How common is the surname Chance?

14,256 people in the United States had the surname Chance in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,657 Americans. It ranked 2,540th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Chance?

Greyson Chance, American singer, songwriter, and musician, followed by Britton Chance.

Where is the surname Chance most common?

Wikidata records people named Chance in the United States.

How do you pronounce Chance?

Chance is [t͡ʃʰɛəns~t͡ʃʰeəns], one syllable.

Is the surname Chance getting more or less common?

More common. 13,586 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,256 in 2010, up 4.9%.

Is Chance also a first name?

Yes. Chance 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 Chance

A surname, carried by 14,256 people in the United States.

Pronounced [t͡ʃʰɛəns~t͡ʃʰeəns] 1 syllable Soundex C520 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). Chance is more common than 98.4% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,256 people named Chance in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,657 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 13,586.

#2,540

rank among US surnames

14,256

people in 2010

4.8

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #2,441)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,531	Stoddard	14,317	21,565
#2,532	McDonnell	14,309	21,577
#2,533	Shelley	14,300	21,591
#2,534	Newcomb	14,292	21,603
#2,535	Blackman	14,278	21,624
#2,536	Augustine	14,268	21,639
#2,537	Mark	14,265	21,644

Who is named Chance

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

74% of people named Chance identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 74%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.7%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Chances

4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Greyson Chance
American singer, songwriter, and musician, born 1997
Britton Chance
American biochemist and Olympic sailor (1913–2010)
Frank Chance
American baseball player and manager (1876–1924)
Dean Chance
American baseball player (1941–2015)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Chance

Chance has the Soundex code C520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C520.

Questions

How common is the surname Chance?: 14,256 people in the United States had the surname Chance in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,657 Americans. It ranked 2,540th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Chance?: In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Chance identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Chance?: Greyson Chance, American singer, songwriter, and musician, followed by Britton Chance.
Where is the surname Chance most common?: Wikidata records people named Chance in the United States.
How do you pronounce Chance?: Chance is [t͡ʃʰɛəns~t͡ʃʰeəns], one syllable.
Is the surname Chance getting more or less common?: More common. 13,586 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,256 in 2010, up 4.9%.
Is Chance also a first name?: Yes. Chance 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.