THOMAS is ranked as the 16th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 769,430.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 241.31 people named THOMAS for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a first name, 72% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named THOMAS is
839,294, the rank is 14
and the proportion per 100k Americans named THOMAS is 263.45.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
THOMAS is
55.5% White,
1.7% Hispanic origin,
38.2% Black,
1.6% Asian or Pacific Islander,
2.0% Two or More Races,
and 1.0% 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 THOMAS have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name THOMAS is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name THOMAS
The state with the most people named
THOMAS is
Texas where
70,108 people have this name.
District of Columbia is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named THOMAS, as
589.14 in every 100,000
Washingtonians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
New York.
District of Columbia 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
Minnesota
(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 THOMAS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
29,125
226.12
100.0%
Indiana
17,666
267.8
100.0%
Iowa
5,366
172.71
100.0%
Kansas
6,413
220.85
100.0%
Michigan
25,271
255
100.0%
Minnesota
6,625
121.39
100.0%
Missouri
11,826
394.98
100.0%
Nebraska
2,930
155.74
99.9%
North Dakota
1,094
147.89
99.9%
Ohio
32,228
277.97
100.0%
South Dakota
1,220
143.03
99.9%
Wisconsin
7,151
124.21
100.0%
West States
State stats for the first name THOMAS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
1,704
231.33
99.9%
Arizona
12,175
180.87
100.0%
California
63,322
163.19
100.0%
Colorado
10,137
189.26
100.0%
Hawaii
1,987
139.96
99.9%
Idaho
3,935
240.76
100.0%
Montana
1,796
175.5
99.9%
Nevada
5,484
193.17
100.0%
New Mexico
3,536
169.55
99.9%
Oregon
7,766
195.62
100.0%
Utah
7,950
270.15
100.0%
Washington
14,250
201.8
100.0%
Wyoming
1,016
174
99.8%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name THOMAS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
6,951
193.25
100.0%
Maine
2,170
163.12
99.8%
Massachusetts
11,835
175.45
100.0%
New Hampshire
2,084
157.04
99.9%
New Jersey
20,296
227.07
100.0%
New York
36,462
184.65
100.0%
Pennsylvania
32,969
257.83
100.0%
Rhode Island
1,568
148.57
99.9%
Vermont
1,223
195.2
99.9%
South States
State stats for the first name THOMAS
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have THOMAS 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 THOMAS.
The most popular full name is James THOMAS.
1.90% of all the people named THOMAS
have this given name.
There are 13161 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name THOMAS