Last Name GESS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • GESS is ranked as the 25125th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,230.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 3% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.39 people named GESS 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 GESS is 1,083, the rank is 25,329 and the proportion per 100k Americans named GESS is 0.34.

Last Names GESS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,230 +/-10.1%
  • National Rank 25,125
  • Percentile Rank 0.97
  • Proportion/100k 0.4

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,083
  • National Rank 25,329
  • Proportion/100k 0.34

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GESS is 91.4% White, 1.2% Hispanic origin, 5.8% Black, 0.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.1% Two or More Races, and 0.5% 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 GESS have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 91.4% 63.9% 27.5%
Hispanic origin 1.2% 16.3% -15.1%
Black 5.8% 12.3% -6.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.0% 4.9% -4.9%
Two or more races 1.1% 1.8% -0.7%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named GESS is Wisconsin where 109 people have this name.
  • West Virginia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named GESS, as 2.46 in every 100,000 West Virginians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 93rd, this rank was reached in the states of Wisconsin.
  • 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 9 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Texas (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 871 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names GESS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 56 0.43 84.8% Indiana 27 0.42 73.7% Iowa 0 0 0.0% Kansas 7 0.24 13.8% Michigan 31 0.32 79.1% Minnesota 103 1.9 93.2% Missouri 0 0 0.0% Nebraska 20 1.05 61.0% North Dakota 8 1.09 13.2% Ohio 66 0.57 86.7% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 109 1.89 93.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name GESS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 56 0.43 84.8%
Indiana 27 0.42 73.7%
Iowa 0 0 0.0%
Kansas 7 0.24 13.8%
Michigan 31 0.32 79.1%
Minnesota 103 1.9 93.2%
Missouri 0 0 0.0%
Nebraska 20 1.05 61.0%
North Dakota 8 1.09 13.2%
Ohio 66 0.57 86.7%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 109 1.89 93.3%
West State Statistics Last-Names GESS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 34 0.5 80.3% California 109 0.28 91.4% Colorado 34 0.63 81.8% Hawaii 24 1.7 78.6% Idaho 0 0 0.0% Montana 8 0.77 15.4% Nevada 18 0.65 64.9% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 0 0 0.0% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 33 0.46 82.1% Wyoming 9 1.6 17.0%

West States
State stats for the first name GESS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 34 0.5 80.3%
California 109 0.28 91.4%
Colorado 34 0.63 81.8%
Hawaii 24 1.7 78.6%
Idaho 0 0 0.0%
Montana 8 0.77 15.4%
Nevada 18 0.65 64.9%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 0 0 0.0%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 33 0.46 82.1%
Wyoming 9 1.6 17.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names GESS 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 10 0.12 15.4% New York 27 0.14 70.7% Pennsylvania 65 0.51 87.8% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 4 0.63 16.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name GESS

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 10 0.12 15.4%
New York 27 0.14 70.7%
Pennsylvania 65 0.51 87.8%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 4 0.63 16.6%
South State Statistics Last-Names GESS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 6 0.12 15.9% Arkansas 6 0.22 15.3% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 53 0.27 89.9% Georgia 51 0.5 87.9% Kentucky 45 1.03 82.0% Louisiana 0 0 0.0% Maryland 11 0.19 53.1% Mississippi 0 0 0.0% North Carolina 16 0.16 74.6% Oklahoma 0 0 0.0% South Carolina 12 0.26 59.1% Tennessee 15 0.24 70.0% Texas 23 0.09 73.6% Virginia 52 0.63 88.4% West Virginia 45 2.46 80.1%

South States
State stats for the first name GESS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 6 0.12 15.9%
Arkansas 6 0.22 15.3%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 53 0.27 89.9%
Georgia 51 0.5 87.9%
Kentucky 45 1.03 82.0%
Louisiana 0 0 0.0%
Maryland 11 0.19 53.1%
Mississippi 0 0 0.0%
North Carolina 16 0.16 74.6%
Oklahoma 0 0 0.0%
South Carolina 12 0.26 59.1%
Tennessee 15 0.24 70.0%
Texas 23 0.09 73.6%
Virginia 52 0.63 88.4%
West Virginia 45 2.46 80.1%
 

Full Names with GESS as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is David GESS. 3.40% of all the people named GESS have this given name.

There are 184 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name GESS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David GESS 3.40%
2 James GESS 2.26%
3 John GESS 2.26%
4 Mark GESS 2.26%
5 Lawrence GESS 1.89%
6 Linda GESS 1.89%
7 Richard GESS 1.89%
8 Robert GESS 1.89%
9 Larry GESS 1.51%
10 Walter GESS 1.51%
11 Andrew GESS 1.13%
12 Anthony GESS 1.13%
13 Charles GESS 1.13%
14 Gerald GESS 1.13%
15 Paul GESS 1.13%
16 Anne GESS 0.75%
17 Brian GESS 0.75%
18 Carol GESS 0.75%
19 Cheryl GESS 0.75%
20 Cindy GESS 0.75%

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