How common is the surname Florence?

9,177 people in the United States had the surname Florence in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,643 Americans. It ranked 3,865th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Florence getting more or less common?

More common. 8,943 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,177 in 2010, up 2.6%.

Is Florence also a first name?

Yes. Florence 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 Florence

A surname, carried by 9,177 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F465 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). Florence is more common than 97.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,177 people named Florence in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 33,643 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,943.

#3,865

rank among US surnames

9,177

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #3,652)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,856	Sweat	9,194	33,581
#3,857	Hoyle	9,192	33,589
#3,859	Peter	9,191	33,592
#3,860	Maki	9,190	33,596
#3,861	Bowens	9,188	33,603
#3,862	Stutzman	9,185	33,614
#3,863	Lea	9,180	33,632

Who is named Florence

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

59% of people named Florence identified as white (not Hispanic), 35% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 59%
Black (not Hispanic) 35%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 2.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Florence

Florence has the Soundex code F465, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F465.

Questions

How common is the surname Florence?: 9,177 people in the United States had the surname Florence in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 33,643 Americans. It ranked 3,865th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Florence?: In the 2010 Census, 59% of people named Florence identified as white (not Hispanic), and 35% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Florence getting more or less common?: More common. 8,943 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,177 in 2010, up 2.6%.
Is Florence also a first name?: Yes. Florence 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.