Last Name PENSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • PENSON is ranked as the 22811th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 1,379.
  • This name is in the 97th percentile, this means that nearly 3% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 0.43 people named PENSON 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 PENSON is 1,848, the rank is 16,871 and the proportion per 100k Americans named PENSON is 0.58.

Last Names PENSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 1,379 +/-9.5%
  • National Rank 22,811
  • Percentile Rank 0.97
  • Proportion/100k 0.4

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 1,848
  • National Rank 16,871
  • Proportion/100k 0.58

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PENSON is 39.5% White, 3.8% Hispanic origin, 53.2% Black, 1.0% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.1% Two or More Races, and 0.4% 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 PENSON have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 39.5% 63.9% -24.4%
Hispanic origin 3.8% 16.3% -12.5%
Black 53.2% 12.3% 40.9%
Asian or Pacific Islander 1.0% 4.9% -3.9%
Two or more races 2.1% 1.8% 0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.4% 0.7% -0.3%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named PENSON is Georgia where 253 people have this name.
  • Georgia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named PENSON, as 2.51 in every 100,000 Georgians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 96th, this rank was reached in the states of Georgia.
  • Georgia 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 49 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Virginia (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 253 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names PENSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 43 0.34 81.5% Indiana 0 0 0.0% Iowa 2 0.08 16.1% Kansas 21 0.73 67.3% Michigan 31 0.32 79.6% Minnesota 5 0.09 35.6% Missouri 60 2 85.6% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 77 0.66 88.8% South Dakota 0 0 0.0% Wisconsin 18 0.31 67.6%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name PENSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 43 0.34 81.5%
Indiana 0 0 0.0%
Iowa 2 0.08 16.1%
Kansas 21 0.73 67.3%
Michigan 31 0.32 79.6%
Minnesota 5 0.09 35.6%
Missouri 60 2 85.6%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 77 0.66 88.8%
South Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Wisconsin 18 0.31 67.6%
West State Statistics Last-Names PENSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 0 0 0.0% Arizona 34 0.5 82.1% California 81 0.21 88.9% Colorado 0 0 0.0% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 8 0.48 33.7% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 0 0 0.0% New Mexico 0 0 0.0% Oregon 7 0.18 32.6% Utah 0 0 0.0% Washington 7 0.1 42.7% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name PENSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 0 0 0.0%
Arizona 34 0.5 82.1%
California 81 0.21 88.9%
Colorado 0 0 0.0%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 8 0.48 33.7%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 0 0 0.0%
New Mexico 0 0 0.0%
Oregon 7 0.18 32.6%
Utah 0 0 0.0%
Washington 7 0.1 42.7%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names PENSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 0 0 0.0% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 0 0 0.0% New Hampshire 0 0 0.0% New Jersey 63 0.7 87.6% New York 27 0.14 71.9% Pennsylvania 60 0.47 87.2% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name PENSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 0 0 0.0%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 0 0 0.0%
New Hampshire 0 0 0.0%
New Jersey 63 0.7 87.6%
New York 27 0.14 71.9%
Pennsylvania 60 0.47 87.2%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names PENSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 6 0.12 34.0% Arkansas 13 0.43 60.0% Delaware 0 0 0.0% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 47.0% Florida 71 0.35 92.2% Georgia 253 2.51 96.4% Kentucky 0 0 0.0% Louisiana 7 0.14 30.3% Maryland 6 0.1 32.4% Mississippi 60 2 85.6% North Carolina 99 0.99 94.1% Oklahoma 21 0.55 68.5% South Carolina 43 0.89 87.3% Tennessee 36 0.55 85.3% Texas 225 0.83 95.3% Virginia 7 0.08 34.6% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name PENSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 6 0.12 34.0%
Arkansas 13 0.43 60.0%
Delaware 0 0 0.0%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 47.0%
Florida 71 0.35 92.2%
Georgia 253 2.51 96.4%
Kentucky 0 0 0.0%
Louisiana 7 0.14 30.3%
Maryland 6 0.1 32.4%
Mississippi 60 2 85.6%
North Carolina 99 0.99 94.1%
Oklahoma 21 0.55 68.5%
South Carolina 43 0.89 87.3%
Tennessee 36 0.55 85.3%
Texas 225 0.83 95.3%
Virginia 7 0.08 34.6%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with PENSON as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is Michael PENSON. 2.36% of all the people named PENSON have this given name.

There are 223 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PENSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 Michael PENSON 2.36%
2 Betty PENSON 2.02%
3 David PENSON 2.02%
4 Mary PENSON 1.68%
5 Patricia PENSON 1.68%
6 William PENSON 1.68%
7 Carolyn PENSON 1.35%
8 Robert PENSON 1.35%
9 Bobby PENSON 1.01%
10 Carol PENSON 1.01%
11 Donald PENSON 1.01%
12 Jacqueline PENSON 1.01%
13 James PENSON 1.01%
14 Janice PENSON 1.01%
15 Jean PENSON 1.01%
16 John PENSON 1.01%
17 Michelle PENSON 1.01%
18 Sandra PENSON 1.01%
19 Amy PENSON 0.67%
20 April PENSON 0.67%

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