Last Name BETTY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • BETTY is ranked as the 4773rd most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 8,237.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 2.58 people named BETTY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named BETTY is 1,880, the rank is 16,540 and the proportion per 100k Americans named BETTY is 0.59.

Last Names BETTY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 8,237 +/-3.9%
  • National Rank 4,773
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 2.6

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,880
  • National Rank 16,540
  • Proportion/100k 0.59

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name BETTY is 75.2% White, 2.8% Hispanic origin, 19.7% Black, 0.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.3% 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 BETTY have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name BETTY is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.2% 63.9% 11.3%
Hispanic origin 2.8% 16.3% -13.5%
Black 19.7% 12.3% 7.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.3% 4.9% -4.6%
Two or more races 1.3% 1.8% -0.5%
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 BETTY is California where 669 people have this name.
  • Louisiana is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named BETTY, as 9.36 in every 100,000 Louisianans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Louisiana 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 7 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New Jersey (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 51 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names BETTY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 371 2.88 97.9% Indiana 242 3.67 96.1% Iowa 47 1.52 84.6% Kansas 120 4.12 92.9% Michigan 190 1.92 96.4% Minnesota 72 1.33 90.0% Missouri 153 5.11 92.3% Nebraska 79 4.19 90.1% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 615 5.3 98.5% South Dakota 27 3.11 65.1% Wisconsin 54 0.94 86.4%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name BETTY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 371 2.88 97.9%
Indiana 242 3.67 96.1%
Iowa 47 1.52 84.6%
Kansas 120 4.12 92.9%
Michigan 190 1.92 96.4%
Minnesota 72 1.33 90.0%
Missouri 153 5.11 92.3%
Nebraska 79 4.19 90.1%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 615 5.3 98.5%
South Dakota 27 3.11 65.1%
Wisconsin 54 0.94 86.4%
West State Statistics Last-Names BETTY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 313 4.65 97.8% California 669 1.72 98.3% Colorado 74 1.39 91.5% Hawaii 24 1.7 77.5% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 39 3.83 83.9% Nevada 46 1.62 87.3% New Mexico 108 5.2 93.5% Oregon 132 3.31 94.9% Utah 25 0.84 67.4% Washington 98 1.38 93.8% Wyoming 9 1.6 3.6%

West States
State stats for the first name BETTY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 313 4.65 97.8%
California 669 1.72 98.3%
Colorado 74 1.39 91.5%
Hawaii 24 1.7 77.5%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 39 3.83 83.9%
Nevada 46 1.62 87.3%
New Mexico 108 5.2 93.5%
Oregon 132 3.31 94.9%
Utah 25 0.84 67.4%
Washington 98 1.38 93.8%
Wyoming 9 1.6 3.6%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names BETTY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 35 0.96 79.5% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 97 1.44 90.4% New Hampshire 19 1.41 59.2% New Jersey 73 0.82 88.4% New York 219 1.11 95.8% Pennsylvania 436 3.41 98.1% Rhode Island 9 0.86 4.7% Vermont 12 1.88 70.7%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name BETTY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 35 0.96 79.5%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 97 1.44 90.4%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 59.2%
New Jersey 73 0.82 88.4%
New York 219 1.11 95.8%
Pennsylvania 436 3.41 98.1%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 4.7%
Vermont 12 1.88 70.7%
South State Statistics Last-Names BETTY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 247 5.09 94.9% Arkansas 173 5.83 94.2% Delaware 25 2.66 88.0% Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 68.5% Florida 474 2.38 98.5% Georgia 475 4.7 97.7% Kentucky 149 3.38 92.4% Louisiana 435 9.36 97.1% Maryland 194 3.25 96.8% Mississippi 153 5.11 92.3% North Carolina 287 2.89 97.1% Oklahoma 249 6.43 95.8% South Carolina 259 5.36 96.4% Tennessee 310 4.73 96.6% Texas 557 2.07 97.8% Virginia 301 3.62 97.3% West Virginia 145 7.86 92.1%

South States
State stats for the first name BETTY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 247 5.09 94.9%
Arkansas 173 5.83 94.2%
Delaware 25 2.66 88.0%
Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 68.5%
Florida 474 2.38 98.5%
Georgia 475 4.7 97.7%
Kentucky 149 3.38 92.4%
Louisiana 435 9.36 97.1%
Maryland 194 3.25 96.8%
Mississippi 153 5.11 92.3%
North Carolina 287 2.89 97.1%
Oklahoma 249 6.43 95.8%
South Carolina 259 5.36 96.4%
Tennessee 310 4.73 96.6%
Texas 557 2.07 97.8%
Virginia 301 3.62 97.3%
West Virginia 145 7.86 92.1%
 

Full Names with BETTY as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James BETTY. 16.91% of all the people named BETTY have this given name.

There are 340 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name BETTY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James BETTY 16.91%
2 Daniel BETTY 7.27%
3 Michael BETTY 3.04%
4 Richard BETTY 2.99%
5 Joseph BETTY 2.54%
6 Charles BETTY 2.20%
7 Shirley BETTY 2.20%
8 David BETTY 2.03%
9 Joyce BETTY 1.80%
10 Christopher BETTY 1.75%
11 Donald BETTY 1.52%
12 Gary BETTY 1.52%
13 Carl BETTY 1.47%
14 Ruth BETTY 1.47%
15 Jack BETTY 1.35%
16 Aaron BETTY 1.24%
17 Beverly BETTY 1.13%
18 John BETTY 1.07%
19 Holly BETTY 1.01%
20 Mark BETTY 1.01%