Last Name LIGHTNER

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • LIGHTNER is ranked as the 6673rd most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 5,665.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.78 people named LIGHTNER 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 LIGHTNER is 6,563, the rank is 5,716 and the proportion per 100k Americans named LIGHTNER is 2.06.

Last Names LIGHTNER
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 5,665 +/-4.7%
  • National Rank 6,673
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.8

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 6,563
  • National Rank 5,716
  • Proportion/100k 2.06

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name LIGHTNER is 78.0% White, 1.3% Hispanic origin, 18.6% Black, 0.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.3% Two or More Races, and 0.5% 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 LIGHTNER have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name LIGHTNER is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 78.0% 63.9% 14.1%
Hispanic origin 1.3% 16.3% -15.0%
Black 18.6% 12.3% 6.3%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.3% 4.9% -4.6%
Two or more races 1.3% 1.8% -0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.5% 0.7% -0.2%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named LIGHTNER is Pennsylvania where 1,036 people have this name.
  • West Virginia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named LIGHTNER, as 10.81 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 Pennsylvania.
  • 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 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Connecticut (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 24 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names LIGHTNER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 105 0.82 92.1% Indiana 99 1.5 91.1% Iowa 57 1.84 87.4% Kansas 148 5.09 94.5% Michigan 121 1.22 94.3% Minnesota 67 1.23 89.4% Missouri 20 0.67 68.8% Nebraska 39 2.1 79.7% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 598 5.16 98.4% South Dakota 18 2.07 55.8% Wisconsin 72 1.26 89.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name LIGHTNER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 105 0.82 92.1%
Indiana 99 1.5 91.1%
Iowa 57 1.84 87.4%
Kansas 148 5.09 94.5%
Michigan 121 1.22 94.3%
Minnesota 67 1.23 89.4%
Missouri 20 0.67 68.8%
Nebraska 39 2.1 79.7%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 598 5.16 98.4%
South Dakota 18 2.07 55.8%
Wisconsin 72 1.26 89.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names LIGHTNER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 34.1% Arizona 144 2.14 95.3% California 555 1.43 98.0% Colorado 115 2.14 94.7% Hawaii 18 1.27 73.0% Idaho 31 1.91 78.6% Montana 71 6.9 92.9% Nevada 64 2.26 91.8% New Mexico 20 0.94 65.7% Oregon 110 2.76 94.1% Utah 50 1.69 83.5% Washington 112 1.59 94.7% Wyoming 19 3.19 65.2%

West States
State stats for the first name LIGHTNER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 34.1%
Arizona 144 2.14 95.3%
California 555 1.43 98.0%
Colorado 115 2.14 94.7%
Hawaii 18 1.27 73.0%
Idaho 31 1.91 78.6%
Montana 71 6.9 92.9%
Nevada 64 2.26 91.8%
New Mexico 20 0.94 65.7%
Oregon 110 2.76 94.1%
Utah 50 1.69 83.5%
Washington 112 1.59 94.7%
Wyoming 19 3.19 65.2%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names LIGHTNER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 26.5% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 61 0.9 85.4% New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.1% New Jersey 146 1.63 94.8% New York 62 0.32 86.3% Pennsylvania 1,036 8.11 99.2% Rhode Island 9 0.86 29.4% Vermont 4 0.63 27.2%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name LIGHTNER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 26.5%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 61 0.9 85.4%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 67.1%
New Jersey 146 1.63 94.8%
New York 62 0.32 86.3%
Pennsylvania 1,036 8.11 99.2%
Rhode Island 9 0.86 29.4%
Vermont 4 0.63 27.2%
South State Statistics Last-Names LIGHTNER State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 46 0.95 84.5% Arkansas 77 2.59 89.0% Delaware 11 1.14 73.0% Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 74.4% Florida 344 1.73 98.0% Georgia 190 1.88 95.5% Kentucky 156 3.52 92.8% Louisiana 20 0.43 64.0% Maryland 206 3.44 97.1% Mississippi 20 0.67 68.8% North Carolina 89 0.9 93.7% Oklahoma 78 2.02 88.3% South Carolina 123 2.55 94.0% Tennessee 62 0.95 89.4% Texas 238 0.88 95.5% Virginia 164 1.97 95.5% West Virginia 200 10.81 94.1%

South States
State stats for the first name LIGHTNER

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 46 0.95 84.5%
Arkansas 77 2.59 89.0%
Delaware 11 1.14 73.0%
Dist. of Columbia 15 2.21 74.4%
Florida 344 1.73 98.0%
Georgia 190 1.88 95.5%
Kentucky 156 3.52 92.8%
Louisiana 20 0.43 64.0%
Maryland 206 3.44 97.1%
Mississippi 20 0.67 68.8%
North Carolina 89 0.9 93.7%
Oklahoma 78 2.02 88.3%
South Carolina 123 2.55 94.0%
Tennessee 62 0.95 89.4%
Texas 238 0.88 95.5%
Virginia 164 1.97 95.5%
West Virginia 200 10.81 94.1%
 

Full Names with LIGHTNER as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James LIGHTNER. 2.38% of all the people named LIGHTNER have this given name.

There are 561 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name LIGHTNER

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James LIGHTNER 2.38%
2 David LIGHTNER 2.30%
3 John LIGHTNER 2.05%
4 Charles LIGHTNER 1.72%
5 Barbara LIGHTNER 1.23%
6 Michael LIGHTNER 1.23%
7 Robert LIGHTNER 1.15%
8 George LIGHTNER 1.07%
9 Mary LIGHTNER 0.98%
10 Carol LIGHTNER 0.82%
11 Edward LIGHTNER 0.82%
12 Jeffrey LIGHTNER 0.82%
13 Richard LIGHTNER 0.82%
14 Thomas LIGHTNER 0.82%
15 Beverly LIGHTNER 0.74%
16 Donald LIGHTNER 0.74%
17 Linda LIGHTNER 0.74%
18 Patricia LIGHTNER 0.74%
19 Carolyn LIGHTNER 0.66%
20 Daniel LIGHTNER 0.66%

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