First Name LEWIS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • LEWIS is ranked as the 452nd most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 128,229.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 40.22 people named LEWIS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 81% 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 LEWIS is 72,622.
  • The SSA data also shows that LEWIS is used as a boy's name 99% of the time.

First Names LEWIS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 128,229 +/-1.0%
  • National Rank 452
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 40.2

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 72,622
  • National Rank 647
  • Percentile Rank 99.30%
  • Proportion/100k 22.78

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LEWIS is 77.9% White, 3.3% Hispanic origin, 15.4% Black, 1.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% 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 LEWIS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name LEWIS is included in the following name categories:
  • Germanic surname
  • US masculine baby name - Social Security Administration
  • Common US surname - Census Bureau Data
  • Common Swedish masculine given name - SCB Data
  • levitic surname
  • Common US feminine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • Jewish surname
  • Scottish masculine given name
  • Common US masculine given name - Census Bureau Data
  • English surname
  • Norman surname

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 77.9% 63.9% 14.0%
Hispanic origin 3.3% 16.3% -13.0%
Black 15.4% 12.3% 3.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.3% 4.9% -3.6%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
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 LEWIS is California where 10,872 people have this name.
  • Virginia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named LEWIS, as 81.77 in every 100,000 Virginians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Virginia 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 North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names LEWIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 3,474 26.97 99.0% Indiana 2,687 40.73 98.6% Iowa 859 27.64 97.9% Kansas 1,153 39.71 97.2% Michigan 4,064 41.01 99.4% Minnesota 892 16.35 98.3% Missouri 1,802 60.17 98.3% Nebraska 440 23.4 94.9% North Dakota 64 8.7 81.0% Ohio 5,130 44.25 99.1% South Dakota 239 27.98 90.4% Wisconsin 882 15.32 98.1%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name LEWIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 3,474 26.97 99.0%
Indiana 2,687 40.73 98.6%
Iowa 859 27.64 97.9%
Kansas 1,153 39.71 97.2%
Michigan 4,064 41.01 99.4%
Minnesota 892 16.35 98.3%
Missouri 1,802 60.17 98.3%
Nebraska 440 23.4 94.9%
North Dakota 64 8.7 81.0%
Ohio 5,130 44.25 99.1%
South Dakota 239 27.98 90.4%
Wisconsin 882 15.32 98.1%
West State Statistics First-Names LEWIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 191 25.94 88.8% Arizona 2,005 29.79 98.0% California 10,872 28.02 99.5% Colorado 1,560 29.13 98.0% Hawaii 163 11.45 94.1% Idaho 648 39.65 95.8% Montana 306 29.89 92.7% Nevada 880 31.01 97.1% New Mexico 818 39.2 96.0% Oregon 1,169 29.44 97.5% Utah 886 30.11 96.8% Washington 2,520 35.68 99.1% Wyoming 270 46.29 92.0%

West States
State stats for the first name LEWIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 191 25.94 88.8%
Arizona 2,005 29.79 98.0%
California 10,872 28.02 99.5%
Colorado 1,560 29.13 98.0%
Hawaii 163 11.45 94.1%
Idaho 648 39.65 95.8%
Montana 306 29.89 92.7%
Nevada 880 31.01 97.1%
New Mexico 818 39.2 96.0%
Oregon 1,169 29.44 97.5%
Utah 886 30.11 96.8%
Washington 2,520 35.68 99.1%
Wyoming 270 46.29 92.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names LEWIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 622 17.28 97.1% Maine 519 39.06 94.7% Massachusetts 1,350 20.02 97.9% New Hampshire 234 17.61 92.7% New Jersey 1,845 20.64 98.5% New York 7,459 37.78 99.6% Pennsylvania 5,788 45.26 99.2% Rhode Island 191 18.14 93.1% Vermont 329 52.55 95.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name LEWIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 622 17.28 97.1%
Maine 519 39.06 94.7%
Massachusetts 1,350 20.02 97.9%
New Hampshire 234 17.61 92.7%
New Jersey 1,845 20.64 98.5%
New York 7,459 37.78 99.6%
Pennsylvania 5,788 45.26 99.2%
Rhode Island 191 18.14 93.1%
Vermont 329 52.55 95.7%
South State Statistics First-Names LEWIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 2,964 61.12 98.8% Arkansas 1,621 54.64 98.0% Delaware 391 41.82 97.6% Dist. of Columbia 284 43.11 96.9% Florida 9,413 47.32 99.6% Georgia 6,573 65.1 99.4% Kentucky 2,586 58.6 98.4% Louisiana 1,655 35.59 98.1% Maryland 3,064 51.28 99.2% Mississippi 1,802 60.17 98.3% North Carolina 7,106 71.46 99.5% Oklahoma 1,632 42.07 98.0% South Carolina 3,547 73.39 98.9% Tennessee 3,561 54.37 99.0% Texas 10,667 39.57 99.6% Virginia 6,808 81.77 99.5% West Virginia 1,300 70.28 96.9%

South States
State stats for the first name LEWIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 2,964 61.12 98.8%
Arkansas 1,621 54.64 98.0%
Delaware 391 41.82 97.6%
Dist. of Columbia 284 43.11 96.9%
Florida 9,413 47.32 99.6%
Georgia 6,573 65.1 99.4%
Kentucky 2,586 58.6 98.4%
Louisiana 1,655 35.59 98.1%
Maryland 3,064 51.28 99.2%
Mississippi 1,802 60.17 98.3%
North Carolina 7,106 71.46 99.5%
Oklahoma 1,632 42.07 98.0%
South Carolina 3,547 73.39 98.9%
Tennessee 3,561 54.37 99.0%
Texas 10,667 39.57 99.6%
Virginia 6,808 81.77 99.5%
West Virginia 1,300 70.28 96.9%
 

Full Names with LEWIS as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is LEWIS Smith. 1.10% of all the people named LEWIS have this family name.

There are 10883 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LEWIS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 LEWIS Smith 1.10%
2 LEWIS Williams 0.85%
3 LEWIS Johnson 0.84%
4 LEWIS Jones 0.69%
5 LEWIS Brown 0.68%
6 LEWIS Davis 0.60%
7 LEWIS Thomas 0.50%
8 LEWIS Wilson 0.50%
9 LEWIS Miller 0.46%
10 LEWIS Martin 0.39%
11 LEWIS Taylor 0.35%
12 LEWIS Moore 0.35%
13 LEWIS Hall 0.32%
14 LEWIS Clark 0.31%
15 LEWIS Thompson 0.31%
16 LEWIS Lee 0.30%
17 LEWIS White 0.29%
18 LEWIS Hill 0.28%
19 LEWIS Scott 0.28%
20 LEWIS Jackson 0.28%