First Name ANDERSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • ANDERSON is ranked as the 4112th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 3,320.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 1.04 people named ANDERSON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on the analysis of 100 years worth of data from the Social Security Administration's (SSA) Baby Names database, the estimated population of people named ANDERSON is 16,716.
  • The SSA data also shows that ANDERSON is used as a boy's name 97% of the time.

First Names ANDERSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 3,320 +/-6.2%
  • National Rank 4,112
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 1.0

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 16,716
  • National Rank 1,552
  • Percentile Rank 98.32%
  • Proportion/100k 5.24

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ANDERSON is 75.9% White, 3.8% Hispanic origin, 17.2% Black, 0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 0.8% 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 ANDERSON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name ANDERSON is included in the following name categories:
  • Swedish surname
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • English surname
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Danish surname
  • Common Norwegian surname - SSB Data
  • US unisex baby name - Social Security Administration

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.9% 63.9% 12.0%
Hispanic origin 3.8% 16.3% -12.5%
Black 17.2% 12.3% 4.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.7% 4.9% -4.2%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named ANDERSON is California where 337 people have this name.
  • South Dakota is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named ANDERSON, as 4.15 in every 100,000 South Dakotans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • South Dakota 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 3 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Ohio (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 142 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names ANDERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 111 0.86 91.6% Indiana 71 1.08 89.4% Iowa 32 1.04 87.6% Kansas 14 0.48 55.9% Michigan 70 0.71 93.7% Minnesota 114 2.09 94.4% Missouri 20 0.67 71.8% Nebraska 26 1.4 74.1% North Dakota 8 1.09 2.1% Ohio 27 0.24 79.6% South Dakota 35 4.15 71.8% Wisconsin 70 1.21 92.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name ANDERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 111 0.86 91.6%
Indiana 71 1.08 89.4%
Iowa 32 1.04 87.6%
Kansas 14 0.48 55.9%
Michigan 70 0.71 93.7%
Minnesota 114 2.09 94.4%
Missouri 20 0.67 71.8%
Nebraska 26 1.4 74.1%
North Dakota 8 1.09 2.1%
Ohio 27 0.24 79.6%
South Dakota 35 4.15 71.8%
Wisconsin 70 1.21 92.3%
West State Statistics First-Names ANDERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 25 0.38 69.3% California 337 0.87 95.7% Colorado 34 0.63 78.8% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 16 0.96 54.1% Montana 16 1.53 53.9% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 30 1.42 69.1% Oregon 58 1.47 84.6% Utah 66 2.25 84.3% Washington 105 1.49 93.4% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name ANDERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 25 0.38 69.3%
California 337 0.87 95.7%
Colorado 34 0.63 78.8%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 16 0.96 54.1%
Montana 16 1.53 53.9%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 30 1.42 69.1%
Oregon 58 1.47 84.6%
Utah 66 2.25 84.3%
Washington 105 1.49 93.4%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names ANDERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 26 0.72 73.3% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 24 0.36 58.1% New Hampshire 9 0.7 2.6% New Jersey 63 0.7 84.3% New York 105 0.53 93.0% Pennsylvania 49 0.38 86.7% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 8 1.25 54.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name ANDERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 26 0.72 73.3%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 24 0.36 58.1%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 2.6%
New Jersey 63 0.7 84.3%
New York 105 0.53 93.0%
Pennsylvania 49 0.38 86.7%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 8 1.25 54.2%
South State Statistics First-Names ANDERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 103 2.13 91.7% Arkansas 32 1.08 79.8% Delaware 14 1.52 79.6% Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 62.5% Florida 268 1.35 96.8% Georgia 152 1.51 94.0% Kentucky 58 1.32 86.5% Louisiana 127 2.74 91.9% Maryland 91 1.53 92.3% Mississippi 20 0.67 71.8% North Carolina 121 1.22 94.8% Oklahoma 50 1.29 83.6% South Carolina 68 1.4 88.8% Tennessee 108 1.65 92.6% Texas 269 1 96.2% Virginia 98 1.18 91.3% West Virginia 18 0.98 56.8%

South States
State stats for the first name ANDERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 103 2.13 91.7%
Arkansas 32 1.08 79.8%
Delaware 14 1.52 79.6%
Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 62.5%
Florida 268 1.35 96.8%
Georgia 152 1.51 94.0%
Kentucky 58 1.32 86.5%
Louisiana 127 2.74 91.9%
Maryland 91 1.53 92.3%
Mississippi 20 0.67 71.8%
North Carolina 121 1.22 94.8%
Oklahoma 50 1.29 83.6%
South Carolina 68 1.4 88.8%
Tennessee 108 1.65 92.6%
Texas 269 1 96.2%
Virginia 98 1.18 91.3%
West Virginia 18 0.98 56.8%
 

Full Names with ANDERSON as a First Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have ANDERSON as a first 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 ANDERSON.

The most popular full name is ANDERSON Reed. 2.24% of all the people named ANDERSON have this family name.

There are 437 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ANDERSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 ANDERSON Reed 2.24%
2 ANDERSON Ward 1.96%
3 ANDERSON Smith 1.82%
4 ANDERSON Williams 1.82%
5 ANDERSON Bailey 1.54%
6 ANDERSON Johnson 1.40%
7 ANDERSON Davis 1.26%
8 ANDERSON Harris 1.26%
9 ANDERSON Wilson 0.98%
10 ANDERSON Burke 0.84%
11 ANDERSON Campbell 0.84%
12 ANDERSON Foster 0.84%
13 ANDERSON Hartley 0.84%
14 ANDERSON King 0.84%
15 ANDERSON Palmer 0.84%
16 ANDERSON Porter 0.84%
17 ANDERSON Walker 0.84%
18 ANDERSON Collins 0.70%
19 ANDERSON Dixon 0.70%
20 ANDERSON Love 0.70%

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