GORDON is ranked as the 155th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 180,188.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 56.51 people named GORDON 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 46% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named GORDON is
182,959, the rank is 151
and the proportion per 100k Americans named GORDON is 57.43.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
GORDON is
67.8% White,
2.0% Hispanic origin,
27.2% Black,
0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.9% 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 GORDON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name GORDON is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GORDON
The state with the most people named
GORDON is
California where
19,197 people have this name.
District of Columbia is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named GORDON, as
105.01 in every 100,000
Washingtonians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
New York.
District of Columbia 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 GORDON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
7,233
56.16
99.9%
Indiana
3,330
50.48
99.8%
Iowa
1,379
44.38
99.7%
Kansas
1,456
50.13
99.6%
Michigan
5,110
51.57
99.9%
Minnesota
1,694
31.05
99.8%
Missouri
2,579
86.15
99.5%
Nebraska
591
31.43
99.3%
North Dakota
225
30.45
98.0%
Ohio
5,991
51.68
99.9%
South Dakota
292
34.2
98.7%
Wisconsin
1,850
32.13
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name GORDON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
287
38.91
98.4%
Arizona
3,350
49.77
99.8%
California
19,197
49.47
99.9%
Colorado
3,275
61.15
99.9%
Hawaii
494
34.78
99.3%
Idaho
726
44.43
99.3%
Montana
620
60.54
99.6%
Nevada
1,798
63.31
99.8%
New Mexico
975
46.76
99.3%
Oregon
2,338
58.89
99.8%
Utah
1,839
62.47
99.6%
Washington
3,820
54.09
99.9%
Wyoming
233
39.91
98.5%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name GORDON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
2,547
70.82
99.9%
Maine
1,080
81.18
99.5%
Massachusetts
4,281
63.47
99.9%
New Hampshire
878
66.2
99.6%
New Jersey
6,724
75.22
99.9%
New York
14,076
71.28
100.0%
Pennsylvania
7,631
59.68
99.9%
Rhode Island
520
49.24
99.3%
Vermont
619
98.85
99.8%
South States
State stats for the first name GORDON
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GORDON 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 GORDON.
The most popular full name is James GORDON.
1.72% of all the people named GORDON
have this given name.
There are 4759 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GORDON