First Name PETERSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • PETERSON is ranked as the 9009th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 984.
  • This name is in the 96th percentile, this means that nearly 3% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.31 people named PETERSON 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 PETERSON is 677.

First Names PETERSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 984 +/-11.3%
  • National Rank 9,009
  • Percentile Rank 0.97
  • Proportion/100k 0.3

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 677
  • National Rank 11,388
  • Percentile Rank 87.69%
  • Proportion/100k 0.21

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PETERSON is 76.9% White, 3.0% Hispanic origin, 16.0% Black, 1.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 1.2% 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 PETERSON have a higher likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native or White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 76.9% 63.9% 13.0%
Hispanic origin 3.0% 16.3% -13.3%
Black 16.0% 12.3% 3.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.5% 4.9% -3.4%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.2% 0.7% 0.5%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named PETERSON is California where 95 people have this name.
  • Alaska is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named PETERSON, as 2.16 in every 100,000 Alaskans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 92nd, this rank was reached in the states of Minnesota.
  • Alaska 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 4 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Pennsylvania (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 438 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names PETERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 37 0.29 83.2% Indiana 0 0 0.0% Iowa 17 0.56 82.9% Kansas 7 0.24 42.8% Michigan 27 0.27 88.0% Minnesota 65 1.19 92.4% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 11 0.09 65.4% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 57 0.99 91.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name PETERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 37 0.29 83.2%
Indiana 0 0 0.0%
Iowa 17 0.56 82.9%
Kansas 7 0.24 42.8%
Michigan 27 0.27 88.0%
Minnesota 65 1.19 92.4%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 11 0.09 65.4%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 57 0.99 91.5%
West State Statistics First-Names PETERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 44.8% Arizona 76 1.13 86.8% California 95 0.24 90.7% Colorado 20 0.38 73.8% Hawaii 18 1.27 75.1% Idaho 8 0.48 41.9% Montana 8 0.77 43.2% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 7 0.18 41.8% Utah 41 1.41 80.2% Washington 43 0.62 88.8% Wyoming 9 1.6 44.5%

West States
State stats for the first name PETERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 44.8%
Arizona 76 1.13 86.8%
California 95 0.24 90.7%
Colorado 20 0.38 73.8%
Hawaii 18 1.27 75.1%
Idaho 8 0.48 41.9%
Montana 8 0.77 43.2%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 7 0.18 41.8%
Utah 41 1.41 80.2%
Washington 43 0.62 88.8%
Wyoming 9 1.6 44.5%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names PETERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 40.7% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 12 0.18 40.0% New Hampshire 9 0.7 42.3% New Jersey 0 0 0.0% New York 23 0.12 81.7% Pennsylvania 5 0.04 39.6% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 4 0.63 40.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name PETERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 40.7%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 12 0.18 40.0%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 42.3%
New Jersey 0 0 0.0%
New York 23 0.12 81.7%
Pennsylvania 5 0.04 39.6%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 40.8%
South State Statistics First-Names PETERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 11 0.24 67.4% Arkansas 0 0 0.0% Delaware 4 0.38 41.6% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 53 0.27 91.0% Georgia 32 0.31 83.0% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 7 0.14 42.6% Maryland 17 0.29 76.3% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 35 0.35 88.6% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 6 0.13 42.3% Tennessee 15 0.24 75.2% Texas 67 0.25 91.0% Virginia 13 0.16 66.9% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name PETERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 11 0.24 67.4%
Arkansas 0 0 0.0%
Delaware 4 0.38 41.6%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 53 0.27 91.0%
Georgia 32 0.31 83.0%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 7 0.14 42.6%
Maryland 17 0.29 76.3%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 35 0.35 88.6%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 6 0.13 42.3%
Tennessee 15 0.24 75.2%
Texas 67 0.25 91.0%
Virginia 13 0.16 66.9%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with PETERSON as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is PETERSON Palmer. 5.66% of all the people named PETERSON have this family name.

There are 150 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PETERSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 PETERSON Palmer 5.66%
2 PETERSON Reed 3.77%
3 PETERSON Ward 3.77%
4 PETERSON Davis 1.89%
5 PETERSON Ford 1.89%
6 PETERSON Hart 1.89%
7 PETERSON Gilmore 1.42%
8 PETERSON Park 1.42%
9 PETERSON Smith 1.42%
10 PETERSON Beck 0.94%
11 PETERSON Burke 0.94%
12 PETERSON Burns 0.94%
13 PETERSON Collins 0.94%
14 PETERSON Foster 0.94%
15 PETERSON Friend 0.94%
16 PETERSON Goodwin 0.94%
17 PETERSON Griffin 0.94%
18 PETERSON Harris 0.94%
19 PETERSON Hogan 0.94%
20 PETERSON Holmes 0.94%

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