JOHNSON is ranked as the 2nd most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 2,034,249.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 637.98 people named JOHNSON 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 JOHNSON is
2,193,219, the rank is 2
and the proportion per 100k Americans named JOHNSON is 688.44.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
JOHNSON is
61.6% White,
1.5% Hispanic origin,
33.8% Black,
0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.8% Two or More Races,
and 0.9% 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 JOHNSON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name JOHNSON is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JOHNSON
The state with the most people named
JOHNSON is
California where
168,739 people have this name.
Minnesota is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named JOHNSON, as
1515.15 in every 100,000
Minnesotans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
100th, this rank was reached in the states of
Wisconsin.
Minnesota 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
Hawaii
(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 JOHNSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
85,416
663.13
100.0%
Indiana
41,129
623.47
100.0%
Iowa
24,826
799.01
100.0%
Kansas
19,740
679.74
100.0%
Michigan
62,478
630.46
100.0%
Minnesota
82,685
1515.15
100.0%
Missouri
31,264
1044.19
100.0%
Nebraska
16,353
869.14
100.0%
North Dakota
10,060
1360.39
100.0%
Ohio
60,638
523.01
100.0%
South Dakota
9,683
1134.91
100.0%
Wisconsin
44,544
773.66
100.0%
West States
State stats for the first name JOHNSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
5,989
812.89
100.0%
Arizona
37,067
550.64
100.0%
California
168,739
434.87
100.0%
Colorado
32,827
612.92
100.0%
Hawaii
3,919
276.1
100.0%
Idaho
12,805
783.43
100.0%
Montana
8,880
867.54
100.0%
Nevada
15,619
550.13
100.0%
New Mexico
9,436
452.44
100.0%
Oregon
28,209
710.52
100.0%
Utah
26,907
914.29
100.0%
Washington
56,339
797.82
100.0%
Wyoming
4,718
807.74
100.0%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name JOHNSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
19,367
538.47
100.0%
Maine
6,580
494.73
100.0%
Massachusetts
31,429
465.94
100.0%
New Hampshire
6,008
452.81
100.0%
New Jersey
44,272
495.31
100.0%
New York
62,877
318.42
100.0%
Pennsylvania
48,291
377.65
100.0%
Rhode Island
5,478
519.13
100.0%
Vermont
2,611
416.67
100.0%
South States
State stats for the first name JOHNSON
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have JOHNSON 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 JOHNSON.
The most popular full name is James JOHNSON.
1.50% of all the people named JOHNSON
have this given name.
There are 20648 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JOHNSON