How common is the surname Constance?

1,629 people in the United States had the surname Constance in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 189,531 Americans. It ranked 17,345th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Constance?

In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Constance identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Constance getting more or less common?

More common. 1,468 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,629 in 2010, up 11%.

Is Constance also a first name?

Yes. Constance 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 Constance

A Latin surname, carried by 1,629 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex C523 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). Constance is more common than 89.3% of them.

Origin

Latin origin

Derived from Latin Cōnstantia. Doublet of Constantia.

One of 91 Latin surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,629 people named Constance in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 189,531 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,468.

#17,345

rank among US surnames

1,629

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+11%

change since 2000 (was #17,627)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,337	Shake	1,630	189,414
#17,345	Estey	1,629	189,531

Who is named Constance

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

76% of people named Constance identified as white (not Hispanic), 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 7.9% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 76%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 15%
Black (not Hispanic) 7.9%
Two or more races 0.9%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Constance

Constance has the Soundex code C523, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code C523.

Other Latin surnames

All 91 Latin surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Constance come from?: Derived from Latin Cōnstantia. Doublet of Constantia.
How common is the surname Constance?: 1,629 people in the United States had the surname Constance in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 189,531 Americans. It ranked 17,345th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Constance?: In the 2010 Census, 76% of people named Constance identified as white (not Hispanic), and 15% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Constance getting more or less common?: More common. 1,468 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,629 in 2010, up 11%.
Is Constance also a first name?: Yes. Constance 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.