surnames_race

A dataset containing over 162 thousands surnames and the
number of people of each race with that surname.

datasets

Predicts the most common race of a surname based on U.S. Census data.

Jacob Kaplan

predictrace

Predict the Race of a Given Surname Using Census Data

surnames_race function

A data frame with 162,254 rows and 8 variables:<dl class="dl-horizontal">
 <dt>name</dt><dd>Surname</dd>
 <dt>likely_race</dt><dd>The most likely race based on the probability of each race</dd>
 <dt>probability_american_indian</dt><dd>Probability that the surname is American Indian</dd>
 <dt>probability_asian</dt><dd>Probability that the surname is Asian</dd>
 <dt>probability_black</dt><dd>Probability that the surname is Black</dd>
 <dt>probability_hispanic</dt><dd>Probability that the surname is Hispanic</dd>
 <dt>probability_white</dt><dd>Probability that the surname is White</dd>
 <dt>probability_2races</dt><dd>Probability that the surname is two or more races</dd>
 ...
</dl>

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Surnames and number of people of each race with that surname. — surnames_race

A data frame with 162,254 rows and 8 variables:<dl class='dl-horizontal'>
 <dt>name</dt><dd>Surname</dd>
 <dt>likely_race</dt><dd>The most likely race based on the probability of each race</dd>
 <dt>probability_american_indian</dt><dd>Probability that the surname is American Indian</dd>
 <dt>probability_asian</dt><dd>Probability that the surname is Asian</dd>
 <dt>probability_black</dt><dd>Probability that the surname is Black</dd>
 <dt>probability_hispanic</dt><dd>Probability that the surname is Hispanic</dd>
 <dt>probability_white</dt><dd>Probability that the surname is White</dd>
 <dt>probability_2races</dt><dd>Probability that the surname is two or more races</dd>
 ...
</dl>

surnames_race: Surnames and number of people of each race with that surname.

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