First Name GIFFORD

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GIFFORD is ranked as the 5785th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,964.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.62 people named GIFFORD for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 92% 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 GIFFORD is 715.

First Names GIFFORD
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,964 +/-8.0%
  • National Rank 5,785
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.6

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 715
  • National Rank 10,999
  • Percentile Rank 88.11%
  • Proportion/100k 0.22

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GIFFORD is 78.6% White, 2.3% Hispanic origin, 14.2% Black, 2.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% 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 GIFFORD have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name GIFFORD is included in the following name categories:
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Masculine given name
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.6% 63.9% 14.7%
Hispanic origin 2.3% 16.3% -14.0%
Black 14.2% 12.3% 1.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.6% 4.9% -2.3%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named GIFFORD is California where 237 people have this name.
  • Wyoming is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GIFFORD, as 3.19 in every 100,000 Wyomingites have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 94th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Wyoming 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 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Jersey (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 233 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names GIFFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 56 0.43 86.8% Indiana 33 0.5 82.9% Iowa 25 0.8 85.7% Kansas 35 1.21 79.7% Michigan 46 0.46 91.6% Minnesota 28 0.52 87.4% Missouri 33 1.11 81.9% Nebraska 7 0.35 21.6% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 99 0.85 91.6% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 26 0.45 86.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GIFFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 56 0.43 86.8%
Indiana 33 0.5 82.9%
Iowa 25 0.8 85.7%
Kansas 35 1.21 79.7%
Michigan 46 0.46 91.6%
Minnesota 28 0.52 87.4%
Missouri 33 1.11 81.9%
Nebraska 7 0.35 21.6%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 99 0.85 91.6%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 26 0.45 86.4%
West State Statistics First-Names GIFFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 23.6% Arizona 42 0.63 80.1% California 237 0.61 94.7% Colorado 54 1.01 85.1% Hawaii 18 1.27 72.7% Idaho 16 0.96 59.4% Montana 16 1.53 59.2% Nevada 9 0.32 21.9% New Mexico 10 0.47 21.8% Oregon 15 0.37 60.6% Utah 41 1.41 79.2% Washington 51 0.72 89.6% Wyoming 19 3.19 60.1%

West States
State stats for the first name GIFFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 23.6%
Arizona 42 0.63 80.1%
California 237 0.61 94.7%
Colorado 54 1.01 85.1%
Hawaii 18 1.27 72.7%
Idaho 16 0.96 59.4%
Montana 16 1.53 59.2%
Nevada 9 0.32 21.9%
New Mexico 10 0.47 21.8%
Oregon 15 0.37 60.6%
Utah 41 1.41 79.2%
Washington 51 0.72 89.6%
Wyoming 19 3.19 60.1%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names GIFFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 36 0.54 74.7% New Hampshire 19 1.41 63.1% New Jersey 21 0.23 61.0% New York 164 0.83 94.8% Pennsylvania 98 0.77 91.7% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 12 1.88 70.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GIFFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 36 0.54 74.7%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 63.1%
New Jersey 21 0.23 61.0%
New York 164 0.83 94.8%
Pennsylvania 98 0.77 91.7%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 12 1.88 70.2%
South State Statistics First-Names GIFFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 23 0.47 78.6% Arkansas 38 1.3 83.1% Delaware 11 1.14 75.7% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 124 0.62 94.8% Georgia 63 0.63 89.2% Kentucky 26 0.59 77.7% Louisiana 27 0.58 78.5% Maryland 34 0.57 84.7% Mississippi 33 1.11 81.9% North Carolina 45 0.45 90.1% Oklahoma 50 1.29 84.1% South Carolina 37 0.77 83.8% Tennessee 15 0.24 72.7% Texas 131 0.49 94.1% Virginia 79 0.94 90.1% West Virginia 27 1.47 71.5%

South States
State stats for the first name GIFFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 23 0.47 78.6%
Arkansas 38 1.3 83.1%
Delaware 11 1.14 75.7%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 124 0.62 94.8%
Georgia 63 0.63 89.2%
Kentucky 26 0.59 77.7%
Louisiana 27 0.58 78.5%
Maryland 34 0.57 84.7%
Mississippi 33 1.11 81.9%
North Carolina 45 0.45 90.1%
Oklahoma 50 1.29 84.1%
South Carolina 37 0.77 83.8%
Tennessee 15 0.24 72.7%
Texas 131 0.49 94.1%
Virginia 79 0.94 90.1%
West Virginia 27 1.47 71.5%
 

Full Names with GIFFORD as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is GIFFORD Dixon. 0.95% of all the people named GIFFORD have this family name.

There are 357 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GIFFORD

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 GIFFORD Dixon 0.95%
2 GIFFORD Scott 0.95%
3 GIFFORD Basham 0.71%
4 GIFFORD Brown 0.71%
5 GIFFORD Dean 0.71%
6 GIFFORD Johnson 0.71%
7 GIFFORD King 0.71%
8 GIFFORD Myers 0.71%
9 GIFFORD Ryan 0.71%
10 GIFFORD Taylor 0.71%
11 GIFFORD Thomas 0.71%
12 GIFFORD Wells 0.71%
13 GIFFORD Beasley 0.47%
14 GIFFORD Beaton 0.47%
15 GIFFORD Booth 0.47%
16 GIFFORD Bouchelle 0.47%
17 GIFFORD Boyd 0.47%
18 GIFFORD Briggs 0.47%
19 GIFFORD Crabb 0.47%
20 GIFFORD Edison 0.47%

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