Last Name WATERS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WATERS is ranked as the 468th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 76,703.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 24.06 people named WATERS for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 99% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named WATERS is 77,733, the rank is 455 and the proportion per 100k Americans named WATERS is 24.40.

Last Names WATERS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 76,703 +/-1.3%
  • National Rank 468
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 24.1

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 77,733
  • National Rank 455
  • Proportion/100k 24.40

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WATERS is 75.3% White, 1.5% Hispanic origin, 20.5% Black, 0.4% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.5% 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 WATERS have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.3% 63.9% 11.4%
Hispanic origin 1.5% 16.3% -14.8%
Black 20.5% 12.3% 8.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.4% 4.9% -4.5%
Two or more races 1.5% 1.8% -0.3%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.8% 0.7% 0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WATERS is Georgia where 7,295 people have this name.
  • Georgia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WATERS, as 72.25 in every 100,000 Georgians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Georgia 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 2 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is South Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names WATERS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 2,219 17.23 99.7% Indiana 1,517 22.99 99.5% Iowa 874 28.12 99.5% Kansas 745 25.67 99.2% Michigan 1,567 15.81 99.7% Minnesota 543 9.95 99.1% Missouri 731 24.42 98.1% Nebraska 269 14.32 98.1% North Dakota 64 8.7 89.8% Ohio 1,997 17.23 99.6% South Dakota 71 8.29 90.8% Wisconsin 846 14.69 99.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WATERS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 2,219 17.23 99.7%
Indiana 1,517 22.99 99.5%
Iowa 874 28.12 99.5%
Kansas 745 25.67 99.2%
Michigan 1,567 15.81 99.7%
Minnesota 543 9.95 99.1%
Missouri 731 24.42 98.1%
Nebraska 269 14.32 98.1%
North Dakota 64 8.7 89.8%
Ohio 1,997 17.23 99.6%
South Dakota 71 8.29 90.8%
Wisconsin 846 14.69 99.5%
West State Statistics Last-Names WATERS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 159 21.62 96.9% Arizona 1,447 21.49 99.6% California 6,385 16.45 99.8% Colorado 1,006 18.79 99.4% Hawaii 253 17.81 98.4% Idaho 640 39.17 99.2% Montana 165 16.09 97.7% Nevada 413 14.54 98.8% New Mexico 266 12.75 97.4% Oregon 774 19.51 99.3% Utah 969 32.92 99.0% Washington 1,256 17.79 99.6% Wyoming 168 28.73 97.7%

West States
State stats for the first name WATERS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 159 21.62 96.9%
Arizona 1,447 21.49 99.6%
California 6,385 16.45 99.8%
Colorado 1,006 18.79 99.4%
Hawaii 253 17.81 98.4%
Idaho 640 39.17 99.2%
Montana 165 16.09 97.7%
Nevada 413 14.54 98.8%
New Mexico 266 12.75 97.4%
Oregon 774 19.51 99.3%
Utah 969 32.92 99.0%
Washington 1,256 17.79 99.6%
Wyoming 168 28.73 97.7%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names WATERS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 501 13.92 99.1% Maine 306 22.97 97.1% Massachusetts 1,168 17.31 99.2% New Hampshire 280 21.13 98.0% New Jersey 1,647 18.43 99.6% New York 3,501 17.73 99.8% Pennsylvania 2,542 19.88 99.7% Rhode Island 137 12.96 96.0% Vermont 114 18.14 96.9%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WATERS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 501 13.92 99.1%
Maine 306 22.97 97.1%
Massachusetts 1,168 17.31 99.2%
New Hampshire 280 21.13 98.0%
New Jersey 1,647 18.43 99.6%
New York 3,501 17.73 99.8%
Pennsylvania 2,542 19.88 99.7%
Rhode Island 137 12.96 96.0%
Vermont 114 18.14 96.9%
South State Statistics Last-Names WATERS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 2,114 43.59 99.4% Arkansas 839 28.29 98.9% Delaware 516 55.12 99.6% Dist. of Columbia 269 40.9 98.7% Florida 6,244 31.39 99.9% Georgia 7,295 72.25 99.9% Kentucky 1,134 25.7 98.8% Louisiana 750 16.14 98.3% Maryland 2,601 43.53 99.8% Mississippi 731 24.42 98.1% North Carolina 4,883 49.1 99.8% Oklahoma 883 22.78 98.9% South Carolina 2,615 54.12 99.7% Tennessee 2,116 32.31 99.5% Texas 5,478 20.32 99.7% Virginia 2,435 29.25 99.7% West Virginia 346 18.67 96.6%

South States
State stats for the first name WATERS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 2,114 43.59 99.4%
Arkansas 839 28.29 98.9%
Delaware 516 55.12 99.6%
Dist. of Columbia 269 40.9 98.7%
Florida 6,244 31.39 99.9%
Georgia 7,295 72.25 99.9%
Kentucky 1,134 25.7 98.8%
Louisiana 750 16.14 98.3%
Maryland 2,601 43.53 99.8%
Mississippi 731 24.42 98.1%
North Carolina 4,883 49.1 99.8%
Oklahoma 883 22.78 98.9%
South Carolina 2,615 54.12 99.7%
Tennessee 2,116 32.31 99.5%
Texas 5,478 20.32 99.7%
Virginia 2,435 29.25 99.7%
West Virginia 346 18.67 96.6%
 

Full Names with WATERS as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James WATERS. 2.32% of all the people named WATERS have this given name.

There are 2553 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WATERS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James WATERS 2.32%
2 John WATERS 1.69%
3 Robert WATERS 1.60%
4 David WATERS 1.55%
5 Michael WATERS 1.36%
6 Mary WATERS 1.33%
7 William WATERS 1.32%
8 Charles WATERS 0.88%
9 Barbara WATERS 0.87%
10 Richard WATERS 0.80%
11 Thomas WATERS 0.76%
12 Betty WATERS 0.72%
13 George WATERS 0.70%
14 Patricia WATERS 0.68%
15 Donald WATERS 0.63%
16 Linda WATERS 0.62%
17 Kenneth WATERS 0.62%
18 Elizabeth WATERS 0.59%
19 Brian WATERS 0.56%
20 Deborah WATERS 0.56%

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