How common is the last name Spencer?

135,510 people in the United States have the last name Spencer, about 1 in 2,206. It ranks #208 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

SPENCER

#208

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
135,510
About
1 in 2,206
This common or more
22.9%
Who bears it

Of the 135,510 people with the last name Spencer, 66.8% reported their origin as White, 22.7% 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 Spencer

#206 Nichols · 136,692#207 Hawkins · 135,632#209 Pena · 135,370#210 Hansen · 135,050

Spelled almost the same

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

#984 Spence · 35,005#13,826 Spengler · 2,093#38,482 Spenser · 619#92,574 Spanjer · 213#121,931 Spencley · 149#156,269 Spengel · 98

Also a first name

As a first name, Spencer ranks #530 of 53,615, with 106,323 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1998, with 4,780 births. See Spencer as a first name

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