HAMILTON is ranked as the 109th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 224,471.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 70.4 people named HAMILTON 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 HAMILTON is
229,504, the rank is 107
and the proportion per 100k Americans named HAMILTON is 72.04.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
HAMILTON is
72.8% White,
1.6% Hispanic origin,
22.7% 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 HAMILTON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name HAMILTON is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name HAMILTON
The state with the most people named
HAMILTON is
Texas where
21,619 people have this name.
Kentucky is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named HAMILTON, as
156.7 in every 100,000
Kentuckians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Kentucky 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 HAMILTON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
8,025
62.3
99.9%
Indiana
6,775
102.7
99.9%
Iowa
2,098
67.53
99.9%
Kansas
2,405
82.82
99.8%
Michigan
7,219
72.85
100.0%
Minnesota
1,927
35.31
99.8%
Missouri
2,752
91.92
99.6%
Nebraska
1,130
60.06
99.7%
North Dakota
225
30.45
98.0%
Ohio
10,682
92.14
100.0%
South Dakota
327
38.35
98.9%
Wisconsin
2,184
37.93
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name HAMILTON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
717
97.29
99.6%
Arizona
4,027
59.83
99.9%
California
21,166
54.55
100.0%
Colorado
3,802
70.99
99.9%
Hawaii
560
39.44
99.4%
Idaho
1,398
85.51
99.7%
Montana
753
73.57
99.7%
Nevada
1,779
62.67
99.8%
New Mexico
1,517
72.73
99.6%
Oregon
3,595
90.54
99.9%
Utah
1,698
57.69
99.5%
Washington
5,250
74.34
99.9%
Wyoming
569
97.38
99.6%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name HAMILTON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,710
47.53
99.8%
Maine
1,304
98.03
99.6%
Massachusetts
3,734
55.36
99.8%
New Hampshire
813
61.27
99.5%
New Jersey
4,618
51.67
99.9%
New York
9,446
47.84
99.9%
Pennsylvania
7,593
59.38
99.9%
Rhode Island
365
34.55
98.9%
Vermont
329
52.55
99.3%
South States
State stats for the first name HAMILTON
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have HAMILTON 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 HAMILTON.
The most popular full name is James HAMILTON.
1.94% of all the people named HAMILTON
have this given name.
There are 5379 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name HAMILTON