SEATTLE, June 29, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Homeowners named Stuart and Alison are among the top names of homeowners with the most valuable homes in the country, worth a median of more than $330,000 -- 66 percent more than the median home value in the U.S. The most common first name of a U.S. homeowner is John, according to a new Zillow® analysisⁱ.

Zillow analyzed the first names of homeowners on 70 million property records and found that Peter, Alexandra and Geoffrey are also among the top 10 names of homeowners with the most valuable homes in the country. All names on the list own homes that are more than 1,550 square feet, with a median value that is more than the U.S. median.

In Washington, D.C., homeowners named Jane own the most valuable homes, worth almost $900,000 -- about 134 percent more than the median home value in the area. Homeowners named Anne own the most valuable homes in California, worth about 30 percent more than the median home value in the state.

Zillow's analysis of homeowner names reveals demographic trends across the country as U.S. homeowners grow increasingly diverse. Historically, men were more likely than women to own homes, but that trend is starting to shift. According to the Zillow Group Consumer Housing Trends Reportⁱⁱ, 49 percent of homeowners are female and 51 percent are male.

In 30 of the 46 states Zillow analyzed, homeowners with the most valuable homes have traditionally female names, with Anne the name that reoccurs the most.

About 64 percent of all Americans are homeownersⁱⁱⁱ. The homeownership rate is the highest in the Midwest. John is the most common U.S. homeowner name, followed by Robert and James. Other common U.S. homeowners' names include Mary, Richard and Thomas.

In California, Salvador is a more popular^iv homeowner name than it is nationally, but in the small state of Rhode Island, Claire is more popular. In the Pacific Northwest, the name Heidi is a more popular homeowner name than it is nationally, whereas Willie is much more likely to be the name of a homeowner in the Southeastern states of Alabama, Louisiana and Georgia.

"This analysis reveals a lot of interesting – and fun – differences between homeowner names and the relative popularity of less common or non-traditional homeowner names from region to region," said Zillow Chief Economist Dr. Svenja Gudell. "U.S. homeowners are an incredibly diverse bunch, with a variety of names reflective of many cultural and familial backgrounds."

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ⁱ Zillow analyzed the names that appear on at least 70 million property records and only included names of people that own at least 25,000 homes. Names with three letters or more were included in the research. The data was analyzed at a national level and by each region to provide high quality, reliable information. 
ⁱⁱ The first annual Zillow Group Report is the largest-ever survey of U.S. home buyers, sellers, owners and renters, and asked more than 13,000 U.S. residents aged 18 to 75 about their homes – how they search for them, pay for them, maintain and improve them, and what frustrations and aspirations color their decisions. 
ⁱⁱⁱ According to U.S. Census data. 
^iv The most popular homeowner name in each state is the homeowner name that is the most popular relative to the rest of the nation. Another name may own more homes within the state, but not own the most homes relative to the rest of the nation. 
^v The Zestimate® home value is Zillow's estimated market value for an individual home and is calculated for over 100 million homes nationwide. It is a starting point in determining a home's value and is not an official appraisal. The Zestimate is automatically computed daily based on millions of public and user-submitted data points.

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