Last Name JAY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • JAY is ranked as the 14209th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 2,396.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 2% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.75 people named JAY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named JAY is 11,533, the rank is 3,349 and the proportion per 100k Americans named JAY is 3.62.

Last Names JAY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,396 +/-7.2%
  • National Rank 14,209
  • Percentile Rank 0.98
  • Proportion/100k 0.8

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 11,533
  • National Rank 3,349
  • Proportion/100k 3.62

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JAY is 80.5% White, 2.3% Hispanic origin, 8.5% Black, 4.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.1% Two or More Races, and 2.0% 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 JAY 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 JAY is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 80.5% 63.9% 16.6%
Hispanic origin 2.3% 16.3% -14.0%
Black 8.5% 12.3% -3.8%
Asian or Pacific Islander 4.6% 4.9% -0.3%
Two or more races 2.1% 1.8% 0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 2.0% 0.7% 1.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named JAY is California where 266 people have this name.
  • District of Columbia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named JAY, as 5.53 in every 100,000 Washingtonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • District of Columbia 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 Kentucky (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 97 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names JAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 56 0.43 85.0% Indiana 60 0.92 86.4% Iowa 22 0.72 72.1% Kansas 42 1.45 80.7% Michigan 58 0.58 88.1% Minnesota 21 0.38 70.4% Missouri 13 0.44 56.1% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 115 0.99 92.1% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 49 0.85 85.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name JAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 56 0.43 85.0%
Indiana 60 0.92 86.4%
Iowa 22 0.72 72.1%
Kansas 42 1.45 80.7%
Michigan 58 0.58 88.1%
Minnesota 21 0.38 70.4%
Missouri 13 0.44 56.1%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 115 0.99 92.1%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 49 0.85 85.3%
West State Statistics Last-Names JAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 93 1.38 92.9% California 266 0.68 96.1% Colorado 41 0.76 85.2% Hawaii 12 0.85 58.5% Idaho 31 1.91 78.1% Montana 24 2.3 73.2% Nevada 9 0.32 24.9% New Mexico 10 0.47 24.5% Oregon 29 0.74 77.6% Utah 17 0.56 57.7% Washington 76 1.08 92.2% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name JAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 93 1.38 92.9%
California 266 0.68 96.1%
Colorado 41 0.76 85.2%
Hawaii 12 0.85 58.5%
Idaho 31 1.91 78.1%
Montana 24 2.3 73.2%
Nevada 9 0.32 24.9%
New Mexico 10 0.47 24.5%
Oregon 29 0.74 77.6%
Utah 17 0.56 57.7%
Washington 76 1.08 92.2%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names JAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 52 1.44 88.5% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 85 1.26 89.5% New Hampshire 9 0.7 25.0% New Jersey 115 1.28 93.3% New York 176 0.89 94.9% Pennsylvania 98 0.77 91.8% Rhode Island 9 0.86 24.4% Vermont 8 1.25 59.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name JAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 52 1.44 88.5%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 85 1.26 89.5%
New Hampshire 9 0.7 25.0%
New Jersey 115 1.28 93.3%
New York 176 0.89 94.9%
Pennsylvania 98 0.77 91.8%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 24.4%
Vermont 8 1.25 59.9%
South State Statistics Last-Names JAY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 40 0.83 82.9% Arkansas 26 0.86 74.5% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 89.8% Florida 124 0.62 95.2% Georgia 89 0.88 92.1% Kentucky 13 0.29 54.5% Louisiana 80 1.73 87.2% Maryland 74 1.24 92.2% Mississippi 13 0.44 56.1% North Carolina 67 0.67 92.2% Oklahoma 28 0.73 73.3% South Carolina 19 0.38 73.6% Tennessee 46 0.71 87.2% Texas 185 0.68 94.5% Virginia 52 0.63 88.6% West Virginia 9 0.49 21.2%

South States
State stats for the first name JAY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 40 0.83 82.9%
Arkansas 26 0.86 74.5%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 36 5.53 89.8%
Florida 124 0.62 95.2%
Georgia 89 0.88 92.1%
Kentucky 13 0.29 54.5%
Louisiana 80 1.73 87.2%
Maryland 74 1.24 92.2%
Mississippi 13 0.44 56.1%
North Carolina 67 0.67 92.2%
Oklahoma 28 0.73 73.3%
South Carolina 19 0.38 73.6%
Tennessee 46 0.71 87.2%
Texas 185 0.68 94.5%
Virginia 52 0.63 88.6%
West Virginia 9 0.49 21.2%
 

Full Names with JAY as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James JAY. 6.78% of all the people named JAY have this given name.

There are 211 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JAY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James JAY 6.78%
2 Joseph JAY 4.07%
3 Michael JAY 4.07%
4 John JAY 3.10%
5 Daniel JAY 2.91%
6 David JAY 2.71%
7 Richard JAY 1.74%
8 Andrew JAY 1.55%
9 Christopher JAY 1.55%
10 Charles JAY 1.36%
11 Jack JAY 1.36%
12 Jeffrey JAY 1.36%
13 Shirley JAY 1.36%
14 Bob JAY 1.16%
15 Gary JAY 1.16%
16 Judy JAY 1.16%
17 Alan JAY 0.97%
18 Dave JAY 0.97%
19 Ernest JAY 0.97%
20 Jeffery JAY 0.97%

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