GRAY is ranked as the 62nd most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 348,883.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 109.42 people named GRAY 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 GRAY is
279,552, the rank is 79
and the proportion per 100k Americans named GRAY is 87.75.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
GRAY is
71.1% White,
1.6% Hispanic origin,
24.4% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.7% Two or More Races,
and 0.8% 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 GRAY have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name GRAY is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name GRAY
The state with the most people named
GRAY is
Texas where
32,904 people have this name.
Mississippi is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named GRAY, as
262.21 in every 100,000
Mississippians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Mississippi 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
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 GRAY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
11,110
86.25
100.0%
Indiana
8,995
136.35
100.0%
Iowa
3,261
104.94
99.9%
Kansas
3,347
115.27
99.9%
Michigan
10,664
107.61
100.0%
Minnesota
3,091
56.64
99.9%
Missouri
7,851
262.21
99.9%
Nebraska
1,472
78.22
99.8%
North Dakota
346
46.76
99.0%
Ohio
14,326
123.56
100.0%
South Dakota
469
54.93
99.4%
Wisconsin
3,666
63.68
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name GRAY
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
972
131.88
99.7%
Arizona
6,371
94.64
99.9%
California
31,531
81.26
100.0%
Colorado
5,605
104.65
99.9%
Hawaii
674
47.5
99.5%
Idaho
1,655
101.27
99.8%
Montana
1,067
104.23
99.8%
Nevada
2,944
103.69
99.9%
New Mexico
2,108
101.07
99.7%
Oregon
5,158
129.92
100.0%
Utah
2,882
97.93
99.8%
Washington
7,433
105.26
100.0%
Wyoming
522
89.39
99.6%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name GRAY
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have GRAY 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 GRAY.
The most popular full name is James GRAY.
1.97% of all the people named GRAY
have this given name.
There are 6868 first
names associated with this last name.