How common is the last name Spence?

35,005 people in the United States have the last name Spence, about 1 in 8,539. It ranks #984 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SPENCE

#984

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
35,005
About
1 in 8,539
This common or more
39.5%
Who bears it

Of the 35,005 people with the last name Spence, 68.7% reported their origin as White, 21.9% 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 Spence

#982 Donaldson · 35,108#983 Quinones · 35,066#985 Kang · 34,834#986 Oconnell · 34,829

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Spence, most common first.

#208 Spencer · 135,510

Also a first name

As a first name, Spence ranks #13,361 of 53,615, with 906 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1970, with 47 births. See Spence as a first name

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