ANDERSON is ranked as the 8th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 943,428.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 295.88 people named ANDERSON for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named ANDERSON is
900,365, the rank is 12
and the proportion per 100k Americans named ANDERSON is 282.62.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
ANDERSON is
77.6% White,
1.6% Hispanic origin,
18.1% Black,
0.5% 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 ANDERSON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name ANDERSON is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ANDERSON
The state with the most people named
ANDERSON is
California where
89,640 people have this name.
Minnesota is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named ANDERSON, as
1011.95 in every 100,000
Minnesotans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Minnesota.
Minnesota 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
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
New York
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
1 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name ANDERSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
42,763
332
100.0%
Indiana
18,847
285.7
100.0%
Iowa
15,666
504.21
100.0%
Kansas
9,761
336.11
100.0%
Michigan
27,703
279.55
100.0%
Minnesota
55,224
1011.95
100.0%
Missouri
9,819
327.93
99.9%
Nebraska
9,947
528.68
100.0%
North Dakota
6,546
885.18
100.0%
Ohio
24,607
212.24
100.0%
South Dakota
6,243
731.74
100.0%
Wisconsin
27,216
472.71
100.0%
West States
State stats for the first name ANDERSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
3,839
521.02
100.0%
Arizona
21,634
321.39
100.0%
California
89,640
231.01
100.0%
Colorado
18,754
350.15
100.0%
Hawaii
2,318
163.28
99.9%
Idaho
9,205
563.21
100.0%
Montana
6,087
594.71
100.0%
Nevada
7,933
279.43
100.0%
New Mexico
5,043
241.81
99.9%
Oregon
16,928
426.38
100.0%
Utah
21,168
719.28
100.0%
Washington
36,046
510.45
100.0%
Wyoming
3,031
518.8
100.0%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name ANDERSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
8,531
237.19
100.0%
Maine
3,260
245.07
100.0%
Massachusetts
13,939
206.64
100.0%
New Hampshire
3,093
233.1
100.0%
New Jersey
14,980
167.59
100.0%
New York
28,241
143.02
100.0%
Pennsylvania
23,532
184.03
100.0%
Rhode Island
2,096
198.67
100.0%
Vermont
1,278
203.96
99.9%
South States
State stats for the first name ANDERSON
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have ANDERSON as a last 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 ANDERSON.
The most popular full name is David ANDERSON.
1.70% of all the people named ANDERSON
have this given name.
There are 11596 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name ANDERSON