Last Name PETERSEN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • PETERSEN is ranked as the 453rd most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 78,546.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 24.63 people named PETERSEN 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 PETERSEN is 65,181, the rank is 543 and the proportion per 100k Americans named PETERSEN is 20.46.

Last Names PETERSEN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 78,546 +/-1.3%
  • National Rank 453
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 24.6

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 65,181
  • National Rank 543
  • Proportion/100k 20.46

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PETERSEN is 95.2% White, 1.6% Hispanic origin, 1.1% Black, 0.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.1% 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 PETERSEN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Black.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 95.2% 63.9% 31.2%
Hispanic origin 1.6% 16.3% -14.7%
Black 1.1% 12.3% -11.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.6% 4.9% -4.3%
Two or more races 1.1% 1.8% -0.7%
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 PETERSEN is California where 10,607 people have this name.
  • Utah is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named PETERSEN, as 171.94 in every 100,000 Utahns have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Minnesota.
  • Utah 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 Mississippi (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names PETERSEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 3,654 28.37 99.8% Indiana 648 9.83 98.6% Iowa 4,789 154.13 100.0% Kansas 640 22.04 99.0% Michigan 2,138 21.57 99.8% Minnesota 5,098 93.43 100.0% Missouri 60 2 85.6% Nebraska 3,167 168.31 100.0% North Dakota 402 54.37 99.2% Ohio 1,202 10.36 99.3% South Dakota 1,088 127.48 99.9% Wisconsin 3,100 53.84 99.9%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name PETERSEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 3,654 28.37 99.8%
Indiana 648 9.83 98.6%
Iowa 4,789 154.13 100.0%
Kansas 640 22.04 99.0%
Michigan 2,138 21.57 99.8%
Minnesota 5,098 93.43 100.0%
Missouri 60 2 85.6%
Nebraska 3,167 168.31 100.0%
North Dakota 402 54.37 99.2%
Ohio 1,202 10.36 99.3%
South Dakota 1,088 127.48 99.9%
Wisconsin 3,100 53.84 99.9%
West State Statistics Last-Names PETERSEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 510 69.18 99.3% Arizona 2,868 42.61 99.8% California 10,607 27.33 99.9% Colorado 2,033 37.95 99.8% Hawaii 271 19.09 98.5% Idaho 1,374 84.07 99.7% Montana 792 77.4 99.7% Nevada 1,128 39.73 99.6% New Mexico 246 11.81 97.2% Oregon 2,353 59.26 99.8% Utah 5,060 171.94 99.9% Washington 3,914 55.42 99.9% Wyoming 308 52.68 99.0%

West States
State stats for the first name PETERSEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 510 69.18 99.3%
Arizona 2,868 42.61 99.8%
California 10,607 27.33 99.9%
Colorado 2,033 37.95 99.8%
Hawaii 271 19.09 98.5%
Idaho 1,374 84.07 99.7%
Montana 792 77.4 99.7%
Nevada 1,128 39.73 99.6%
New Mexico 246 11.81 97.2%
Oregon 2,353 59.26 99.8%
Utah 5,060 171.94 99.9%
Washington 3,914 55.42 99.9%
Wyoming 308 52.68 99.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names PETERSEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 587 16.32 99.2% Maine 224 16.85 95.9% Massachusetts 596 8.84 98.4% New Hampshire 187 14.08 96.8% New Jersey 1,345 15.04 99.5% New York 2,381 12.06 99.7% Pennsylvania 824 6.44 99.0% Rhode Island 82 7.77 93.0% Vermont 67 10.64 94.5%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name PETERSEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 587 16.32 99.2%
Maine 224 16.85 95.9%
Massachusetts 596 8.84 98.4%
New Hampshire 187 14.08 96.8%
New Jersey 1,345 15.04 99.5%
New York 2,381 12.06 99.7%
Pennsylvania 824 6.44 99.0%
Rhode Island 82 7.77 93.0%
Vermont 67 10.64 94.5%
South State Statistics Last-Names PETERSEN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 224 4.62 94.6% Arkansas 352 11.88 97.2% Delaware 46 4.94 94.2% Dist. of Columbia 58 8.84 93.6% Florida 2,672 13.43 99.7% Georgia 804 7.97 98.6% Kentucky 143 3.23 92.3% Louisiana 248 5.33 95.1% Maryland 492 8.23 98.8% Mississippi 60 2 85.6% North Carolina 718 7.22 98.5% Oklahoma 356 9.19 97.1% South Carolina 407 8.42 97.5% Tennessee 356 5.44 97.0% Texas 2,551 9.46 99.4% Virginia 871 10.46 99.0% West Virginia 82 4.42 88.1%

South States
State stats for the first name PETERSEN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 224 4.62 94.6%
Arkansas 352 11.88 97.2%
Delaware 46 4.94 94.2%
Dist. of Columbia 58 8.84 93.6%
Florida 2,672 13.43 99.7%
Georgia 804 7.97 98.6%
Kentucky 143 3.23 92.3%
Louisiana 248 5.33 95.1%
Maryland 492 8.23 98.8%
Mississippi 60 2 85.6%
North Carolina 718 7.22 98.5%
Oklahoma 356 9.19 97.1%
South Carolina 407 8.42 97.5%
Tennessee 356 5.44 97.0%
Texas 2,551 9.46 99.4%
Virginia 871 10.46 99.0%
West Virginia 82 4.42 88.1%
 

Full Names with PETERSEN as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is David PETERSEN. 1.64% of all the people named PETERSEN have this given name.

There are 2350 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PETERSEN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David PETERSEN 1.64%
2 Robert PETERSEN 1.64%
3 John PETERSEN 1.42%
4 James PETERSEN 1.29%
5 Michael PETERSEN 1.07%
6 Richard PETERSEN 1.03%
7 Mark PETERSEN 0.98%
8 Mary PETERSEN 0.98%
9 Donald PETERSEN 0.85%
10 Karen PETERSEN 0.79%
11 Eric PETERSEN 0.76%
12 Barbara PETERSEN 0.75%
13 William PETERSEN 0.74%
14 Thomas PETERSEN 0.73%
15 Linda PETERSEN 0.71%
16 Carol PETERSEN 0.70%
17 Gary PETERSEN 0.70%
18 Scott PETERSEN 0.68%
19 Susan PETERSEN 0.64%
20 Daniel PETERSEN 0.62%

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