How Many People Have the Last Name Spence?
people had the surname Spence in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 8,163 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
+1,694 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Spence (72.2%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 21.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Spence ranks #711. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 75.7% to 72.2%, and the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 19.7% to 21.7%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Spence grew from 34,435 people in 2000 to 36,129 in 2010 (up 4.9%), and its rank fell from #928 to #964. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 12.76 to 12.25 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 34,435 | 36,129 |
| Rank | #928 | #964 |
| Per 100,000 people | 12.76 | 12.25 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Spence
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Spence: S152
👤 Spence as a First Name
Spence is a first name too: about 851 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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