How Many People Have the Last Name Pearce?

31,060

people had the surname Pearce in the 2010 US Census

About 1 in 9,497 people in the Census had this surname

Source: Census Bureau surname list

Surname Rank

#1,129

Of 162,253 surnames

Per 100,000 People

10.53

In 2010

Largest Group

88.6%

White

Change Since 2000

+2.6%

+784 people

👥 Race and Hispanic Origin

Most people with the surname Pearce (88.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 6.2%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Pearce ranks #839. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 90.6% to 88.6%.

White 88.6%
Black 6.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Two or more races 1.7%
Hispanic or Latino 2.2%

📈 Change Since 2000

Pearce grew from 30,276 people in 2000 to 31,060 in 2010 (up 2.6%), and its rank fell from #1,054 to #1,129. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 11.22 to 10.53 people per 100,000.

20002010
People30,27631,060
Rank#1,054#1,129
Per 100,000 people11.2210.53

🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Pearce

RankSurnamePeople in 2010
#1,126Kendall31,209
#1,127Cleveland31,123
#1,128Crowley31,098
#1,129Pearce31,060
#1,130Dillard31,021
#1,131Wilder31,018
#1,132Lange30,984

👤 Pearce as a First Name

Pearce is a first name too: about 1,181 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.

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