245 +/-4.5%
  • National Rank 6,145
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.0

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 5,734
  • National Rank 6,442
  • Proportion/100k 1.80

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WIGHT is 92.5% White, 1.2% Hispanic origin, 2.8% Black, 0.9% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.2% 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 WIGHT have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black, Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 92.5% 63.9% 28.6%
Hispanic origin 1.2% 16.3% -15.1%
Black 2.8% 12.3% -9.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.9% 4.9% -4.0%
Two or more races 2.2% 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 WIGHT is California where 1,162 people have this name.
  • Idaho is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WIGHT, as 14.33 in every 100,000 Idahoans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Idaho 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 Louisiana (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 27 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names WIGHT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 179 1.39 95.6% Indiana 44 0.67 83.3% Iowa 25 0.8 75.2% Kansas 35 1.21 79.3% Michigan 256 2.58 97.4% Minnesota 72 1.33 90.3% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 39 2.1 81.1% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 208 1.8 95.6% South Dakota 9 1.04 45.1% Wisconsin 49 0.85 85.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WIGHT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 179 1.39 95.6%
Indiana 44 0.67 83.3%
Iowa 25 0.8 75.2%
Kansas 35 1.21 79.3%
Michigan 256 2.58 97.4%
Minnesota 72 1.33 90.3%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 39 2.1 81.1%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 208 1.8 95.6%
South Dakota 9 1.04 45.1%
Wisconsin 49 0.85 85.7%
West State Statistics Last-Names WIGHT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 80.9% Arizona 228 3.39 97.0% California 1,162 3 98.9% Colorado 115 2.14 94.8% Hawaii 12 0.85 68.1% Idaho 234 14.33 97.5% Montana 39 3.83 87.1% Nevada 73 2.58 93.3% New Mexico 49 2.36 87.9% Oregon 168 4.23 96.2% Utah 340 11.54 96.8% Washington 405 5.74 98.5% Wyoming 19 3.19 73.2%

West States
State stats for the first name WIGHT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 80.9%
Arizona 228 3.39 97.0%
California 1,162 3 98.9%
Colorado 115 2.14 94.8%
Hawaii 12 0.85 68.1%
Idaho 234 14.33 97.5%
Montana 39 3.83 87.1%
Nevada 73 2.58 93.3%
New Mexico 49 2.36 87.9%
Oregon 168 4.23 96.2%
Utah 340 11.54 96.8%
Washington 405 5.74 98.5%
Wyoming 19 3.19 73.2%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names WIGHT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 121 3.36 95.6% Maine 153 11.49 94.3% Massachusetts 231 3.43 96.1% New Hampshire 28 2.11 82.0% New Jersey 52 0.58 85.9% New York 445 2.25 98.0% Pennsylvania 55 0.43 86.4% Rhode Island 36 3.46 84.7% Vermont 35 5.63 90.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WIGHT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 121 3.36 95.6%
Maine 153 11.49 94.3%
Massachusetts 231 3.43 96.1%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 82.0%
New Jersey 52 0.58 85.9%
New York 445 2.25 98.0%
Pennsylvania 55 0.43 86.4%
Rhode Island 36 3.46 84.7%
Vermont 35 5.63 90.6%
South State Statistics Last-Names WIGHT State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 29 0.59 79.9% Arkansas 45 1.51 84.2% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 388 1.95 98.3% Georgia 133 1.32 94.2% Kentucky 136 3.08 92.1% Louisiana 13 0.29 59.0% Maryland 103 1.72 94.4% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 108 1.09 94.5% Oklahoma 107 2.76 91.3% South Carolina 25 0.51 81.8% Tennessee 46 0.71 87.7% Texas 279 1.03 96.1% Virginia 118 1.42 94.2% West Virginia 9 0.49 48.3%

South States
State stats for the first name WIGHT

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 29 0.59 79.9%
Arkansas 45 1.51 84.2%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 388 1.95 98.3%
Georgia 133 1.32 94.2%
Kentucky 136 3.08 92.1%
Louisiana 13 0.29 59.0%
Maryland 103 1.72 94.4%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 108 1.09 94.5%
Oklahoma 107 2.76 91.3%
South Carolina 25 0.51 81.8%
Tennessee 46 0.71 87.7%
Texas 279 1.03 96.1%
Virginia 118 1.42 94.2%
West Virginia 9 0.49 48.3%
 

Full Names with WIGHT as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James WIGHT. 2.68% of all the people named WIGHT have this given name.

There are 545 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WIGHT

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James WIGHT 2.68%
2 David WIGHT 2.38%
3 Robert WIGHT 2.30%
4 John WIGHT 1.49%
5 Linda WIGHT 1.34%
6 Mary WIGHT 1.26%
7 Charles WIGHT 1.19%
8 Gary WIGHT 1.19%
9 Karen WIGHT 1.12%
10 Elizabeth WIGHT 1.04%
11 Donald WIGHT 0.97%
12 Richard WIGHT 0.89%
13 Susan WIGHT 0.89%
14 Thomas WIGHT 0.89%
15 Edward WIGHT 0.82%
16 Patricia WIGHT 0.82%
17 William WIGHT 0.74%
18 Andrew WIGHT 0.67%
19 Michael WIGHT 0.67%
20 Christopher WIGHT 0.59%

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