SPENCER is ranked as the 224th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 145,335.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 45.58 people named SPENCER for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 80% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named SPENCER is
158,779, the rank is 189
and the proportion per 100k Americans named SPENCER is 49.84.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
SPENCER is
71.7% White,
1.8% Hispanic origin,
22.6% Black,
0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander,
2.0% Two or More Races,
and 1.3% 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 SPENCER have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name SPENCER is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SPENCER
The state with the most people named
SPENCER is
California where
12,665 people have this name.
Utah is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named SPENCER, as
113.97 in every 100,000
Utahns
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Michigan.
Utah 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 SPENCER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
5,014
38.93
99.9%
Indiana
3,967
60.14
99.8%
Iowa
1,175
37.81
99.7%
Kansas
1,983
68.29
99.8%
Michigan
6,084
61.39
99.9%
Minnesota
1,306
23.94
99.7%
Missouri
2,187
73.05
99.4%
Nebraska
828
44
99.6%
North Dakota
24
3.26
70.8%
Ohio
7,017
60.53
99.9%
South Dakota
239
27.98
98.3%
Wisconsin
1,552
26.96
99.8%
West States
State stats for the first name SPENCER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
366
49.72
98.9%
Arizona
3,012
44.75
99.8%
California
12,665
32.64
99.9%
Colorado
2,316
43.25
99.8%
Hawaii
1,060
74.64
99.8%
Idaho
1,132
69.27
99.7%
Montana
549
53.65
99.5%
Nevada
1,101
38.76
99.6%
New Mexico
749
35.89
99.1%
Oregon
2,309
58.15
99.8%
Utah
3,354
113.97
99.8%
Washington
3,353
47.48
99.9%
Wyoming
159
27.14
97.6%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name SPENCER
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,425
39.61
99.8%
Maine
1,355
101.86
99.6%
Massachusetts
3,004
44.54
99.8%
New Hampshire
607
45.77
99.2%
New Jersey
2,387
26.71
99.8%
New York
7,616
38.57
99.9%
Pennsylvania
4,157
32.51
99.9%
Rhode Island
456
43.19
99.2%
Vermont
400
63.81
99.4%
South States
State stats for the first name SPENCER
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SPENCER 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 SPENCER.
The most popular full name is James SPENCER.
2.04% of all the people named SPENCER
have this given name.
There are 3856 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SPENCER