Last Name SOUTHERN

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SOUTHERN is ranked as the 6192nd most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 6,199.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 1% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 1.94 people named SOUTHERN 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 SOUTHERN is 8,856, the rank is 4,381 and the proportion per 100k Americans named SOUTHERN is 2.78.

Last Names SOUTHERN
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 6,199 +/-4.5%
  • National Rank 6,192
  • Percentile Rank 0.99
  • Proportion/100k 1.9

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 8,856
  • National Rank 4,381
  • Proportion/100k 2.78

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SOUTHERN is 83.7% White, 1.4% Hispanic origin, 12.2% Black, 0.3% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.8% Two or More Races, and 0.6% 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 SOUTHERN have a higher likelyhood of being White and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 83.7% 63.9% 19.8%
Hispanic origin 1.4% 16.3% -14.9%
Black 12.2% 12.3% -0.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.3% 4.9% -4.7%
Two or more races 1.8% 1.8% -0.0%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SOUTHERN is North Carolina where 893 people have this name.
  • North Carolina is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SOUTHERN, as 8.98 in every 100,000 North Carolinians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 98th, this rank was reached in the states of North Carolina.
  • North 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 14 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is Minnesota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 32 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names SOUTHERN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 111 0.86 92.7% Indiana 253 3.83 96.3% Iowa 17 0.56 67.9% Kansas 84 2.91 90.3% Michigan 123 1.24 94.5% Minnesota 13 0.24 61.4% Missouri 100 3.33 89.8% Nebraska 13 0.7 55.2% North Dakota 0 0 0.0% Ohio 77 0.66 88.9% South Dakota 9 1.04 38.2% Wisconsin 44 0.76 84.0%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SOUTHERN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 111 0.86 92.7%
Indiana 253 3.83 96.3%
Iowa 17 0.56 67.9%
Kansas 84 2.91 90.3%
Michigan 123 1.24 94.5%
Minnesota 13 0.24 61.4%
Missouri 100 3.33 89.8%
Nebraska 13 0.7 55.2%
North Dakota 0 0 0.0%
Ohio 77 0.66 88.9%
South Dakota 9 1.04 38.2%
Wisconsin 44 0.76 84.0%
West State Statistics Last-Names SOUTHERN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 16 2.16 54.0% Arizona 85 1.26 92.5% California 536 1.38 97.9% Colorado 115 2.14 94.8% Hawaii 12 0.85 66.0% Idaho 39 2.39 83.8% Montana 8 0.77 42.6% Nevada 18 0.65 73.7% New Mexico 59 2.83 89.5% Oregon 37 0.92 83.5% Utah 33 1.13 78.5% Washington 130 1.85 95.4% Wyoming 0 0 0.0%

West States
State stats for the first name SOUTHERN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 16 2.16 54.0%
Arizona 85 1.26 92.5%
California 536 1.38 97.9%
Colorado 115 2.14 94.8%
Hawaii 12 0.85 66.0%
Idaho 39 2.39 83.8%
Montana 8 0.77 42.6%
Nevada 18 0.65 73.7%
New Mexico 59 2.83 89.5%
Oregon 37 0.92 83.5%
Utah 33 1.13 78.5%
Washington 130 1.85 95.4%
Wyoming 0 0 0.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names SOUTHERN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 35 0.96 83.4% Maine 0 0 0.0% Massachusetts 109 1.62 92.3% New Hampshire 37 2.82 85.7% New Jersey 63 0.7 88.0% New York 90 0.45 90.4% Pennsylvania 109 0.85 92.7% Rhode Island 18 1.73 70.2% Vermont 0 0 0.0%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SOUTHERN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 35 0.96 83.4%
Maine 0 0 0.0%
Massachusetts 109 1.62 92.3%
New Hampshire 37 2.82 85.7%
New Jersey 63 0.7 88.0%
New York 90 0.45 90.4%
Pennsylvania 109 0.85 92.7%
Rhode Island 18 1.73 70.2%
Vermont 0 0 0.0%
South State Statistics Last-Names SOUTHERN State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 213 4.38 94.4% Arkansas 109 3.67 91.9% Delaware 4 0.38 41.9% Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 57.1% Florida 259 1.3 97.5% Georgia 557 5.52 98.1% Kentucky 84 1.91 88.7% Louisiana 147 3.17 92.4% Maryland 57 0.96 90.4% Mississippi 100 3.33 89.8% North Carolina 893 8.98 98.8% Oklahoma 207 5.33 95.1% South Carolina 185 3.83 95.5% Tennessee 170 2.6 94.7% Texas 534 1.98 97.7% Virginia 236 2.83 96.7% West Virginia 109 5.9 90.5%

South States
State stats for the first name SOUTHERN

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 213 4.38 94.4%
Arkansas 109 3.67 91.9%
Delaware 4 0.38 41.9%
Dist. of Columbia 7 1.11 57.1%
Florida 259 1.3 97.5%
Georgia 557 5.52 98.1%
Kentucky 84 1.91 88.7%
Louisiana 147 3.17 92.4%
Maryland 57 0.96 90.4%
Mississippi 100 3.33 89.8%
North Carolina 893 8.98 98.8%
Oklahoma 207 5.33 95.1%
South Carolina 185 3.83 95.5%
Tennessee 170 2.6 94.7%
Texas 534 1.98 97.7%
Virginia 236 2.83 96.7%
West Virginia 109 5.9 90.5%
 

Full Names with SOUTHERN as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James SOUTHERN. 2.77% of all the people named SOUTHERN have this given name.

There are 598 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SOUTHERN

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James SOUTHERN 2.77%
2 David SOUTHERN 1.72%
3 William SOUTHERN 1.57%
4 Charles SOUTHERN 1.50%
5 Mary SOUTHERN 1.42%
6 Michael SOUTHERN 1.35%
7 Mark SOUTHERN 1.20%
8 John SOUTHERN 1.12%
9 Robert SOUTHERN 0.97%
10 Richard SOUTHERN 0.82%
11 Brian SOUTHERN 0.75%
12 Betty SOUTHERN 0.67%
13 Dennis SOUTHERN 0.67%
14 Marie SOUTHERN 0.67%
15 Thomas SOUTHERN 0.67%
16 Barbara SOUTHERN 0.60%
17 Chris SOUTHERN 0.60%
18 Gary SOUTHERN 0.60%
19 Linda SOUTHERN 0.60%
20 Carolyn SOUTHERN 0.52%

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