LAWSON is ranked as the 263rd most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 125,601.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 39.39 people named LAWSON 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 LAWSON is
136,033, the rank is 235
and the proportion per 100k Americans named LAWSON is 42.70.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
LAWSON is
76.3% White,
1.4% Hispanic origin,
19.7% Black,
0.3% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.7% 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 LAWSON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name LAWSON is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LAWSON
The state with the most people named
LAWSON is
California where
10,137 people have this name.
Kentucky is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named LAWSON, as
132.91 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
Florida.
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
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
South 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 LAWSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
4,130
32.06
99.9%
Indiana
4,429
67.14
99.9%
Iowa
1,026
33
99.6%
Kansas
1,315
45.28
99.6%
Michigan
3,459
34.9
99.9%
Minnesota
885
16.21
99.5%
Missouri
1,110
37.08
98.8%
Nebraska
552
29.33
99.2%
North Dakota
217
29.36
97.9%
Ohio
6,107
52.67
99.9%
South Dakota
80
9.33
91.5%
Wisconsin
709
12.31
99.3%
West States
State stats for the first name LAWSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
159
21.62
96.8%
Arizona
1,971
29.29
99.7%
California
10,137
26.12
99.9%
Colorado
1,682
31.4
99.7%
Hawaii
301
21.21
98.7%
Idaho
375
22.93
98.5%
Montana
369
36.02
99.1%
Nevada
945
33.27
99.5%
New Mexico
492
23.61
98.6%
Oregon
1,439
36.25
99.7%
Utah
886
30.11
98.9%
Washington
2,614
37.02
99.8%
Wyoming
196
33.52
98.1%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name LAWSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,062
29.53
99.6%
Maine
285
21.44
96.8%
Massachusetts
1,958
29.03
99.6%
New Hampshire
215
16.2
97.2%
New Jersey
2,022
22.63
99.7%
New York
3,880
19.65
99.8%
Pennsylvania
3,344
26.15
99.8%
Rhode Island
191
18.14
97.3%
Vermont
239
38.16
98.8%
South States
State stats for the first name LAWSON
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have LAWSON 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 LAWSON.
The most popular full name is James LAWSON.
2.20% of all the people named LAWSON
have this given name.
There are 3772 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LAWSON