How common is the last name Rice?

142,463 people in the United States have the last name Rice, about 1 in 2,098. It ranks #192 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

RICE

#192

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
142,463
About
1 in 2,098
This common or more
22.2%
Who bears it

Of the 142,463 people with the last name Rice, 74.7% reported their origin as White, 16.2% as Black and 4.3% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Rice

#190 Santos · 144,026#191 Vazquez · 143,372#193 Schmidt · 142,290#194 Daniels · 141,286

Spelled almost the same

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

#696 Rich · 47,823#1,350 Rico · 25,453#7,938 Rick · 4,009#17,878 Riche · 1,541#19,711 Ricke · 1,368#30,066 Rike · 834#36,891 Rise · 651#147,954 Rica · 112

Also a first name

As a first name, Rice ranks #29,211 of 53,615, with 304 people. See Rice as a first name

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