Table 2 Sample sizes by name for names in the first name, middle name, and surname dictionaries.
From: Race and ethnicity data for first, middle, and surnames
Sample Size Range | First Names | Middle Names | Surnames | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Count | Frequency | Count | Frequency | Count | Frequency | |
[25, 49] | 58,112 | 42.8% | 54,009 | 43.1% | 136,989 | 40.5% |
[50, 99] | 31,932 | 23.5% | 29,147 | 23.3% | 86,004 | 25.4% |
[100, 249] | 22,853 | 16.8% | 20,562 | 16.4% | 60,441 | 17.9% |
[250, 499] | 9,244 | 6.8% | 8,564 | 6.8% | 22,972 | 6.8% |
[500, 999] | 5,469 | 4.0% | 5,233 | 4.2% | 13,101 | 3.9% |
1000+ | 8,166 | 6.0% | 7,740 | 6.2% | 18,661 | 5.5% |
Total | 135,776 | 100.0% | 125,255 | 100.0% | 338,168 | 100.0% |
