Last Name FRENCH

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • FRENCH is ranked as the 470th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 76,559.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 24.01 people named FRENCH 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 FRENCH is 74,579, the rank is 473 and the proportion per 100k Americans named FRENCH is 23.41.

Last Names FRENCH
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 76,559 +/-1.3%
  • National Rank 470
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 24.0

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 74,579
  • National Rank 473
  • Proportion/100k 23.41

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name FRENCH is 87.7% White, 1.5% Hispanic origin, 7.7% Black, 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.6% Two or More Races, and 1.0% 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 FRENCH have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 87.7% 63.9% 23.8%
Hispanic origin 1.5% 16.3% -14.8%
Black 7.7% 12.3% -4.6%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.9% -4.4%
Two or more races 1.6% 1.8% -0.2%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.0% 0.7% 0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named FRENCH is California where 7,798 people have this name.
  • Vermont is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named FRENCH, as 68.19 in every 100,000 Vermontians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Vermont 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 Utah (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 2 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names FRENCH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,745 21.31 99.8% Indiana 1,978 29.99 99.6% Iowa 737 23.71 99.4% Kansas 844 29.06 99.3% Michigan 2,948 29.75 99.8% Minnesota 996 18.25 99.6% Missouri 764 25.53 98.1% Nebraska 585 31.08 99.3% North Dakota 145 19.57 96.3% Ohio 3,045 26.26 99.8% South Dakota 309 36.28 98.8% Wisconsin 833 14.47 99.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name FRENCH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,745 21.31 99.8%
Indiana 1,978 29.99 99.6%
Iowa 737 23.71 99.4%
Kansas 844 29.06 99.3%
Michigan 2,948 29.75 99.8%
Minnesota 996 18.25 99.6%
Missouri 764 25.53 98.1%
Nebraska 585 31.08 99.3%
North Dakota 145 19.57 96.3%
Ohio 3,045 26.26 99.8%
South Dakota 309 36.28 98.8%
Wisconsin 833 14.47 99.5%
West State Statistics Last-Names FRENCH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 223 30.27 97.9% Arizona 1,954 29.03 99.7% California 7,798 20.1 99.8% Colorado 1,519 28.37 99.7% Hawaii 193 13.57 97.8% Idaho 492 30.1 98.9% Montana 369 36.02 99.1% Nevada 559 19.71 99.1% New Mexico 433 20.78 98.4% Oregon 877 22.08 99.4% Utah 323 10.97 96.6% Washington 2,107 29.84 99.8% Wyoming 242 41.5 98.6%

West States
State stats for the first name FRENCH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 223 30.27 97.9%
Arizona 1,954 29.03 99.7%
California 7,798 20.1 99.8%
Colorado 1,519 28.37 99.7%
Hawaii 193 13.57 97.8%
Idaho 492 30.1 98.9%
Montana 369 36.02 99.1%
Nevada 559 19.71 99.1%
New Mexico 433 20.78 98.4%
Oregon 877 22.08 99.4%
Utah 323 10.97 96.6%
Washington 2,107 29.84 99.8%
Wyoming 242 41.5 98.6%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names FRENCH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 907 25.21 99.5% Maine 876 65.86 99.2% Massachusetts 1,496 22.18 99.4% New Hampshire 794 59.86 99.5% New Jersey 1,480 16.56 99.6% New York 4,579 23.19 99.9% Pennsylvania 1,964 15.36 99.6% Rhode Island 273 25.91 98.3% Vermont 427 68.19 99.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name FRENCH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 907 25.21 99.5%
Maine 876 65.86 99.2%
Massachusetts 1,496 22.18 99.4%
New Hampshire 794 59.86 99.5%
New Jersey 1,480 16.56 99.6%
New York 4,579 23.19 99.9%
Pennsylvania 1,964 15.36 99.6%
Rhode Island 273 25.91 98.3%
Vermont 427 68.19 99.5%
South State Statistics Last-Names FRENCH State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 1,086 22.39 98.6% Arkansas 1,557 52.48 99.4% Delaware 185 19.77 98.6% Dist. of Columbia 102 15.47 96.3% Florida 4,767 23.96 99.9% Georgia 1,862 18.44 99.4% Kentucky 2,541 57.57 99.5% Louisiana 978 21.03 98.7% Maryland 1,446 24.2 99.6% Mississippi 764 25.53 98.1% North Carolina 1,859 18.7 99.4% Oklahoma 1,240 31.97 99.2% South Carolina 765 15.83 98.7% Tennessee 2,823 43.1 99.6% Texas 6,163 22.86 99.8% Virginia 2,344 28.15 99.7% West Virginia 573 30.96 98.0%

South States
State stats for the first name FRENCH

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 1,086 22.39 98.6%
Arkansas 1,557 52.48 99.4%
Delaware 185 19.77 98.6%
Dist. of Columbia 102 15.47 96.3%
Florida 4,767 23.96 99.9%
Georgia 1,862 18.44 99.4%
Kentucky 2,541 57.57 99.5%
Louisiana 978 21.03 98.7%
Maryland 1,446 24.2 99.6%
Mississippi 764 25.53 98.1%
North Carolina 1,859 18.7 99.4%
Oklahoma 1,240 31.97 99.2%
South Carolina 765 15.83 98.7%
Tennessee 2,823 43.1 99.6%
Texas 6,163 22.86 99.8%
Virginia 2,344 28.15 99.7%
West Virginia 573 30.96 98.0%
 

Full Names with FRENCH as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James FRENCH. 2.02% of all the people named FRENCH have this given name.

There are 2488 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name FRENCH

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James FRENCH 2.02%
2 David FRENCH 1.87%
3 John FRENCH 1.71%
4 Robert FRENCH 1.66%
5 Michael FRENCH 1.43%
6 Mary FRENCH 1.24%
7 William FRENCH 1.16%
8 Richard FRENCH 1.08%
9 Charles FRENCH 1.02%
10 Patricia FRENCH 0.76%
11 Barbara FRENCH 0.76%
12 Linda FRENCH 0.69%
13 Donald FRENCH 0.67%
14 Gary FRENCH 0.67%
15 Susan FRENCH 0.67%
16 Jennifer FRENCH 0.66%
17 Thomas FRENCH 0.61%
18 Christopher FRENCH 0.58%
19 Daniel FRENCH 0.56%
20 Donna FRENCH 0.56%

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