First Name MAXWELL

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • MAXWELL is ranked as the 2081st most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 10,039.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 3.15 people named MAXWELL for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 88% 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 MAXWELL is 71,893.
  • The SSA data also shows that MAXWELL is used as a boy's name 100% of the time.

First Names MAXWELL
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 10,039 +/-3.5%
  • National Rank 2,081
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 3.1

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 71,893
  • National Rank 659
  • Percentile Rank 99.29%
  • Proportion/100k 22.55

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name MAXWELL is 76.6% White, 3.4% Hispanic origin, 15.3% Black, 2.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% 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 MAXWELL have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 76.6% 63.9% 12.7%
Hispanic origin 3.4% 16.3% -12.9%
Black 15.3% 12.3% 3.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.5% 4.9% -2.4%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
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 MAXWELL is California where 1,233 people have this name.
  • Connecticut is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named MAXWELL, as 5.76 in every 100,000 Connecticuters have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Connecticut 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 14 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Nebraska (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 8 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names MAXWELL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 161 1.25 93.6% Indiana 143 2.17 93.0% Iowa 67 2.16 92.0% Kansas 28 0.97 77.8% Michigan 395 3.99 97.9% Minnesota 163 2.99 95.5% Missouri 86 2.89 90.2% Nebraska 13 0.7 64.2% North Dakota 8 1.09 37.9% Ohio 198 1.7 94.6% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 160 2.79 95.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name MAXWELL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 161 1.25 93.6%
Indiana 143 2.17 93.0%
Iowa 67 2.16 92.0%
Kansas 28 0.97 77.8%
Michigan 395 3.99 97.9%
Minnesota 163 2.99 95.5%
Missouri 86 2.89 90.2%
Nebraska 13 0.7 64.2%
North Dakota 8 1.09 37.9%
Ohio 198 1.7 94.6%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 160 2.79 95.3%
West State Statistics First-Names MAXWELL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 39.8% Arizona 68 1.01 85.7% California 1,233 3.18 98.2% Colorado 95 1.77 89.6% Hawaii 42 2.97 85.3% Idaho 16 0.96 63.4% Montana 24 2.3 71.3% Nevada 37 1.29 79.4% New Mexico 39 1.89 77.4% Oregon 124 3.13 90.8% Utah 50 1.69 82.3% Washington 290 4.1 96.5% Wyoming 9 1.6 40.0%

West States
State stats for the first name MAXWELL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 39.8%
Arizona 68 1.01 85.7%
California 1,233 3.18 98.2%
Colorado 95 1.77 89.6%
Hawaii 42 2.97 85.3%
Idaho 16 0.96 63.4%
Montana 24 2.3 71.3%
Nevada 37 1.29 79.4%
New Mexico 39 1.89 77.4%
Oregon 124 3.13 90.8%
Utah 50 1.69 82.3%
Washington 290 4.1 96.5%
Wyoming 9 1.6 40.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names MAXWELL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 207 5.76 94.4% Maine 61 4.59 83.0% Massachusetts 292 4.33 94.5% New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.1% New Jersey 261 2.92 94.5% New York 839 4.25 98.2% Pennsylvania 202 1.58 94.7% Rhode Island 36 3.46 81.6% Vermont 16 2.5 76.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name MAXWELL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 207 5.76 94.4%
Maine 61 4.59 83.0%
Massachusetts 292 4.33 94.5%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.1%
New Jersey 261 2.92 94.5%
New York 839 4.25 98.2%
Pennsylvania 202 1.58 94.7%
Rhode Island 36 3.46 81.6%
Vermont 16 2.5 76.5%
South State Statistics First-Names MAXWELL State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 230 4.74 94.9% Arkansas 90 3.02 89.9% Delaware 14 1.52 81.9% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 80.1% Florida 921 4.63 98.5% Georgia 538 5.33 97.2% Kentucky 110 2.5 90.7% Louisiana 127 2.74 92.0% Maryland 252 4.21 96.1% Mississippi 86 2.89 90.2% North Carolina 354 3.56 97.3% Oklahoma 57 1.47 85.8% South Carolina 191 3.96 94.0% Tennessee 160 2.44 94.2% Texas 728 2.7 97.9% Virginia 229 2.75 95.0% West Virginia 82 4.42 85.1%

South States
State stats for the first name MAXWELL

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 230 4.74 94.9%
Arkansas 90 3.02 89.9%
Delaware 14 1.52 81.9%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 80.1%
Florida 921 4.63 98.5%
Georgia 538 5.33 97.2%
Kentucky 110 2.5 90.7%
Louisiana 127 2.74 92.0%
Maryland 252 4.21 96.1%
Mississippi 86 2.89 90.2%
North Carolina 354 3.56 97.3%
Oklahoma 57 1.47 85.8%
South Carolina 191 3.96 94.0%
Tennessee 160 2.44 94.2%
Texas 728 2.7 97.9%
Virginia 229 2.75 95.0%
West Virginia 82 4.42 85.1%
 

Full Names with MAXWELL as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is MAXWELL Smith. 1.43% of all the people named MAXWELL have this family name.

There are 1548 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name MAXWELL

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 MAXWELL Smith 1.43%
2 MAXWELL Jones 0.93%
3 MAXWELL Anderson 0.74%
4 MAXWELL Lee 0.60%
5 MAXWELL Miller 0.60%
6 MAXWELL Scott 0.60%
7 MAXWELL Brown 0.51%
8 MAXWELL Johnson 0.51%
9 MAXWELL Taylor 0.46%
10 MAXWELL Thomas 0.46%
11 MAXWELL Williams 0.46%
12 MAXWELL Davis 0.37%
13 MAXWELL Roberts 0.37%
14 MAXWELL Terry 0.37%
15 MAXWELL Hill 0.32%
16 MAXWELL Lewis 0.32%
17 MAXWELL Matthews 0.32%
18 MAXWELL Mcdonald 0.32%
19 MAXWELL Cohen 0.28%
20 MAXWELL Cook 0.28%

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