Last Name PETTERSON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • PETTERSON is ranked as the 10029th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 3,594.
  • This name is in the 98th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.13 people named PETTERSON 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 PETTERSON is 3,568, the rank is 9,859 and the proportion per 100k Americans named PETTERSON is 1.12.

Last Names PETTERSON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 3,594 +/-5.9%
  • National Rank 10,029
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.1

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 3,568
  • National Rank 9,859
  • Proportion/100k 1.12

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name PETTERSON is 80.1% White, 3.1% Hispanic origin, 14.3% Black, 0.6% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.4% 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 PETTERSON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 80.1% 63.9% 16.2%
Hispanic origin 3.1% 16.3% -13.2%
Black 14.3% 12.3% 2.0%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.6% 4.9% -4.3%
Two or more races 1.4% 1.8% -0.4%
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 PETTERSON is California where 555 people have this name.
  • Oregon is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named PETTERSON, as 4.6 in every 100,000 Oregonians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 97th, this rank was reached in the states of California.
  • Oregon 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 11 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 35 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names PETTERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 161 1.25 95.0% Indiana 49 0.75 84.3% Iowa 25 0.8 74.7% Kansas 56 1.94 85.6% Michigan 92 0.92 92.5% Minnesota 217 3.98 97.2% Missouri 7 0.22 34.3% Nebraska 0 0 0.0% North Dakota 32 4.35 76.4% Ohio 44 0.38 81.5% South Dakota 35 4.15 78.3% Wisconsin 119 2.07 94.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name PETTERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 161 1.25 95.0%
Indiana 49 0.75 84.3%
Iowa 25 0.8 74.7%
Kansas 56 1.94 85.6%
Michigan 92 0.92 92.5%
Minnesota 217 3.98 97.2%
Missouri 7 0.22 34.3%
Nebraska 0 0 0.0%
North Dakota 32 4.35 76.4%
Ohio 44 0.38 81.5%
South Dakota 35 4.15 78.3%
Wisconsin 119 2.07 94.0%
West State Statistics Last-Names PETTERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 44.6% Arizona 93 1.38 93.0% California 555 1.43 98.0% Colorado 101 1.89 94.0% Hawaii 24 1.7 80.6% Idaho 55 3.34 88.0% Montana 0 0 0.0% Nevada 28 0.97 81.3% New Mexico 20 0.94 68.4% Oregon 183 4.6 96.5% Utah 25 0.84 72.2% Washington 181 2.56 96.7% Wyoming 9 1.6 37.6%

West States
State stats for the first name PETTERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 44.6%
Arizona 93 1.38 93.0%
California 555 1.43 98.0%
Colorado 101 1.89 94.0%
Hawaii 24 1.7 80.6%
Idaho 55 3.34 88.0%
Montana 0 0 0.0%
Nevada 28 0.97 81.3%
New Mexico 20 0.94 68.4%
Oregon 183 4.6 96.5%
Utah 25 0.84 72.2%
Washington 181 2.56 96.7%
Wyoming 9 1.6 37.6%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names PETTERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 9 0.24 35.0% Maine 10 0.77 40.6% Massachusetts 49 0.72 82.4% New Hampshire 19 1.41 70.0% New Jersey 83 0.93 90.9% New York 129 0.65 93.1% Pennsylvania 49 0.38 84.6% Rhode Island 0 0 0.0% Vermont 16 2.5 81.1%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name PETTERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 9 0.24 35.0%
Maine 10 0.77 40.6%
Massachusetts 49 0.72 82.4%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 70.0%
New Jersey 83 0.93 90.9%
New York 129 0.65 93.1%
Pennsylvania 49 0.38 84.6%
Rhode Island 0 0 0.0%
Vermont 16 2.5 81.1%
South State Statistics Last-Names PETTERSON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 17 0.36 70.5% Arkansas 26 0.86 75.7% Delaware 21 2.28 87.2% Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0% Florida 212 1.06 97.0% Georgia 82 0.82 91.8% Kentucky 13 0.29 58.5% Louisiana 13 0.29 54.7% Maryland 29 0.48 81.9% Mississippi 7 0.22 34.3% North Carolina 86 0.87 93.5% Oklahoma 28 0.73 74.6% South Carolina 62 1.28 90.2% Tennessee 62 0.95 89.5% Texas 191 0.71 94.7% Virginia 39 0.47 86.0% West Virginia 0 0 0.0%

South States
State stats for the first name PETTERSON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 17 0.36 70.5%
Arkansas 26 0.86 75.7%
Delaware 21 2.28 87.2%
Dist. of Columbia 0 0 0.0%
Florida 212 1.06 97.0%
Georgia 82 0.82 91.8%
Kentucky 13 0.29 58.5%
Louisiana 13 0.29 54.7%
Maryland 29 0.48 81.9%
Mississippi 7 0.22 34.3%
North Carolina 86 0.87 93.5%
Oklahoma 28 0.73 74.6%
South Carolina 62 1.28 90.2%
Tennessee 62 0.95 89.5%
Texas 191 0.71 94.7%
Virginia 39 0.47 86.0%
West Virginia 0 0 0.0%
 

Full Names with PETTERSON as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is David PETTERSON. 2.45% of all the people named PETTERSON have this given name.

There are 429 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name PETTERSON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 David PETTERSON 2.45%
2 Robert PETTERSON 1.55%
3 John PETTERSON 1.42%
4 Eric PETTERSON 1.29%
5 Daniel PETTERSON 1.16%
6 William PETTERSON 1.16%
7 Michael PETTERSON 1.03%
8 Janet PETTERSON 0.90%
9 Mary PETTERSON 0.90%
10 Richard PETTERSON 0.90%
11 Brian PETTERSON 0.78%
12 James PETTERSON 0.78%
13 Kevin PETTERSON 0.78%
14 Nancy PETTERSON 0.78%
15 Barbara PETTERSON 0.65%
16 Charles PETTERSON 0.65%
17 Christopher PETTERSON 0.65%
18 Chris PETTERSON 0.65%
19 Keith PETTERSON 0.65%
20 Linda PETTERSON 0.65%

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