1990 Census Name Files
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[edit] Name Files
*NOTE: No specific individual information is given.*
| Name | Last modified | Size |
|---|---|---|
| [TXT] dist.all.last | 09-May-95 23:19 | 2M |
| [TXT] dist.female.first | 29-Sep-94 12:23 | 146K |
| [TXT] dist.male.first | 29-Sep-94 12:23 | 41K |
Each of the three files, (dist.all.last), (dist. male.first), and (dist female.first) contain four items of data. The four items are:
- A "Name"
- Frequency in percent
- Cumulative Frequency in percent
- Rank
In the file (dist.all.last) one entry appears as:
MOORE 0.312 5.312 9
In our Search Area sample, MOORE ranks 9th in terms of frequency. 5.312 percent of the sample population is covered by MOORE and the 8 names occurring more frequently than MOORE. The surname, MOORE, is possessed by 0.312 percent of our population sample.
[edit] Detailed Methodology
Variables in Names Files:
- name
- freq = Frequency in percent
- cum.freq = Cumulative Frequency in percent
- rank
[edit] First ten entries in dist.all.last
| name | freq | cum.freq | rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| SMITH | 1.006 | 1.006 | 1 |
| JOHNSON | 0.810 | 1.816 | 2 |
| WILLIAMS | 0.699 | 2.515 | 3 |
| JONES | 0.621 | 3.136 | 4 |
| BROWN | 0.621 | 3.757 | 5 |
| DAVIS | 0.480 | 4.237 | 6 |
| MILLER | 0.424 | 4.660 | 7 |
| WILSON | 0.339 | 5.000 | 8 |
| MOORE | 0.312 | 5.312 | 9 |
| TAYLOR | 0.311 | 5.623 | 10 |
[edit] First ten entries in dist.female.first
| name | freq | cum.freq | rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| MARY | 2.629 | 2.629 | 1 |
| PATRICIA | 1.073 | 3.702 | 2 |
| LINDA | 1.035 | 4.736 | 3 |
| BARBARA | 0.98 | 5.716 | 4 |
| ELIZABETH | 0.937 | 6.653 | 5 |
| JENNIFER | 0.932 | 7.586 | 6 |
| MARIA | 0.828 | 8.414 | 7 |
| SUSAN | 0.794 | 9.209 | 8 |
| MARGARET | 0.768 | 9.976 | 9 |
| DOROTHY | 0.727 | 10.703 | 10 |
[edit] First ten entries in dist.male.first
| name | freq | cum.freq | rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| JAMES | 3.318 | 3.318 | 1 |
| JOHN | 3.271 | 6.589 | 2 |
| ROBERT | 3.143 | 9.732 | 3 |
| MICHAEL | 2.629 | 12.361 | 4 |
| WILLIAM | 2.451 | 14.812 | 5 |
| DAVID | 2.363 | 17.176 | 6 |
| RICHARD | 1.703 | 18.878 | 7 |
| CHARLES | 1.523 | 20.401 | 8 |
| JOSEPH | 1.404 | 21.805 | 9 |
| THOMAS | 1.38 | 23.185 | 10 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division,
Population Analysis & Evaluation Staff
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Last Revised: March 17, 2005 at 11:12:14 AM
Page Last Modified: March 17, 2005
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