PETERSON is ranked as the 57th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 364,090.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 114.19 people named PETERSON 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 PETERSON is
324,822, the rank is 63
and the proportion per 100k Americans named PETERSON is 101.96.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
PETERSON is
86.3% White,
1.6% Hispanic origin,
9.6% Black,
0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.3% Two or More Races,
and 0.7% 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 PETERSON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name PETERSON is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PETERSON
The state with the most people named
PETERSON is
California where
36,108 people have this name.
Minnesota is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named PETERSON, as
601.08 in every 100,000
Minnesotans
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Minnesota.
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
West Virginia
(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 PETERSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
17,051
132.38
100.0%
Indiana
4,868
73.8
99.9%
Iowa
7,995
257.31
100.0%
Kansas
4,480
154.25
99.9%
Michigan
10,856
109.55
100.0%
Minnesota
32,802
601.08
100.0%
Missouri
1,323
44.18
99.0%
Nebraska
5,151
273.77
100.0%
North Dakota
3,490
471.95
100.0%
Ohio
6,101
52.62
99.9%
South Dakota
3,811
446.71
100.0%
Wisconsin
18,996
329.94
100.0%
West States
State stats for the first name PETERSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,529
207.55
99.9%
Arizona
9,544
141.78
100.0%
California
36,108
93.06
100.0%
Colorado
8,536
159.38
100.0%
Hawaii
909
64.04
99.7%
Idaho
4,919
300.95
100.0%
Montana
2,950
288.16
100.0%
Nevada
3,724
131.15
99.9%
New Mexico
1,881
90.2
99.7%
Oregon
8,044
202.61
100.0%
Utah
14,170
481.49
100.0%
Washington
17,458
247.23
100.0%
Wyoming
1,445
247.43
99.9%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name PETERSON
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
2,918
81.14
99.9%
Maine
835
62.8
99.2%
Massachusetts
4,415
65.45
99.9%
New Hampshire
1,430
107.74
99.8%
New Jersey
5,546
62.05
99.9%
New York
10,617
53.77
100.0%
Pennsylvania
7,146
55.88
99.9%
Rhode Island
547
51.83
99.4%
Vermont
419
66.94
99.5%
South States
State stats for the first name PETERSON
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have PETERSON 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 PETERSON.
The most popular full name is David PETERSON.
1.82% of all the people named PETERSON
have this given name.
There are 5617 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PETERSON