Last Name WILLIS

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • WILLIS is ranked as the 245th most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 133,379.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 41.83 people named WILLIS 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 WILLIS is 148,362, the rank is 216 and the proportion per 100k Americans named WILLIS is 46.57.

Last Names WILLIS
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 133,379 +/-1.0%
  • National Rank 245
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 41.8

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 148,362
  • National Rank 216
  • Proportion/100k 46.57

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name WILLIS is 64.7% White, 1.5% Hispanic origin, 30.4% Black, 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.8% Two or More Races, and 1.2% 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 WILLIS have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

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

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

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 64.7% 63.9% 0.8%
Hispanic origin 1.5% 16.3% -14.8%
Black 30.4% 12.3% 18.1%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.9% -4.4%
Two or more races 1.8% 1.8% -0.0%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 1.2% 0.7% 0.5%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named WILLIS is Texas where 14,413 people have this name.
  • Georgia is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named WILLIS, as 90.44 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 0 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names WILLIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 4,909 38.11 99.9% Indiana 3,291 49.89 99.8% Iowa 737 23.71 99.4% Kansas 1,146 39.47 99.5% Michigan 3,690 37.24 99.9% Minnesota 802 14.69 99.4% Missouri 2,586 86.37 99.5% Nebraska 388 20.6 98.8% North Dakota 80 10.87 92.3% Ohio 5,437 46.9 99.9% South Dakota 71 8.29 90.8% Wisconsin 885 15.37 99.5%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name WILLIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 4,909 38.11 99.9%
Indiana 3,291 49.89 99.8%
Iowa 737 23.71 99.4%
Kansas 1,146 39.47 99.5%
Michigan 3,690 37.24 99.9%
Minnesota 802 14.69 99.4%
Missouri 2,586 86.37 99.5%
Nebraska 388 20.6 98.8%
North Dakota 80 10.87 92.3%
Ohio 5,437 46.9 99.9%
South Dakota 71 8.29 90.8%
Wisconsin 885 15.37 99.5%
West State Statistics Last-Names WILLIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 398 54.05 99.0% Arizona 2,437 36.2 99.8% California 10,692 27.56 99.9% Colorado 1,810 33.79 99.7% Hawaii 271 19.09 98.5% Idaho 453 27.71 98.8% Montana 345 33.72 99.0% Nevada 752 26.49 99.4% New Mexico 581 27.86 98.9% Oregon 1,505 37.91 99.7% Utah 878 29.83 98.9% Washington 2,292 32.45 99.8% Wyoming 186 31.93 98.0%

West States
State stats for the first name WILLIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 398 54.05 99.0%
Arizona 2,437 36.2 99.8%
California 10,692 27.56 99.9%
Colorado 1,810 33.79 99.7%
Hawaii 271 19.09 98.5%
Idaho 453 27.71 98.8%
Montana 345 33.72 99.0%
Nevada 752 26.49 99.4%
New Mexico 581 27.86 98.9%
Oregon 1,505 37.91 99.7%
Utah 878 29.83 98.9%
Washington 2,292 32.45 99.8%
Wyoming 186 31.93 98.0%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names WILLIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 984 27.37 99.6% Maine 306 22.97 97.1% Massachusetts 1,703 25.24 99.5% New Hampshire 430 32.39 98.8% New Jersey 2,554 28.57 99.8% New York 3,537 17.91 99.8% Pennsylvania 2,395 18.73 99.7% Rhode Island 246 23.32 98.1% Vermont 243 38.79 98.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name WILLIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 984 27.37 99.6%
Maine 306 22.97 97.1%
Massachusetts 1,703 25.24 99.5%
New Hampshire 430 32.39 98.8%
New Jersey 2,554 28.57 99.8%
New York 3,537 17.91 99.8%
Pennsylvania 2,395 18.73 99.7%
Rhode Island 246 23.32 98.1%
Vermont 243 38.79 98.8%
South State Statistics Last-Names WILLIS State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 4,107 84.69 99.7% Arkansas 2,313 77.96 99.7% Delaware 494 52.84 99.6% Dist. of Columbia 554 84 99.5% Florida 8,762 44.05 99.9% Georgia 9,132 90.44 99.9% Kentucky 3,072 69.61 99.6% Louisiana 3,684 79.24 99.7% Maryland 2,476 41.42 99.8% Mississippi 2,586 86.37 99.5% North Carolina 7,795 78.38 99.9% Oklahoma 3,227 83.22 99.8% South Carolina 2,726 56.42 99.7% Tennessee 4,676 71.39 99.8% Texas 14,413 53.47 99.9% Virginia 5,002 60.07 99.9% West Virginia 891 48.16 98.8%

South States
State stats for the first name WILLIS

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 4,107 84.69 99.7%
Arkansas 2,313 77.96 99.7%
Delaware 494 52.84 99.6%
Dist. of Columbia 554 84 99.5%
Florida 8,762 44.05 99.9%
Georgia 9,132 90.44 99.9%
Kentucky 3,072 69.61 99.6%
Louisiana 3,684 79.24 99.7%
Maryland 2,476 41.42 99.8%
Mississippi 2,586 86.37 99.5%
North Carolina 7,795 78.38 99.9%
Oklahoma 3,227 83.22 99.8%
South Carolina 2,726 56.42 99.7%
Tennessee 4,676 71.39 99.8%
Texas 14,413 53.47 99.9%
Virginia 5,002 60.07 99.9%
West Virginia 891 48.16 98.8%
 

Full Names with WILLIS as a Last Name

Summary

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

The most popular full name is James WILLIS. 2.07% of all the people named WILLIS have this given name.

There are 3951 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name WILLIS

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James WILLIS 2.07%
2 David WILLIS 1.57%
3 John WILLIS 1.49%
4 Robert WILLIS 1.39%
5 Charles WILLIS 1.18%
6 Michael WILLIS 1.17%
7 Mary WILLIS 1.11%
8 William WILLIS 0.88%
9 Barbara WILLIS 0.84%
10 Richard WILLIS 0.76%
11 Linda WILLIS 0.73%
12 Donald WILLIS 0.67%
13 Patricia WILLIS 0.62%
14 Betty WILLIS 0.57%
15 Gary WILLIS 0.53%
16 Larry WILLIS 0.52%
17 Mark WILLIS 0.50%
18 Jennifer WILLIS 0.49%
19 Donna WILLIS 0.48%
20 Kenneth WILLIS 0.47%