# Brice (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/brice/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A Scottish surname originating as a patronymic, a variant of Bryce.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 11,697 |
| US rank (2010) | 3,067 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 26,395 people |
| Change since 2000 | +4.9% (11,153 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɹaɪ̯s/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | Bryce, Briz |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Brice in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 48% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 45% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 2.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Brice in the United States.

## People named Brice

- Fanny Brice, American actress, singer and comedian (1891–1951)
- Rachel Brice, American belly dancer
- Lee Brice, American country singer
- Betty Brice, American actress (1888–1935)

## Similar surnames

Bruce, Bracey, Brace, Bryce, Briese, Bearce, Briscoe, Brickey, Brisco, Brick, Brixey, Brooks.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.