Last Name DOBSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • DOBSON is ranked as the 1784th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 22,617.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 7.09 people named DOBSON for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named DOBSON is 21,663, the rank is 1,798 and the proportion per 100k Americans named DOBSON is 6.80.

Last Names DOBSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 22,617 +/-2.4%
  • National Rank 1,784
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 7.1

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 21,663
  • National Rank 1,798
  • Proportion/100k 6.80

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name DOBSON is 79.9% White, 1.4% Hispanic origin, 16.1% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% 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 DOBSON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 79.9% 63.9% 16.0%
Hispanic origin 1.4% 16.3% -14.9%
Black 16.1% 12.3% 3.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
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 DOBSON is California where 1,826 people have this name.
  • Maine is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named DOBSON, as 21.44 in every 100,000 Mainers have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Maine 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Vermont (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names DOBSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 550 4.27 98.6% Indiana 511 7.75 98.2% Iowa 264 8.49 97.8% Kansas 239 8.23 96.7% Michigan 824 8.32 99.3% Minnesota 303 5.55 98.1% Missouri 346 11.55 96.0% Nebraska 99 5.24 92.6% North Dakota 24 3.26 64.6% Ohio 576 4.97 98.4% South Dakota 53 6.22 84.8% Wisconsin 523 9.08 99.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name DOBSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 550 4.27 98.6%
Indiana 511 7.75 98.2%
Iowa 264 8.49 97.8%
Kansas 239 8.23 96.7%
Michigan 824 8.32 99.3%
Minnesota 303 5.55 98.1%
Missouri 346 11.55 96.0%
Nebraska 99 5.24 92.6%
North Dakota 24 3.26 64.6%
Ohio 576 4.97 98.4%
South Dakota 53 6.22 84.8%
Wisconsin 523 9.08 99.0%
West State Statistics Last-Names DOBSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 96 12.97 93.5% Arizona 482 7.16 98.6% California 1,826 4.71 99.3% Colorado 338 6.3 98.2% Hawaii 60 4.24 91.8% Idaho 148 9.08 95.8% Montana 118 11.5 96.2% Nevada 275 9.69 98.1% New Mexico 138 6.61 95.0% Oregon 307 7.73 97.9% Utah 315 10.69 96.5% Washington 576 8.15 99.0% Wyoming 19 3.19 59.2%

West States
State stats for the first name DOBSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 96 12.97 93.5%
Arizona 482 7.16 98.6%
California 1,826 4.71 99.3%
Colorado 338 6.3 98.2%
Hawaii 60 4.24 91.8%
Idaho 148 9.08 95.8%
Montana 118 11.5 96.2%
Nevada 275 9.69 98.1%
New Mexico 138 6.61 95.0%
Oregon 307 7.73 97.9%
Utah 315 10.69 96.5%
Washington 576 8.15 99.0%
Wyoming 19 3.19 59.2%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names DOBSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 285 7.92 98.1% Maine 285 21.44 96.7% Massachusetts 499 7.39 98.1% New Hampshire 84 6.34 92.7% New Jersey 438 4.9 98.3% New York 952 4.82 99.1% Pennsylvania 785 6.14 98.9% Rhode Island 27 2.59 74.7% Vermont 16 2.5 79.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name DOBSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 285 7.92 98.1%
Maine 285 21.44 96.7%
Massachusetts 499 7.39 98.1%
New Hampshire 84 6.34 92.7%
New Jersey 438 4.9 98.3%
New York 952 4.82 99.1%
Pennsylvania 785 6.14 98.9%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 74.7%
Vermont 16 2.5 79.1%
South State Statistics Last-Names DOBSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 241 4.97 94.9% Arkansas 218 7.34 95.3% Delaware 107 11.4 97.5% Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 86.7% Florida 1,680 8.45 99.6% Georgia 1,387 13.73 99.2% Kentucky 590 13.36 97.7% Louisiana 275 5.91 95.5% Maryland 480 8.04 98.7% Mississippi 346 11.55 96.0% North Carolina 941 9.46 98.8% Oklahoma 691 17.82 98.5% South Carolina 592 12.25 98.2% Tennessee 578 8.83 98.0% Texas 1,480 5.49 99.0% Virginia 609 7.31 98.5% West Virginia 118 6.39 90.7%

South States
State stats for the first name DOBSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 241 4.97 94.9%
Arkansas 218 7.34 95.3%
Delaware 107 11.4 97.5%
Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 86.7%
Florida 1,680 8.45 99.6%
Georgia 1,387 13.73 99.2%
Kentucky 590 13.36 97.7%
Louisiana 275 5.91 95.5%
Maryland 480 8.04 98.7%
Mississippi 346 11.55 96.0%
North Carolina 941 9.46 98.8%
Oklahoma 691 17.82 98.5%
South Carolina 592 12.25 98.2%
Tennessee 578 8.83 98.0%
Texas 1,480 5.49 99.0%
Virginia 609 7.31 98.5%
West Virginia 118 6.39 90.7%
 

Full Names with DOBSON as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James DOBSON. 1.91% of all the people named DOBSON have this given name.

There are 1308 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name DOBSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James DOBSON 1.91%
2 David DOBSON 1.79%
3 Robert DOBSON 1.62%
4 Michael DOBSON 1.54%
5 John DOBSON 1.42%
6 Richard DOBSON 1.19%
7 William DOBSON 1.17%
8 Mary DOBSON 1.05%
9 Charles DOBSON 0.90%
10 Barbara DOBSON 0.86%
11 Linda DOBSON 0.84%
12 Thomas DOBSON 0.84%
13 Mark DOBSON 0.68%
14 Susan DOBSON 0.66%
15 Kenneth DOBSON 0.62%
16 Patricia DOBSON 0.62%
17 Betty DOBSON 0.60%
18 Donald DOBSON 0.57%
19 Donna DOBSON 0.57%
20 Kevin DOBSON 0.57%

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