GEORGE is ranked as the 193rd most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 159,376.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 49.98 people named GEORGE for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 90% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named GEORGE is
141,449, the rank is 227
and the proportion per 100k Americans named GEORGE is 44.40.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
GEORGE is
71.4% White,
2.2% Hispanic origin,
17.4% Black,
4.7% Asian or Pacific Islander,
2.1% Two or More Races,
and 2.2% 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 GEORGE have a higher likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name GEORGE is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GEORGE
The state with the most people named
GEORGE is
California where
14,757 people have this name.
West Virginia is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named GEORGE, as
86.49 in every 100,000
West Virginians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Pennsylvania.
West Virginia 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
North Dakota
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name GEORGE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
5,923
45.98
99.9%
Indiana
2,945
44.65
99.8%
Iowa
1,035
33.33
99.6%
Kansas
1,765
60.78
99.7%
Michigan
4,881
49.25
99.9%
Minnesota
1,619
29.67
99.8%
Missouri
1,529
51.07
99.1%
Nebraska
631
33.52
99.4%
North Dakota
105
14.14
94.2%
Ohio
7,928
68.38
99.9%
South Dakota
168
19.69
97.3%
Wisconsin
1,612
28
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name GEORGE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
382
51.89
99.0%
Arizona
2,894
42.99
99.8%
California
14,757
38.03
99.9%
Colorado
2,195
40.98
99.8%
Hawaii
560
39.44
99.4%
Idaho
890
54.46
99.5%
Montana
596
58.24
99.5%
Nevada
1,247
43.93
99.7%
New Mexico
1,005
48.17
99.4%
Oregon
1,980
49.87
99.8%
Utah
1,308
44.46
99.3%
Washington
3,324
47.07
99.9%
Wyoming
410
70.24
99.3%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name GEORGE
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,356
37.69
99.7%
Maine
550
41.35
98.5%
Massachusetts
3,065
45.44
99.8%
New Hampshire
804
60.56
99.5%
New Jersey
4,222
47.23
99.9%
New York
12,530
63.46
100.0%
Pennsylvania
10,691
83.61
100.0%
Rhode Island
592
56.15
99.4%
Vermont
416
66.32
99.5%
South States
State stats for the first name GEORGE
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GEORGE 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 GEORGE.
The most popular full name is James GEORGE.
1.93% of all the people named GEORGE
have this given name.
There are 4955 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GEORGE