Last Name POSTON

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • POSTON is ranked as the 3511th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 11,418.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 3.58 people named POSTON 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 POSTON is 12,170, the rank is 3,193 and the proportion per 100k Americans named POSTON is 3.82.

Last Names POSTON
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 11,418 +/-3.3%
  • National Rank 3,511
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 3.6

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 12,170
  • National Rank 3,193
  • Proportion/100k 3.82

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name POSTON is 86.2% White, 1.0% Hispanic origin, 10.6% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.2% 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 POSTON have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 86.2% 63.9% 22.3%
Hispanic origin 1.0% 16.3% -15.3%
Black 10.6% 12.3% -1.7%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.2% 1.8% -0.6%
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 POSTON is South Carolina where 2,208 people have this name.
  • South Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named POSTON, as 45.7 in every 100,000 South Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of South Carolina .
  • South Carolina 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 1 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is New York (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 57 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names POSTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 396 3.07 98.0% Indiana 209 3.17 95.6% Iowa 70 2.24 89.7% Kansas 127 4.36 93.6% Michigan 118 1.19 94.2% Minnesota 39 0.71 82.4% Missouri 80 2.66 88.1% Nebraska 53 2.79 85.2% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 538 4.64 98.3% South Dakota 9 1.04 32.1% Wisconsin 49 0.85 85.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name POSTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 396 3.07 98.0%
Indiana 209 3.17 95.6%
Iowa 70 2.24 89.7%
Kansas 127 4.36 93.6%
Michigan 118 1.19 94.2%
Minnesota 39 0.71 82.4%
Missouri 80 2.66 88.1%
Nebraska 53 2.79 85.2%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 538 4.64 98.3%
South Dakota 9 1.04 32.1%
Wisconsin 49 0.85 85.5%
West State Statistics Last-Names POSTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 86.2% Arizona 245 3.64 97.2% California 664 1.71 98.3% Colorado 108 2.02 94.4% Hawaii 0 0 0.0% Idaho 55 3.34 88.0% Montana 47 4.6 88.9% Nevada 37 1.29 86.1% New Mexico 69 3.31 90.7% Oregon 88 2.21 92.6% Utah 25 0.84 72.4% Washington 192 2.72 96.9% Wyoming 19 3.19 68.3%

West States
State stats for the first name POSTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 86.2%
Arizona 245 3.64 97.2%
California 664 1.71 98.3%
Colorado 108 2.02 94.4%
Hawaii 0 0 0.0%
Idaho 55 3.34 88.0%
Montana 47 4.6 88.9%
Nevada 37 1.29 86.1%
New Mexico 69 3.31 90.7%
Oregon 88 2.21 92.6%
Utah 25 0.84 72.4%
Washington 192 2.72 96.9%
Wyoming 19 3.19 68.3%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names POSTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 52 1.44 89.2% Maine 20 1.53 69.1% Massachusetts 73 1.08 88.2% New Hampshire 19 1.41 70.4% New Jersey 42 0.47 81.1% New York 31 0.16 74.9% Pennsylvania 136 1.07 94.1% Rhode Island 27 2.59 78.5% Vermont 12 1.88 75.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name POSTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 52 1.44 89.2%
Maine 20 1.53 69.1%
Massachusetts 73 1.08 88.2%
New Hampshire 19 1.41 70.4%
New Jersey 42 0.47 81.1%
New York 31 0.16 74.9%
Pennsylvania 136 1.07 94.1%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 78.5%
Vermont 12 1.88 75.9%
South State Statistics Last-Names POSTON State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 109 2.25 91.2% Arkansas 96 3.24 91.0% Delaware 14 1.52 80.8% Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 84.6% Florida 633 3.18 98.9% Georgia 431 4.26 97.6% Kentucky 344 7.78 96.2% Louisiana 214 4.61 94.5% Maryland 143 2.39 95.8% Mississippi 80 2.66 88.1% North Carolina 973 9.78 98.9% Oklahoma 185 4.78 94.5% South Carolina 2,208 45.7 99.6% Tennessee 919 14.03 98.7% Texas 1,145 4.25 98.8% Virginia 491 5.9 98.2% West Virginia 145 7.86 92.4%

South States
State stats for the first name POSTON

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 109 2.25 91.2%
Arkansas 96 3.24 91.0%
Delaware 14 1.52 80.8%
Dist. of Columbia 22 3.32 84.6%
Florida 633 3.18 98.9%
Georgia 431 4.26 97.6%
Kentucky 344 7.78 96.2%
Louisiana 214 4.61 94.5%
Maryland 143 2.39 95.8%
Mississippi 80 2.66 88.1%
North Carolina 973 9.78 98.9%
Oklahoma 185 4.78 94.5%
South Carolina 2,208 45.7 99.6%
Tennessee 919 14.03 98.7%
Texas 1,145 4.25 98.8%
Virginia 491 5.9 98.2%
West Virginia 145 7.86 92.4%
 

Full Names with POSTON as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James POSTON. 2.28% of all the people named POSTON have this given name.

There are 884 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name POSTON

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James POSTON 2.28%
2 David POSTON 1.50%
3 John POSTON 1.38%
4 Robert POSTON 1.30%
5 Michael POSTON 1.26%
6 Mary POSTON 1.18%
7 Donald POSTON 1.02%
8 Charles POSTON 0.85%
9 William POSTON 0.85%
10 Jennifer POSTON 0.77%
11 Barbara POSTON 0.73%
12 Carol POSTON 0.73%
13 Billy POSTON 0.69%
14 Jerry POSTON 0.69%
15 Pamela POSTON 0.69%
16 Brian POSTON 0.65%
17 Carolyn POSTON 0.65%
18 Daniel POSTON 0.65%
19 Brenda POSTON 0.61%
20 Donna POSTON 0.57%

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