HARPER is ranked as the 241st most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 134,646.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 42.23 people named HARPER 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 HARPER is
141,544, the rank is 226
and the proportion per 100k Americans named HARPER is 44.43.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
HARPER is
70.1% White,
1.5% Hispanic origin,
25.6% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.8% Two or More Races,
and 0.6% 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 HARPER have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name HARPER is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name HARPER
The state with the most people named
HARPER is
Texas where
13,453 people have this name.
West Virginia is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named HARPER, as
130.23 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
Georgia.
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
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 HARPER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
5,175
40.17
99.9%
Indiana
3,418
51.81
99.8%
Iowa
806
25.96
99.4%
Kansas
1,610
55.45
99.7%
Michigan
3,529
35.61
99.9%
Minnesota
804
14.74
99.4%
Missouri
3,271
109.24
99.7%
Nebraska
440
23.4
99.0%
North Dakota
64
8.7
88.7%
Ohio
5,893
50.82
99.9%
South Dakota
150
17.62
96.7%
Wisconsin
908
15.77
99.5%
West States
State stats for the first name HARPER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
398
54.05
99.0%
Arizona
2,572
38.21
99.8%
California
10,668
27.49
99.9%
Colorado
2,026
37.83
99.7%
Hawaii
325
22.9
98.8%
Idaho
781
47.77
99.4%
Montana
580
56.71
99.5%
Nevada
1,082
38.12
99.6%
New Mexico
749
35.89
99.1%
Oregon
1,578
39.75
99.7%
Utah
1,673
56.84
99.5%
Washington
2,813
39.84
99.8%
Wyoming
186
31.93
97.9%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name HARPER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
812
22.57
99.5%
Maine
367
27.57
97.6%
Massachusetts
1,545
22.9
99.5%
New Hampshire
364
27.46
98.4%
New Jersey
2,345
26.24
99.8%
New York
3,607
18.27
99.8%
Pennsylvania
3,906
30.54
99.9%
Rhode Island
201
19
97.5%
Vermont
86
13.76
95.7%
South States
State stats for the first name HARPER
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have HARPER 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 HARPER.
The most popular full name is James HARPER.
2.11% of all the people named HARPER
have this given name.
There are 3875 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name HARPER