How common is the surname Frances?

2,222 people in the United States had the surname Frances in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,949 Americans. It ranked 13,627th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Frances?

Allen Frances, American psychiatrist.

Where is the surname Frances most common?

Wikidata records people named Frances in the United States.

Is the surname Frances getting more or less common?

Less common. 2,343 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,222 in 2010, down 5.2%.

Is Frances also a first name?

Yes. Frances 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 Frances

A surname, carried by 2,222 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex F652 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). Frances is more common than 91.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,222 people named Frances in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 138,949 Americans. That is down 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,343.

#13,627

rank among US surnames

2,222

people in 2010

0.8

per 100,000 Americans

-5.2%

change since 2000 (was #12,193)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#13,622	Wilmer	2,224	138,824
#13,625	Gauvin	2,223	138,887
#13,627	Shum	2,222	138,949

Who is named Frances

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

54% of people named Frances identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 17% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 54%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 17%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.3%
Two or more races 1.9%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Francess

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Allen Frances
American psychiatrist, born 1942

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Frances

Frances has the Soundex code F652, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code F652.

Questions

How common is the surname Frances?: 2,222 people in the United States had the surname Frances in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 138,949 Americans. It ranked 13,627th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Frances?: In the 2010 Census, 54% of people named Frances identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Frances?: Allen Frances, American psychiatrist.
Where is the surname Frances most common?: Wikidata records people named Frances in the United States.
Is the surname Frances getting more or less common?: Less common. 2,343 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,222 in 2010, down 5.2%.
Is Frances also a first name?: Yes. Frances 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.