How common is the last name Royal?

15,194 people in the United States have the last name Royal, about 1 in 19,672. It ranks #2,337 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

ROYAL

#2,337

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
15,194
About
1 in 19,672
This common or more
49.6%
Who bears it

Of the 15,194 people with the last name Royal, 49.7% reported their origin as White, 40.4% as Black and 4.7% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Royal

#2,335 Chatman · 15,197#2,335 Talbot · 15,197#2,338 Carlos · 15,191#2,339 Jernigan · 15,186

Spelled almost the same

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

#18,539 Royall · 1,472#71,896 Rohal · 292

Also a first name

As a first name, Royal ranks #2,431 of 53,615, with 10,220 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2021, with 1,217 births. See Royal as a first name

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