howmanyofme.com - how many people have your name?

The Storm · 10 Dec 2006, 05:44 PM

Heres an interesting site - howmanyofme.com

1,468,346 people have my first name and 1,290 people have my surname.

There are are 6 people in the US with my name!!

How many people have your name!?!

sterdeus · 10 Dec 2006, 10:34 PM

Great find!

However, not very accurate. There were 0 hits for both my first and last name. I know this is inaccurate. I wonder how they got their data.

dragon1 · 18 Dec 2006, 10:50 AM

Sterdeus, the info comes from the U.S. Census Bureau (no as-of date stated). So maybe there are no people in the U.S. with your same name? But there is at least one in Canada

People with my first name number 568,440 in the U.S.

People with my last name number 960, but that probably excludes women who changed their last name when they married so the number may be higher. Also, on the other hand, it includes women who changed their last name to this one when they married.

This kind of data can be skewed when those factors are considered.

Interesting site nonetheless. I'm posting the result on my blog (and drive more traffic to their site

. Maybe. )

The Storm · 18 Dec 2006, 03:56 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by dragon1
Sterdeus, the info comes from the U.S. Census Bureau (no as-of date stated). So maybe there are no people in the U.S. with your same name? But there is at least one in Canada

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This kind of data can be skewed when those factors are considered.

I wonder if they will do international versions of the site? It would be cool to see how many people had my surname in Australia. I'd put it at less then 100 - 200?

Chipper · 19 Dec 2006, 06:18 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by sterdeus
Great find!

However, not very accurate. There were 0 hits for both my first and last name. I know this is inaccurate. I wonder how they got their data.

Quote:

Originally posted by dragon1
Sterdeus, the info comes from the U.S. Census Bureau (no as-of date stated). So maybe there are no people in the U.S. with your same name? But there is at least one in Canada

People with my first name number 568,440 in the U.S.

People with my last name number 960, but that probably excludes women who changed their last name when they married so the number may be higher. Also, on the other hand, it includes women who changed their last name to this one when they married.

This kind of data can be skewed when those factors are considered.

Interesting site nonetheless. I'm posting the result on my blog (and drive more traffic to their site . Maybe. )

I ran it on two friends who have uncommon last names and they came up zero. In addition, I tried the first name Dietrich as well as several spelling variations and all came up zero.
The other thing is that I'm sure my last name was 6th the other day and now it's 7th. Perhaps it's being updated constantly.

sterdeus · 19 Dec 2006, 06:22 AM

ah, it explains a little bit in the FAQ
http://ww2.howmanyofme.com/faq/#section1
I think I'm the "1 in 10" because my first name is not that uncommon.

Bamb0 · 1 Feb 2021, 09:28 AM

No but its interesting.......I have seen that site before

sterdeus · 9 Apr 2021, 10:27 AM

Thanks for bringing this up again.

Now it says:
There are fewer than 1,668 people in the U.S. with the first name .
There are fewer than 124 people in the U.S. with the last name .

Looks like people started naming their kids the same as mine!

Bamb0 · 26 Apr 2021, 01:40 PM

Very nice!!!

TenFour · 26 Apr 2021, 07:38 PM

Fun! By coincidence there are 11 other people in the USA that have my name and also 11 people that share my wife's maiden name. Only 642 people with my last name in the whole country though my first name is very popular. Both my wife and I have rather unusual last names, and even though they are both very easy to spell we find they are misspelled all the time when people enter us into various systems. I have never met anyone with my last name who is not a relative.

Bamb0 · 27 Apr 2021, 05:57 AM

Wow not very active.........

10 Dec 2006, 05:44 PM	#1
The Storm Essential Contributor Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: SE Queensland, Australia Posts: 314	howmanyofme.com - how many people have your name? Heres an interesting site - howmanyofme.com 1,468,346 people have my first name and 1,290 people have my surname. There are are 6 people in the US with my name!! How many people have your name!?!

1 Feb 2021, 09:28 AM	#7
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,868	No but its interesting.......I have seen that site before Last edited by Bamb0 : 26 Apr 2021 at 01:39 PM.

10 Dec 2006, 10:34 PM	#2
sterdeus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 182	Great find! However, not very accurate. There were 0 hits for both my first and last name. I know this is inaccurate. I wonder how they got their data.

18 Dec 2006, 10:50 AM	#3
dragon1 Cornerstone of the Community Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: California Posts: 674	Sterdeus, the info comes from the U.S. Census Bureau (no as-of date stated). So maybe there are no people in the U.S. with your same name? But there is at least one in Canada People with my first name number 568,440 in the U.S. People with my last name number 960, but that probably excludes women who changed their last name when they married so the number may be higher. Also, on the other hand, it includes women who changed their last name to this one when they married. This kind of data can be skewed when those factors are considered. Interesting site nonetheless. I'm posting the result on my blog (and drive more traffic to their site . Maybe. )

19 Dec 2006, 06:22 AM	#6
sterdeus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 182	ah, it explains a little bit in the FAQ http://ww2.howmanyofme.com/faq/#section1 I think I'm the "1 in 10" because my first name is not that uncommon.

9 Apr 2021, 10:27 AM	#8
sterdeus Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 182	Thanks for bringing this up again. Now it says: There are fewer than 1,668 people in the U.S. with the first name . There are fewer than 124 people in the U.S. with the last name . Looks like people started naming their kids the same as mine!

26 Apr 2021, 01:40 PM	#9
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,868	Very nice!!!

26 Apr 2021, 07:38 PM	#10
TenFour Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2017 Location: USA Posts: 1,722	Fun! By coincidence there are 11 other people in the USA that have my name and also 11 people that share my wife's maiden name. Only 642 people with my last name in the whole country though my first name is very popular. Both my wife and I have rather unusual last names, and even though they are both very easy to spell we find they are misspelled all the time when people enter us into various systems. I have never met anyone with my last name who is not a relative.

27 Apr 2021, 05:57 AM	#11
Bamb0 Master of the @ Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: USA Posts: 1,868	Wow not very active.........