Last Name FORTSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • FORTSON is ranked as the 8549th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 4,300.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.35 people named FORTSON 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 FORTSON is 4,811, the rank is 7,522 and the proportion per 100k Americans named FORTSON is 1.51.

Last Names FORTSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 4,300 +/-5.4%
  • National Rank 8,549
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.4

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 4,811
  • National Rank 7,522
  • Proportion/100k 1.51

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name FORTSON is 43.4% White, 1.9% Hispanic origin, 52.2% Black, 0.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.0% Two or More Races, and 0.3% 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 FORTSON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 43.4% 63.9% -20.5%
Hispanic origin 1.9% 16.3% -14.4%
Black 52.2% 12.3% 39.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.3% 4.9% -4.6%
Two or more races 2.0% 1.8% 0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.3% 0.7% -0.4%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named FORTSON is Georgia where 1,254 people have this name.
  • Georgia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named FORTSON, as 12.42 in every 100,000 Georgians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Georgia.
  • Georgia 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 9 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 161 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names FORTSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 74 0.58 88.6% Indiana 33 0.5 77.2% Iowa 0 0 0.0% Kansas 0 0 0.0% Michigan 101 1.02 93.1% Minnesota 0 0 0.0% Missouri 60 2 85.1% Nebraska 13 0.7 45.9% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 115 0.99 92.1% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 10 0.18 50.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name FORTSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 74 0.58 88.6%
Indiana 33 0.5 77.2%
Iowa 0 0 0.0%
Kansas 0 0 0.0%
Michigan 101 1.02 93.1%
Minnesota 0 0 0.0%
Missouri 60 2 85.1%
Nebraska 13 0.7 45.9%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 115 0.99 92.1%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 10 0.18 50.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names FORTSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 42 0.63 84.4% California 280 0.72 96.3% Colorado 41 0.76 84.8% Hawaii 30 2.12 82.9% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 18 0.65 64.3% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 22 0.55 68.9% Utah 8 0.28 14.8% Washington 51 0.72 88.3% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name FORTSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 42 0.63 84.4%
California 280 0.72 96.3%
Colorado 41 0.76 84.8%
Hawaii 30 2.12 82.9%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 18 0.65 64.3%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 22 0.55 68.9%
Utah 8 0.28 14.8%
Washington 51 0.72 88.3%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names FORTSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 43 1.2 85.3% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 28 2.11 77.4% New Jersey 136 1.52 94.3% New York 27 0.14 70.6% Pennsylvania 104 0.81 92.2% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name FORTSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 43 1.2 85.3%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 28 2.11 77.4%
New Jersey 136 1.52 94.3%
New York 27 0.14 70.6%
Pennsylvania 104 0.81 92.2%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names FORTSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 115 2.37 91.4% Arkansas 237 7.99 95.7% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 86.9% Florida 297 1.49 97.8% Georgia 1,254 12.42 99.0% Kentucky 45 1.03 81.9% Louisiana 87 1.87 87.8% Maryland 57 0.96 89.9% Mississippi 60 2 85.1% North Carolina 242 2.44 96.8% Oklahoma 50 1.29 82.6% South Carolina 210 4.34 95.8% Tennessee 88 1.34 91.6% Texas 470 1.74 97.4% Virginia 46 0.55 87.1% West Virginia 18 0.98 54.9%

South States
State stats for the first name FORTSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 115 2.37 91.4%
Arkansas 237 7.99 95.7%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 29 4.42 86.9%
Florida 297 1.49 97.8%
Georgia 1,254 12.42 99.0%
Kentucky 45 1.03 81.9%
Louisiana 87 1.87 87.8%
Maryland 57 0.96 89.9%
Mississippi 60 2 85.1%
North Carolina 242 2.44 96.8%
Oklahoma 50 1.29 82.6%
South Carolina 210 4.34 95.8%
Tennessee 88 1.34 91.6%
Texas 470 1.74 97.4%
Virginia 46 0.55 87.1%
West Virginia 18 0.98 54.9%
 

Full Names with FORTSON as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James FORTSON. 1.51% of all the people named FORTSON have this given name.

There are 540 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name FORTSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James FORTSON 1.51%
2 Charles FORTSON 1.40%
3 David FORTSON 1.19%
4 Mary FORTSON 1.19%
5 Barbara FORTSON 1.08%
6 John FORTSON 1.08%
7 Robert FORTSON 1.08%
8 William FORTSON 0.97%
9 Christine FORTSON 0.86%
10 Angela FORTSON 0.76%
11 Donald FORTSON 0.76%
12 George FORTSON 0.76%
13 Michael FORTSON 0.76%
14 Andrew FORTSON 0.65%
15 Brenda FORTSON 0.65%
16 Frances FORTSON 0.65%
17 Patricia FORTSON 0.65%
18 Richard FORTSON 0.65%
19 Christopher FORTSON 0.54%
20 Jennifer FORTSON 0.54%

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