First Name SANFORD

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SANFORD is ranked as the 1626th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 15,574.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 4.88 people named SANFORD for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 73% 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 SANFORD is 7,275.

First Names SANFORD
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 15,574 +/-2.8%
  • National Rank 1,626
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 4.9

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 7,275
  • National Rank 2,522
  • Percentile Rank 97.27%
  • Proportion/100k 2.28

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SANFORD is 81.2% White, 2.5% Hispanic origin, 11.7% Black, 2.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% Two or More Races, and 0.8% 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 SANFORD have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 81.2% 63.9% 17.3%
Hispanic origin 2.5% 16.3% -13.8%
Black 11.7% 12.3% -0.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 2.4% 4.9% -2.5%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SANFORD is California where 2,215 people have this name.
  • Hawaii is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SANFORD, as 13.15 in every 100,000 Hawaiians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Hawaii 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 Idaho (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 4 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names SANFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 389 3.02 96.2% Indiana 137 2.08 92.9% Iowa 60 1.92 91.5% Kansas 77 2.66 87.6% Michigan 472 4.77 98.1% Minnesota 199 3.65 96.0% Missouri 47 1.55 86.1% Nebraska 39 2.1 81.9% North Dakota 32 4.35 73.7% Ohio 422 3.64 96.3% South Dakota 9 1.04 45.7% Wisconsin 189 3.28 95.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SANFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 389 3.02 96.2%
Indiana 137 2.08 92.9%
Iowa 60 1.92 91.5%
Kansas 77 2.66 87.6%
Michigan 472 4.77 98.1%
Minnesota 199 3.65 96.0%
Missouri 47 1.55 86.1%
Nebraska 39 2.1 81.9%
North Dakota 32 4.35 73.7%
Ohio 422 3.64 96.3%
South Dakota 9 1.04 45.7%
Wisconsin 189 3.28 95.7%
West State Statistics First-Names SANFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 48.5% Arizona 152 2.26 91.3% California 2,215 5.71 98.7% Colorado 135 2.52 91.6% Hawaii 187 13.15 94.7% Idaho 8 0.48 45.4% Montana 16 1.53 65.1% Nevada 101 3.55 89.3% New Mexico 69 3.31 84.0% Oregon 73 1.84 87.4% Utah 58 1.97 84.0% Washington 282 4 96.4% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name SANFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 48.5%
Arizona 152 2.26 91.3%
California 2,215 5.71 98.7%
Colorado 135 2.52 91.6%
Hawaii 187 13.15 94.7%
Idaho 8 0.48 45.4%
Montana 16 1.53 65.1%
Nevada 101 3.55 89.3%
New Mexico 69 3.31 84.0%
Oregon 73 1.84 87.4%
Utah 58 1.97 84.0%
Washington 282 4 96.4%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names SANFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 121 3.36 92.2% Maine 61 4.59 83.3% Massachusetts 158 2.34 91.9% New Hampshire 56 4.23 84.4% New Jersey 552 6.18 96.7% New York 1,866 9.45 98.9% Pennsylvania 305 2.39 95.8% Rhode Island 36 3.46 82.1% Vermont 31 5.01 84.4%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SANFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 121 3.36 92.2%
Maine 61 4.59 83.3%
Massachusetts 158 2.34 91.9%
New Hampshire 56 4.23 84.4%
New Jersey 552 6.18 96.7%
New York 1,866 9.45 98.9%
Pennsylvania 305 2.39 95.8%
Rhode Island 36 3.46 82.1%
Vermont 31 5.01 84.4%
South State Statistics First-Names SANFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 224 4.62 94.8% Arkansas 103 3.46 90.7% Delaware 28 3.04 88.8% Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 88.8% Florida 1,710 8.59 98.9% Georgia 557 5.52 97.3% Kentucky 227 5.14 93.6% Louisiana 94 2.02 90.6% Maryland 234 3.92 95.9% Mississippi 47 1.55 86.1% North Carolina 708 7.12 98.1% Oklahoma 85 2.2 88.9% South Carolina 185 3.83 93.8% Tennessee 191 2.92 94.7% Texas 900 3.34 98.1% Virginia 327 3.93 96.0% West Virginia 45 2.46 80.4%

South States
State stats for the first name SANFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 224 4.62 94.8%
Arkansas 103 3.46 90.7%
Delaware 28 3.04 88.8%
Dist. of Columbia 44 6.63 88.8%
Florida 1,710 8.59 98.9%
Georgia 557 5.52 97.3%
Kentucky 227 5.14 93.6%
Louisiana 94 2.02 90.6%
Maryland 234 3.92 95.9%
Mississippi 47 1.55 86.1%
North Carolina 708 7.12 98.1%
Oklahoma 85 2.2 88.9%
South Carolina 185 3.83 93.8%
Tennessee 191 2.92 94.7%
Texas 900 3.34 98.1%
Virginia 327 3.93 96.0%
West Virginia 45 2.46 80.4%
 

Full Names with SANFORD as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is SANFORD Brown. 1.22% of all the people named SANFORD have this family name.

There are 2122 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SANFORD

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 SANFORD Brown 1.22%
2 SANFORD Smith 1.07%
3 SANFORD Cohen 0.83%
4 SANFORD Williams 0.66%
5 SANFORD Johnson 0.57%
6 SANFORD Levy 0.57%
7 SANFORD Jones 0.54%
8 SANFORD Miller 0.45%
9 SANFORD Friedman 0.39%
10 SANFORD Schwartz 0.36%
11 SANFORD Davis 0.33%
12 SANFORD Shapiro 0.33%
13 SANFORD Kahn 0.30%
14 SANFORD Katz 0.30%
15 SANFORD Martin 0.30%
16 SANFORD Thompson 0.30%
17 SANFORD Clark 0.27%
18 SANFORD Cook 0.27%
19 SANFORD Gordon 0.27%
20 SANFORD Lewis 0.27%

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