How Many People Have the Last Name Ross?
people had the surname Ross in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,286 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+9,407 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Ross (69%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 24.5%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Ross ranks #66. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 71.5% to 69%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Ross grew from 219,961 people in 2000 to 229,368 in 2010 (up 4.3%), and its rank fell from #89 to #98. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 81.54 to 77.76 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 219,961 | 229,368 |
| Rank | #89 | #98 |
| Per 100,000 people | 81.54 | 77.76 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Ross
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Ross: R200
👤 Ross as a First Name
Ross is a first name too: about 56,462 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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