tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post3762096919692789674..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: How Many People Have Your Name?Randy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-25270645261593719062007-02-07T19:35:00.000-08:002007-02-07T19:35:00.000-08:00305,968People in the U.S. have the name Rita. 204t...305,968People in the U.S. have the name Rita. 204th most popular name. There are 0 people in the U.S named Clamser LOL<BR/><BR/><BR/> RitaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-89717998746714830632007-02-07T10:25:00.000-08:002007-02-07T10:25:00.000-08:00Whatever the methodology, it works out just about ...Whatever the methodology, it works out just about right--10 of me, 11 of my mother!Craig Mansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567686559055003349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-89715697932950555222007-02-07T05:08:00.000-08:002007-02-07T05:08:00.000-08:00No need to guess where the information came from. ...No need to guess where the information came from. Their "Accuracy" link (http://howmanyofme.com/accuracy/) says that the info comes from the 1990 census, and that it is a "convenient fiction" that combines statistical info from both first and last names. That is enough to tell me that they used *this* information:<br />http://www.census.gov/genealogy/www/freqnames.html<br /><br />Then they just calculated the odds of having each part of the name, and threw them together. So it doesn't count actual people.Drew Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12537180168534039546noreply@blogger.com