Last Name GAFFORD

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GAFFORD is ranked as the 10187th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 3,529.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.11 people named GAFFORD 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 GAFFORD is 2,899, the rank is 11,701 and the proportion per 100k Americans named GAFFORD is 0.91.

Last Names GAFFORD
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 3,529 +/-6.0%
  • National Rank 10,187
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.1

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 2,899
  • National Rank 11,701
  • Proportion/100k 0.91

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GAFFORD is 81.5% White, 1.8% Hispanic origin, 14.8% Black, 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.2% 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 GAFFORD have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 81.5% 63.9% 17.6%
Hispanic origin 1.8% 16.3% -14.6%
Black 14.8% 12.3% 2.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.2% 1.8% -0.6%
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 GAFFORD is Texas where 1,037 people have this name.
  • Alabama is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GAFFORD, as 5.57 in every 100,000 Alabamians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of Texas.
  • Alabama 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 11 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 193 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names GAFFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 31 0.24 73.3% Indiana 5 0.08 11.9% Iowa 12 0.4 58.1% Kansas 28 0.97 71.8% Michigan 111 1.12 93.8% Minnesota 8 0.14 43.8% Missouri 120 4 90.8% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 11 0.09 40.4% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 5 0.09 26.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GAFFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 31 0.24 73.3%
Indiana 5 0.08 11.9%
Iowa 12 0.4 58.1%
Kansas 28 0.97 71.8%
Michigan 111 1.12 93.8%
Minnesota 8 0.14 43.8%
Missouri 120 4 90.8%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 11 0.09 40.4%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 5 0.09 26.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names GAFFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 8 0.13 15.6% California 204 0.53 95.1% Colorado 41 0.76 84.8% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 31 1.91 77.4% Montana 8 0.77 14.6% Nevada 28 0.97 78.6% New Mexico 30 1.42 76.2% Oregon 15 0.37 53.7% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 18 0.26 69.0% Wyoming 19 3.19 60.8%

West States
State stats for the first name GAFFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 8 0.13 15.6%
California 204 0.53 95.1%
Colorado 41 0.76 84.8%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 31 1.91 77.4%
Montana 8 0.77 14.6%
Nevada 28 0.97 78.6%
New Mexico 30 1.42 76.2%
Oregon 15 0.37 53.7%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 18 0.26 69.0%
Wyoming 19 3.19 60.8%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names GAFFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 31 0.35 70.5% New York 12 0.06 44.0% Pennsylvania 27 0.21 72.2% Rhode Island 9 0.86 18.2% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GAFFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 31 0.35 70.5%
New York 12 0.06 44.0%
Pennsylvania 27 0.21 72.2%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 18.2%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names GAFFORD State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 270 5.57 95.3% Arkansas 51 1.73 84.7% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 82.8% Florida 197 0.99 96.8% Georgia 120 1.19 93.7% Kentucky 45 1.03 81.9% Louisiana 134 2.88 91.5% Maryland 17 0.29 68.2% Mississippi 120 4 90.8% North Carolina 41 0.42 88.9% Oklahoma 157 4.04 93.5% South Carolina 25 0.51 79.1% Tennessee 289 4.41 96.4% Texas 1,037 3.85 98.7% Virginia 52 0.63 88.4% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name GAFFORD

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 270 5.57 95.3%
Arkansas 51 1.73 84.7%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 82.8%
Florida 197 0.99 96.8%
Georgia 120 1.19 93.7%
Kentucky 45 1.03 81.9%
Louisiana 134 2.88 91.5%
Maryland 17 0.29 68.2%
Mississippi 120 4 90.8%
North Carolina 41 0.42 88.9%
Oklahoma 157 4.04 93.5%
South Carolina 25 0.51 79.1%
Tennessee 289 4.41 96.4%
Texas 1,037 3.85 98.7%
Virginia 52 0.63 88.4%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with GAFFORD as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is John GAFFORD. 1.97% of all the people named GAFFORD have this given name.

There are 440 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GAFFORD

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 John GAFFORD 1.97%
2 David GAFFORD 1.71%
3 Michael GAFFORD 1.71%
4 Patricia GAFFORD 1.18%
5 Mary GAFFORD 1.05%
6 Robert GAFFORD 1.05%
7 Carol GAFFORD 0.92%
8 Charles GAFFORD 0.92%
9 James GAFFORD 0.92%
10 William GAFFORD 0.92%
11 Bobby GAFFORD 0.79%
12 Donald GAFFORD 0.79%
13 Donna GAFFORD 0.79%
14 Larry GAFFORD 0.79%
15 Brenda GAFFORD 0.66%
16 Deborah GAFFORD 0.66%
17 Janet GAFFORD 0.66%
18 Judy GAFFORD 0.66%
19 Richard GAFFORD 0.66%
20 Virginia GAFFORD 0.66%

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