How common is your first name? Your last name?

OtherHD · #1 Postby **OtherHD** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 10:43 pm

Here is some interesting stuff from the Census Bureau's website. It is a list of names ranked by how common they are. The list is fairly comprehensive; each list contains about 90% of all the names in the US. There are 3 seperate lists: One for male first names (1219 names), one for female first names (4275 names), and one for surnames (88799 names). Take a look and see how common your name is. Hint: Press Ctrl f to search within the list. Post your results here if you'd like. You don't have to post your last name on here if you don't want to.

Male first names
http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.male.first

Female first names
http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.female.first

Surnames
http://www.census.gov/genealogy/names/dist.all.last

Lyle: Rank -- 328th, 0.038%

weatherlover427 · #2 Postby **weatherlover427** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:08 pm

JOSHUA---0.435%, 38th rank

YOUNG---0.193%, 28th rank

You already know my last name, it's my username (well part of it anyway :lol:

).

Guest · #3 Postby **Guest** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:14 pm

What do you know Patricia is #2 - that rocks LOL...

AirmaN · #4 Postby **AirmaN** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:20 pm

AARON 0.240 54.710 77

CajunMama · #5 Postby **CajunMama** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:23 pm

Kathy #71
Lowry #1295

My maiden name didn't even make the list!

azsnowman · #6 Postby **azsnowman** » Sun Jan 25, 2004 11:27 pm

DENNIS 0.415 43.547 40
DENTON 0.010 45.755 1215

furluvcats · #7 Postby **furluvcats** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 12:17 am

SHANNON 0.175 47.473 123

Higher on the list then I expected.

CajunMama · #8 Postby **CajunMama** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 12:54 am

oh and my maiden name didn't even make the list!

#9 Postby **streetsoldier** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 1:36 am

WILLIAM shows up at #5 for men. :roll:

My Danish surname doesn't appear until almost 44,000...way on down there. :eek:

Suzi Q · #10 Postby **Suzi Q** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 6:57 am

Suzi .003% 86.29 1929th on list

I always knew I was odd! :eek:

#11 Postby **wx247** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 9:36 am

I am pretty plain...and common.

Gary 26th
Cook 56th

Can you imagine how many James(Jim) Smith's there must be? I know 3. :lol:

#12 Postby **DaylilyDawn** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 10:14 am

Julia 0.223 40.711 89

j · #13 Postby j » Mon Jan 26, 2004 10:31 am

good ole boring John, 2nd to only James.

JQ Public · #14 Postby **JQ Public** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 10:45 am

my last name was the only thing that ranked

Amanzi · #15 Postby **Amanzi** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 10:50 am

BRONWYN 0.002 88.133 2763

Cant be finding my surname on there :roll:

Rainband · #16 Postby **Rainband** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 10:54 am

j wrote:good ole boring John, 2nd to only James.

Yea John is comman but my real first name Jan (YON)..which is dutch isn't and like amanzi said my sirname isn't there :lol:

https://www.youtube.com/user/senorpepr · #17 Postby **senorpepr** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 11:30 am

Michael #4
Adcock #2425

GalvestonDuck · #18 Postby **GalvestonDuck** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 11:41 am

First name - #532
Last name - well into 10,000

weatherluvr · #19 Postby **weatherluvr** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 11:59 am

Not surprised that my first name (Richard) and my son (Joseph) are nos. 7 and 9. My wife Heather and my daughter Hailey were way the heck down the list, which surprised me a little.

As for my Irish last name... well, I'm at work, and I don't have the patience to even begin to look for it on that list.

:wink:

MScoast · #20 Postby **MScoast** » Mon Jan 26, 2004 12:24 pm

Kami is 1451, which surprises me because it's not a common name AT ALL!

My last name is 14,963

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