First Name THOMPSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • THOMPSON is ranked as the 4646th most popular given name in the United States with an estimated population of 2,758.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the first names are more popular.
  • There are 0.87 people named THOMPSON 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 THOMPSON is 1,430.

First Names THOMPSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,758 +/-6.7%
  • National Rank 4,646
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.9

SSA Baby Name statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,430
  • National Rank 7,061
  • Percentile Rank 92.37%
  • Proportion/100k 0.45

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name THOMPSON is 76.0% White, 2.7% Hispanic origin, 17.7% Black, 1.3% 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 THOMPSON have a higher likelyhood of being Black or White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 76.0% 63.9% 12.1%
Hispanic origin 2.7% 16.3% -13.6%
Black 17.7% 12.3% 5.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.3% 4.9% -3.6%
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 THOMPSON is Texas where 309 people have this name.
  • Kentucky is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named THOMPSON, as 2.2 in every 100,000 Kentuckians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Kentucky 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 33 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Missouri (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 88 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics First-Names THOMPSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 68 0.53 88.8% Indiana 33 0.5 83.9% Iowa 15 0.48 81.7% Kansas 35 1.21 80.9% Michigan 70 0.71 93.8% Minnesota 31 0.57 88.5% Missouri 40 1.33 84.9% Nebraska 7 0.35 51.0% North Dakota 8 1.09 49.2% Ohio 71 0.62 89.9% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 26 0.45 86.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name THOMPSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 68 0.53 88.8%
Indiana 33 0.5 83.9%
Iowa 15 0.48 81.7%
Kansas 35 1.21 80.9%
Michigan 70 0.71 93.8%
Minnesota 31 0.57 88.5%
Missouri 40 1.33 84.9%
Nebraska 7 0.35 51.0%
North Dakota 8 1.09 49.2%
Ohio 71 0.62 89.9%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 26 0.45 86.9%
West State Statistics First-Names THOMPSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 85 1.26 87.8% California 223 0.57 94.5% Colorado 20 0.38 74.6% Hawaii 6 0.42 49.6% Idaho 8 0.48 49.8% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 18 0.65 69.9% New Mexico 20 0.94 67.9% Oregon 29 0.74 78.3% Utah 25 0.84 73.9% Washington 51 0.72 89.9% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name THOMPSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 85 1.26 87.8%
California 223 0.57 94.5%
Colorado 20 0.38 74.6%
Hawaii 6 0.42 49.6%
Idaho 8 0.48 49.8%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 18 0.65 69.9%
New Mexico 20 0.94 67.9%
Oregon 29 0.74 78.3%
Utah 25 0.84 73.9%
Washington 51 0.72 89.9%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics First-Names THOMPSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 17 0.48 71.6% Maine 20 1.53 69.8% Massachusetts 24 0.36 71.1% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 42 0.47 81.3% New York 105 0.53 93.1% Pennsylvania 76 0.6 90.5% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 12 1.88 73.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name THOMPSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 17 0.48 71.6%
Maine 20 1.53 69.8%
Massachusetts 24 0.36 71.1%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 42 0.47 81.3%
New York 105 0.53 93.1%
Pennsylvania 76 0.6 90.5%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 12 1.88 73.7%
South State Statistics First-Names THOMPSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 92 1.9 91.4% Arkansas 26 0.86 79.4% Delaware 7 0.76 72.1% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 241 1.21 96.6% Georgia 171 1.69 94.6% Kentucky 97 2.2 90.2% Louisiana 40 0.86 84.5% Maryland 34 0.57 85.7% Mississippi 40 1.33 84.9% North Carolina 147 1.48 95.5% Oklahoma 14 0.37 68.3% South Carolina 80 1.66 90.3% Tennessee 88 1.34 91.9% Texas 309 1.15 96.5% Virginia 144 1.73 93.5% West Virginia 9 0.49 52.4%

South States
State stats for the first name THOMPSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 92 1.9 91.4%
Arkansas 26 0.86 79.4%
Delaware 7 0.76 72.1%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 241 1.21 96.6%
Georgia 171 1.69 94.6%
Kentucky 97 2.2 90.2%
Louisiana 40 0.86 84.5%
Maryland 34 0.57 85.7%
Mississippi 40 1.33 84.9%
North Carolina 147 1.48 95.5%
Oklahoma 14 0.37 68.3%
South Carolina 80 1.66 90.3%
Tennessee 88 1.34 91.9%
Texas 309 1.15 96.5%
Virginia 144 1.73 93.5%
West Virginia 9 0.49 52.4%
 

Full Names with THOMPSON as a First Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is THOMPSON Ford. 2.36% of all the people named THOMPSON have this family name.

There are 377 last names associated with this first name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name THOMPSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 THOMPSON Ford 2.36%
2 THOMPSON Davis 1.68%
3 THOMPSON Thornton 1.52%
4 THOMPSON Turner 1.52%
5 THOMPSON Wilson 1.52%
6 THOMPSON Bailey 1.35%
7 THOMPSON Cooper 1.35%
8 THOMPSON Foster 1.18%
9 THOMPSON Ward 1.18%
10 THOMPSON Anderson 1.01%
11 THOMPSON Parker 1.01%
12 THOMPSON Porter 1.01%
13 THOMPSON Reed 1.01%
14 THOMPSON Williams 1.01%
15 THOMPSON Harris 0.84%
16 THOMPSON Brown 0.67%
17 THOMPSON Burke 0.67%
18 THOMPSON Campbell 0.67%
19 THOMPSON Evans 0.67%
20 THOMPSON Frazier 0.67%

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