How common is the surname Bryce?

4,785 people in the United States had the surname Bryce in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,524 Americans. It ranked 7,001st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Bryce?

Quentin Bryce, 25th Governor-General of Australia, followed by James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce.

Where is the surname Bryce most common?

Wikidata records people named Bryce in Australia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.

Is the surname Bryce getting more or less common?

More common. 4,475 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,785 in 2010, up 6.9%.

Is Bryce also a first name?

Yes. Bryce 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 Bryce

A patronymic surname, carried by 4,785 people in the United States.

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). Bryce is more common than 95.7% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as a patronymic.

Bryce 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 4,785 people named Bryce in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 64,524 Americans. That is up 6.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,475.

#7,001

rank among US surnames

4,785

people in 2010

1.6

per 100,000 Americans

+6.9%

change since 2000 (was #6,918)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,995	Gillispie	4,791	64,443
#6,998	Nicely	4,789	64,470
#6,999	Tyndall	4,786	64,510
#7,001	Fulk	4,785	64,524
#7,004	Southworth	4,783	64,551
#7,005	Sheehy	4,782	64,564

Who is named Bryce

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

80% of people named Bryce identified as white (not Hispanic), 13% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 13%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.1%
Two or more races 2.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Bryces

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Quentin Bryce
25th Governor-General of Australia, born 1942
James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce
British academic (1838-1922)
Trevor R. Bryce
Australian Hittitologist (born 1940)
Scott Bryce
American actor, 1958–2026

Notable Bryces come mostly from Australia (2), the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Bryce

Bryce 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 Bryce?: 4,785 people in the United States had the surname Bryce in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 64,524 Americans. It ranked 7,001st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Bryce?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Bryce identified as white (not Hispanic), and 13% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Bryce?: Quentin Bryce, 25th Governor-General of Australia, followed by James Bryce, 1st Viscount Bryce.
Where is the surname Bryce most common?: Wikidata records people named Bryce in Australia, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland and the United States.
What type of surname is Bryce?: Bryce is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Bryce getting more or less common?: More common. 4,475 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,785 in 2010, up 6.9%.
Is Bryce also a first name?: Yes. Bryce 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.