How common is the last name Bryan?

54,685 people in the United States have the last name Bryan, about 1 in 5,466. It ranks #598 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

BRYAN

#598

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
54,685
About
1 in 5,466
This common or more
33.9%
Who bears it

Of the 54,685 people with the last name Bryan, 77.9% reported their origin as White, 12.5% as Black and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Bryan

#596 Greer · 55,088#597 Decker · 55,000#599 Roberson · 54,638#600 Summers · 54,528

Spelled almost the same

7 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Bryan, most common first.

#8,474 Brian · 3,738#14,170 Bran · 2,034#69,752 Brean · 303#81,047 Bryon · 252#85,854 Bryn · 234#102,982 Bruan · 186#138,300 Bryen · 125

Also a first name

As a first name, Bryan ranks #156 of 53,615, with 327,372 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1985, with 8,788 births. See Bryan as a first name

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