Last Name JOHNSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • 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.

Last Names JOHNSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 2,034,249 +/-0.2%
  • National Rank 2
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 638.0

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 2,193,219
  • National Rank 2
  • Proportion/100k 688.44

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 61.6% 63.9% -2.3%
Hispanic origin 1.5% 16.3% -14.8%
Black 33.8% 12.3% 21.5%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.8% 1.8% 0.0%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.9% 0.7% 0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • 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 State Statistics Last-Names JOHNSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile 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%

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 State Statistics Last-Names JOHNSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile 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%

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 State Statistics Last-Names JOHNSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile 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%

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 State Statistics Last-Names JOHNSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 45,137 930.79 100.0% Arkansas 25,548 861.27 100.0% Delaware 7,131 762.2 100.0% Dist. of Columbia 9,912 1504.35 100.0% Florida 108,471 545.26 100.0% Georgia 90,476 896.04 100.0% Kentucky 33,173 751.64 100.0% Louisiana 40,240 865.44 100.0% Maryland 43,616 729.81 100.0% Mississippi 31,264 1044.19 100.0% North Carolina 79,148 795.94 100.0% Oklahoma 28,933 746.06 100.0% South Carolina 41,642 861.72 100.0% Tennessee 55,758 851.35 100.0% Texas 165,067 612.34 100.0% Virginia 58,545 703.14 100.0% West Virginia 9,975 539.11 100.0%

South States
State stats for the first name JOHNSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 45,137 930.79 100.0%
Arkansas 25,548 861.27 100.0%
Delaware 7,131 762.2 100.0%
Dist. of Columbia 9,912 1504.35 100.0%
Florida 108,471 545.26 100.0%
Georgia 90,476 896.04 100.0%
Kentucky 33,173 751.64 100.0%
Louisiana 40,240 865.44 100.0%
Maryland 43,616 729.81 100.0%
Mississippi 31,264 1044.19 100.0%
North Carolina 79,148 795.94 100.0%
Oklahoma 28,933 746.06 100.0%
South Carolina 41,642 861.72 100.0%
Tennessee 55,758 851.35 100.0%
Texas 165,067 612.34 100.0%
Virginia 58,545 703.14 100.0%
West Virginia 9,975 539.11 100.0%
 

Full Names with JOHNSON as a Last Name

Summary

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

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James JOHNSON 1.50%
2 David JOHNSON 1.47%
3 Robert JOHNSON 1.30%
4 Michael JOHNSON 1.09%
5 Mary JOHNSON 1.06%
6 John JOHNSON 0.95%
7 Charles JOHNSON 0.90%
8 Barbara JOHNSON 0.83%
9 William JOHNSON 0.80%
10 Richard JOHNSON 0.76%
11 Linda JOHNSON 0.69%
12 Donald JOHNSON 0.62%
13 Patricia JOHNSON 0.60%
14 Mark JOHNSON 0.59%
15 Kenneth JOHNSON 0.53%
16 Brian JOHNSON 0.52%
17 Jennifer JOHNSON 0.52%
18 Betty JOHNSON 0.51%
19 Eric JOHNSON 0.50%
20 Carol JOHNSON 0.50%

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