How common is the last name Ross?

224,952 people in the United States have the last name Ross, about 1 in 1,329. It ranks #99 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ROSS

#99

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
224,952
About
1 in 1,329
This common or more
16.7%
Who bears it

Of the 224,952 people with the last name Ross, 66% reported their origin as White, 24% as Black and 4.6% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Ross

#97 Price · 225,734#98 Jimenez · 225,722#100 Long · 223,485#101 Tran · 223,440

Spelled almost the same

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

#179 Rose · 149,763#1,007 Rosa · 34,111#1,387 Rossi · 25,108#6,858 Roos · 4,721#11,042 Rosso · 2,750#12,239 Ros · 2,427#28,736 Roys · 881#42,928 Roes · 543

Also a first name

As a first name, Ross ranks #807 of 53,615, with 59,341 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1985, with 1,898 births. See Ross as a first name

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