How Many People Have the Last Name Ryan?
people had the surname Ryan in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 2,056 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
+4,117 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Ryan (91.7%) are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Ryan ranks #139. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Ryan grew from 139,335 people in 2000 to 143,452 in 2010 (up 3%), and its rank fell from #177 to #193. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 51.65 to 48.63 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 139,335 | 143,452 |
| Rank | #177 | #193 |
| Per 100,000 people | 51.65 | 48.63 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Ryan
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Ryan: R500
👤 Ryan as a First Name
Ryan is a first name too: about 947,873 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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