How common is the last name Vance?

44,920 people in the United States have the last name Vance, about 1 in 6,654. It ranks #754 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

VANCE

#754

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
44,920
About
1 in 6,654
This common or more
36.5%
Who bears it

Of the 44,920 people with the last name Vance, 78.8% reported their origin as White, 12.5% as Black and 4.2% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

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

Also a first name

As a first name, Vance ranks #1,753 of 53,615, with 17,227 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1969, with 555 births. See Vance as a first name

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