How common is the surname Brice?

11,697 people in the United States had the surname Brice in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,395 Americans. It ranked 3,067th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Brice?

Fanny Brice, American actress, singer and comedian (1891–1951), followed by Rachel Brice.

Where is the surname Brice most common?

Wikidata records people named Brice in the United States.

How do you pronounce Brice?

Brice is /ˈbɹaɪ̯s/, one syllable.

Is the surname Brice getting more or less common?

More common. 11,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,697 in 2010, up 4.9%.

Is Brice also a first name?

Yes. Brice is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Brice

A patronymic surname, carried by 11,697 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbɹaɪ̯s/ 1 syllable Soundex B620 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Brice is more common than 98.1% of them.

Origin

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

Brice is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 11,697 people named Brice in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,395 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,153.

#3,067

rank among US surnames

11,697

people in 2010

4.0

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,968)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,058	Holton	11,731	26,319
#3,059	Patten	11,730	26,321
#3,060	Harlow	11,726	26,330
#3,061	Vue	11,717	26,350
#3,062	Marx	11,716	26,352
#3,063	Sommers	11,706	26,375
#3,064	Kolb	11,705	26,377

Who is named Brice

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

48% of people named Brice identified as white (not Hispanic), 45% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Brices

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Fanny Brice
American actress, singer and comedian (1891–1951)
Rachel Brice
American belly dancer, born 1972
Lee Brice
American country singer, born 1980
Betty Brice
American actress (1888–1935)

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Bryce
Briz

Surnames that sound like Brice

Brice has the Soundex code B620, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B620.

Questions

How common is the surname Brice?: 11,697 people in the United States had the surname Brice in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,395 Americans. It ranked 3,067th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Brice?: In the 2010 Census, 48% of people named Brice identified as white (not Hispanic), and 45% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Brice?: Fanny Brice, American actress, singer and comedian (1891–1951), followed by Rachel Brice.
Where is the surname Brice most common?: Wikidata records people named Brice in the United States.
How do you pronounce Brice?: Brice is /ˈbɹaɪ̯s/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Brice?: Brice is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Brice getting more or less common?: More common. 11,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,697 in 2010, up 4.9%.
What are other spellings of Brice?: Bryce and Briz.
Is Brice also a first name?: Yes. Brice is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.