How Many People Have the Last Name Chess?
1,743
people had the surname Chess in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 169,492 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
#16,481
Tied with 12 others
Per 100,000 People
0.59
In 2010
Largest Group
68.3%
White
Change Since 2000
−5.6%
−103 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Chess (68.3%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 27.1%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Chess ranks #13,183. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Chess fell from 1,846 people in 2000 to 1,743 in 2010 (down 5.6%), and its rank fell from #14,755 to #16,481.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 1,846 | 1,743 |
| Rank | #14,755 | #16,481 |
| Per 100,000 people | 0.68 | 0.59 |
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Same Soundex code as Chess: C200
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