Last Name WESLEY

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WESLEY is ranked as the 1700th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 23,356.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 7.32 people named WESLEY for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a first name, 83% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named WESLEY is 25,677, the rank is 1,512 and the proportion per 100k Americans named WESLEY is 8.06.

Last Names WESLEY
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 23,356 +/-2.3%
  • National Rank 1,700
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 7.3

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 25,677
  • National Rank 1,512
  • Proportion/100k 8.06

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WESLEY is 44.3% White, 1.7% Hispanic origin, 48.5% Black, 0.7% Asian or Pacific Islander, 2.3% Two or More Races, and 2.5% 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 WESLEY have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being White.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 44.3% 63.9% -19.6%
Hispanic origin 1.7% 16.3% -14.6%
Black 48.5% 12.3% 36.2%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.7% 4.9% -4.2%
Two or more races 2.3% 1.8% 0.5%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 2.5% 0.7% 1.8%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WESLEY is Texas where 2,585 people have this name.
  • Kentucky is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WESLEY, as 23.94 in every 100,000 Kentuckians have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Michigan.
  • Kentucky 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 3 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 WESLEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,107 8.59 99.3% Indiana 709 10.75 98.8% Iowa 57 1.84 87.7% Kansas 239 8.23 96.8% Michigan 1,176 11.87 99.5% Minnesota 295 5.4 98.1% Missouri 532 17.76 97.3% Nebraska 33 1.75 77.8% North Dakota 8 1.09 43.3% Ohio 949 8.19 99.1% South Dakota 9 1.04 44.7% Wisconsin 424 7.37 98.7%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WESLEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,107 8.59 99.3%
Indiana 709 10.75 98.8%
Iowa 57 1.84 87.7%
Kansas 239 8.23 96.8%
Michigan 1,176 11.87 99.5%
Minnesota 295 5.4 98.1%
Missouri 532 17.76 97.3%
Nebraska 33 1.75 77.8%
North Dakota 8 1.09 43.3%
Ohio 949 8.19 99.1%
South Dakota 9 1.04 44.7%
Wisconsin 424 7.37 98.7%
West State Statistics Last-Names WESLEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 48 6.49 87.8% Arizona 313 4.65 97.8% California 1,527 3.94 99.2% Colorado 223 4.16 97.3% Hawaii 66 4.67 93.1% Idaho 31 1.91 80.6% Montana 16 1.53 68.7% Nevada 248 8.72 98.0% New Mexico 108 5.2 94.0% Oregon 175 4.42 96.3% Utah 83 2.81 89.4% Washington 286 4.05 97.9% Wyoming 9 1.6 52.8%

West States
State stats for the first name WESLEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 48 6.49 87.8%
Arizona 313 4.65 97.8%
California 1,527 3.94 99.2%
Colorado 223 4.16 97.3%
Hawaii 66 4.67 93.1%
Idaho 31 1.91 80.6%
Montana 16 1.53 68.7%
Nevada 248 8.72 98.0%
New Mexico 108 5.2 94.0%
Oregon 175 4.42 96.3%
Utah 83 2.81 89.4%
Washington 286 4.05 97.9%
Wyoming 9 1.6 52.8%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names WESLEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 173 4.8 96.9% Maine 61 4.59 88.1% Massachusetts 341 5.05 97.3% New Hampshire 84 6.34 93.2% New Jersey 636 7.11 98.9% New York 874 4.43 99.0% Pennsylvania 796 6.23 99.0% Rhode Island 27 2.59 80.3% Vermont 31 5.01 89.6%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WESLEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 173 4.8 96.9%
Maine 61 4.59 88.1%
Massachusetts 341 5.05 97.3%
New Hampshire 84 6.34 93.2%
New Jersey 636 7.11 98.9%
New York 874 4.43 99.0%
Pennsylvania 796 6.23 99.0%
Rhode Island 27 2.59 80.3%
Vermont 31 5.01 89.6%
South State Statistics Last-Names WESLEY State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 775 15.99 98.1% Arkansas 416 14.04 97.6% Delaware 114 12.16 97.7% Dist. of Columbia 138 21 97.3% Florida 1,289 6.48 99.5% Georgia 1,273 12.61 99.1% Kentucky 1,057 23.94 98.7% Louisiana 938 20.17 98.6% Maryland 366 6.12 98.3% Mississippi 532 17.76 97.3% North Carolina 513 5.16 98.1% Oklahoma 463 11.94 97.8% South Carolina 364 7.53 97.3% Tennessee 428 6.54 97.4% Texas 2,585 9.59 99.4% Virginia 537 6.45 98.4% West Virginia 118 6.39 91.1%

South States
State stats for the first name WESLEY

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 775 15.99 98.1%
Arkansas 416 14.04 97.6%
Delaware 114 12.16 97.7%
Dist. of Columbia 138 21 97.3%
Florida 1,289 6.48 99.5%
Georgia 1,273 12.61 99.1%
Kentucky 1,057 23.94 98.7%
Louisiana 938 20.17 98.6%
Maryland 366 6.12 98.3%
Mississippi 532 17.76 97.3%
North Carolina 513 5.16 98.1%
Oklahoma 463 11.94 97.8%
South Carolina 364 7.53 97.3%
Tennessee 428 6.54 97.4%
Texas 2,585 9.59 99.4%
Virginia 537 6.45 98.4%
West Virginia 118 6.39 91.1%
 

Full Names with WESLEY as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James WESLEY. 2.54% of all the people named WESLEY have this given name.

There are 1547 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WESLEY

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James WESLEY 2.54%
2 John WESLEY 2.17%
3 David WESLEY 1.31%
4 Mary WESLEY 1.25%
5 Charles WESLEY 1.23%
6 Robert WESLEY 1.21%
7 Michael WESLEY 1.19%
8 William WESLEY 1.03%
9 Joseph WESLEY 0.83%
10 Barbara WESLEY 0.80%
11 Daniel WESLEY 0.66%
12 Donald WESLEY 0.64%
13 Patricia WESLEY 0.64%
14 Richard WESLEY 0.60%
15 George WESLEY 0.56%
16 Linda WESLEY 0.56%
17 Mark WESLEY 0.50%
18 Brian WESLEY 0.48%
19 Christine WESLEY 0.48%
20 Cynthia WESLEY 0.46%

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