How common is the surname Bryant?

192,773 people in the United States had the surname Bryant in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,602 Americans. It ranked 128th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bryant?

Kobe Bryant, American basketball player (1978–2020), followed by William Cullen Bryant.

Where is the surname Bryant most common?

Wikidata records people named Bryant in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 1 other country.

How do you pronounce Bryant?

Bryant is /ˈbɹaɪ.ənt/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Bryant getting more or less common?

More common. 183,761 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 192,773 in 2010, up 4.9%.

Is Bryant also a first name?

Yes. Bryant 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 Bryant

An Irish patronymic surname, carried by 192,773 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈbɹaɪ.ənt/ 2 syllables Soundex B653 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). Bryant is more common than 99.9% of them.

Origin

Irish origin

A surname from Irish [in turn originating as a patronymic] derived from Brian.

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

One of 880 Irish surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 192,773 people named Bryant in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 1,602 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 183,761.

#128

rank among US surnames

192,773

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #120)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#119	Hamilton	201,746	1,530
#120	Graham	201,159	1,535
#121	Reynolds	200,247	1,542
#122	Griffin	198,406	1,556
#123	Wallace	197,276	1,565
#124	Moreno	196,925	1,568
#125	West	195,818	1,577

Who is named Bryant

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

58% of people named Bryant identified as white (not Hispanic), 36% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 58%
Black (not Hispanic) 36%
Two or more races 2.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bryants

43 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Kobe Bryant
American basketball player (1978–2020)
William Cullen Bryant
American romantic poet and journalist (1794-1878)
Louise Bryant
American activist and journalist (1885–1936)
Anita Bryant
American singer and activist (1940–2024)
Phil Bryant
American politician, born 1954
Aidy Bryant
American actress and comedian, born 1987
Joy Bryant
American actress and model, born 1974
Joe Bryant
American basketball player and coach (1954–2024)
Ray Bryant
American pianist (1931–2011)
Thomas Bryant
American basketball player (born 1997)
Kimberly Bryant
African American electrical engineer, born 1967
Wallace Bryant
American archer (1863–1953)

Notable Bryants come mostly from the United States (40), the United Kingdom (1) and Australia (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Bryant

Bryant has the Soundex code B653, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code B653.

Other Irish surnames

All 880 Irish surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Bryant come from?: Bryant is Irish in origin.
How common is the surname Bryant?: 192,773 people in the United States had the surname Bryant in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 1,602 Americans. It ranked 128th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bryant?: In the 2010 Census, 58% of people named Bryant identified as white (not Hispanic), and 36% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bryant?: Kobe Bryant, American basketball player (1978–2020), followed by William Cullen Bryant.
Where is the surname Bryant most common?: Wikidata records people named Bryant in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia and 1 other country.
How do you pronounce Bryant?: Bryant is /ˈbɹaɪ.ənt/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Bryant?: Bryant is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Bryant getting more or less common?: More common. 183,761 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 192,773 in 2010, up 4.9%.
Is Bryant also a first name?: Yes. Bryant 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.