ROSS is ranked as the 66th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 343,548.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 107.74 people named ROSS for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 81% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named ROSS is
259,769, the rank is 89
and the proportion per 100k Americans named ROSS is 81.54.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
ROSS is
71.5% White,
1.8% Hispanic origin,
23.7% Black,
0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.7% Two or More Races,
and 0.9% 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 ROSS have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name ROSS is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name ROSS
The state with the most people named
ROSS is
California where
36,431 people have this name.
Mississippi is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named ROSS, as
172.51 in every 100,000
Mississippians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
New York.
Mississippi 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
North Dakota
(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 ROSS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
12,359
95.95
100.0%
Indiana
7,808
118.36
99.9%
Iowa
3,338
107.43
99.9%
Kansas
3,819
131.49
99.9%
Michigan
13,142
132.61
100.0%
Minnesota
4,506
82.57
99.9%
Missouri
5,165
172.51
99.8%
Nebraska
1,597
84.85
99.8%
North Dakota
346
46.76
99.0%
Ohio
15,900
137.14
100.0%
South Dakota
451
52.86
99.4%
Wisconsin
4,616
80.17
100.0%
West States
State stats for the first name ROSS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
908
123.23
99.7%
Arizona
6,625
98.41
99.9%
California
36,431
93.89
100.0%
Colorado
5,889
109.95
100.0%
Hawaii
825
58.1
99.7%
Idaho
1,897
116.08
99.8%
Montana
1,083
105.76
99.8%
Nevada
3,494
123.08
99.9%
New Mexico
1,980
94.93
99.7%
Oregon
5,114
128.82
99.9%
Utah
2,990
101.59
99.8%
Washington
9,171
129.87
100.0%
Wyoming
709
121.32
99.7%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name ROSS
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have ROSS 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 ROSS.
The most popular full name is David ROSS.
1.86% of all the people named ROSS
have this given name.
There are 6210 first
names associated with this last name.