First Name JONES

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • JONES is ranked as the 2638th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 6,788.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 2.13 people named JONES 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 JONES is 1,546.

First Names JONES
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 6,788 +/-4.3%
  • National Rank 2,638
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,546
  • National Rank 6,685
  • Percentile Rank 92.77%
  • Proportion/100k 0.48

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JONES is 74.1% White, 4.0% Hispanic origin, 18.8% Black, 0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% 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 JONES have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 74.1% 63.9% 10.2%
Hispanic origin 4.0% 16.3% -12.3%
Black 18.8% 12.3% 6.5%
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 0.7% 0.7% 0.0%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named JONES is Texas where 735 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named JONES, as 7.74 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Connecticut (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 20 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names JONES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 173 1.34 93.8% Indiana 60 0.92 88.5% Iowa 25 0.8 85.8% Kansas 63 2.18 85.8% Michigan 140 1.41 96.0% Minnesota 36 0.66 89.3% Missouri 173 5.77 93.3% Nebraska 13 0.7 61.7% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 170 1.47 94.1% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 52 0.9 91.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name JONES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 173 1.34 93.8%
Indiana 60 0.92 88.5%
Iowa 25 0.8 85.8%
Kansas 63 2.18 85.8%
Michigan 140 1.41 96.0%
Minnesota 36 0.66 89.3%
Missouri 173 5.77 93.3%
Nebraska 13 0.7 61.7%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 170 1.47 94.1%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 52 0.9 91.0%
West State Statistics First-Names JONES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 32 4.32 64.0% Arizona 34 0.5 77.2% California 669 1.72 97.3% Colorado 61 1.13 86.4% Hawaii 30 2.12 81.5% Idaho 31 1.91 75.8% Montana 39 3.83 77.6% Nevada 28 0.97 74.0% New Mexico 49 2.36 79.8% Oregon 37 0.92 80.1% Utah 116 3.94 89.0% Washington 94 1.33 93.0% Wyoming 37 6.39 74.5%

West States
State stats for the first name JONES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 32 4.32 64.0%
Arizona 34 0.5 77.2%
California 669 1.72 97.3%
Colorado 61 1.13 86.4%
Hawaii 30 2.12 81.5%
Idaho 31 1.91 75.8%
Montana 39 3.83 77.6%
Nevada 28 0.97 74.0%
New Mexico 49 2.36 79.8%
Oregon 37 0.92 80.1%
Utah 116 3.94 89.0%
Washington 94 1.33 93.0%
Wyoming 37 6.39 74.5%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names JONES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 24.8% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 61 0.9 83.7% New Hampshire 19 1.41 64.6% New Jersey 125 1.4 90.9% New York 219 1.11 95.7% Pennsylvania 191 1.49 94.5% Rhode Island 9 0.86 26.5% Vermont 8 1.25 61.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name JONES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 24.8%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 61 0.9 83.7%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 64.6%
New Jersey 125 1.4 90.9%
New York 219 1.11 95.7%
Pennsylvania 191 1.49 94.5%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 26.5%
Vermont 8 1.25 61.2%
South State Statistics First-Names JONES State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 224 4.62 94.8% Arkansas 122 4.1 91.4% Delaware 36 3.8 90.0% Dist. of Columbia 51 7.74 89.4% Florida 574 2.88 98.0% Georgia 418 4.14 96.8% Kentucky 110 2.5 90.7% Louisiana 161 3.46 93.0% Maryland 137 2.3 94.2% Mississippi 173 5.77 93.3% North Carolina 488 4.91 97.7% Oklahoma 50 1.29 84.3% South Carolina 204 4.21 94.2% Tennessee 237 3.62 95.3% Texas 735 2.73 97.9% Virginia 249 2.99 95.2% West Virginia 18 0.98 63.4%

South States
State stats for the first name JONES

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 224 4.62 94.8%
Arkansas 122 4.1 91.4%
Delaware 36 3.8 90.0%
Dist. of Columbia 51 7.74 89.4%
Florida 574 2.88 98.0%
Georgia 418 4.14 96.8%
Kentucky 110 2.5 90.7%
Louisiana 161 3.46 93.0%
Maryland 137 2.3 94.2%
Mississippi 173 5.77 93.3%
North Carolina 488 4.91 97.7%
Oklahoma 50 1.29 84.3%
South Carolina 204 4.21 94.2%
Tennessee 237 3.62 95.3%
Texas 735 2.73 97.9%
Virginia 249 2.99 95.2%
West Virginia 18 0.98 63.4%
 

Full Names with JONES as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is JONES Williams. 2.87% of all the people named JONES have this family name.

There are 670 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JONES

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 JONES Williams 2.87%
2 JONES Wilson 2.46%
3 JONES Davis 1.98%
4 JONES Anderson 1.71%
5 JONES Bailey 1.30%
6 JONES Reed 1.23%
7 JONES Harris 1.09%
8 JONES Ward 1.09%
9 JONES Griffin 0.96%
10 JONES Griffith 0.89%
11 JONES Murphy 0.89%
12 JONES Foster 0.82%
13 JONES Smith 0.82%
14 JONES Hamilton 0.75%
15 JONES Parker 0.75%
16 JONES Brown 0.68%
17 JONES Collins 0.68%
18 JONES Evans 0.68%
19 JONES Howell 0.68%
20 JONES Rogers 0.68%