SANDERS is ranked as the 102nd most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 234,291.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 73.48 people named SANDERS 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 SANDERS is
260,884, the rank is 88
and the proportion per 100k Americans named SANDERS is 81.89.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
SANDERS is
63.4% White,
1.8% Hispanic origin,
31.9% Black,
0.3% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.7% Two or More Races,
and 0.8% 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 SANDERS have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name SANDERS is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SANDERS
The state with the most people named
SANDERS is
Texas where
28,420 people have this name.
Mississippi is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named SANDERS, as
218.03 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
Florida.
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
Rhode Island
(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 SANDERS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
9,972
77.42
100.0%
Indiana
7,022
106.45
99.9%
Iowa
1,476
47.5
99.8%
Kansas
2,539
87.42
99.8%
Michigan
6,228
62.85
99.9%
Minnesota
2,160
39.58
99.9%
Missouri
6,528
218.03
99.9%
Nebraska
736
39.11
99.5%
North Dakota
386
52.2
99.2%
Ohio
7,358
63.46
99.9%
South Dakota
318
37.31
98.9%
Wisconsin
2,119
36.8
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name SANDERS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
526
71.34
99.4%
Arizona
4,095
60.83
99.9%
California
19,216
49.52
99.9%
Colorado
3,451
64.43
99.9%
Hawaii
440
30.96
99.2%
Idaho
882
53.98
99.5%
Montana
518
50.58
99.4%
Nevada
1,816
63.96
99.8%
New Mexico
1,487
71.31
99.6%
Oregon
2,528
63.67
99.8%
Utah
1,954
66.41
99.6%
Washington
4,207
59.58
99.9%
Wyoming
410
70.24
99.4%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name SANDERS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,382
38.41
99.7%
Maine
611
45.95
98.7%
Massachusetts
2,870
42.55
99.7%
New Hampshire
495
37.32
99.0%
New Jersey
3,794
42.45
99.9%
New York
5,332
27
99.9%
Pennsylvania
4,991
39.03
99.9%
Rhode Island
264
25.05
98.3%
Vermont
192
30.66
98.4%
South States
State stats for the first name SANDERS
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SANDERS 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 SANDERS.
The most popular full name is James SANDERS.
1.90% of all the people named SANDERS
have this given name.
There are 5482 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SANDERS