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    The surname Ince

    A surname, carried by 2,389 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈɪns/ 1 syllable Soundex I520

    Ince: #12,881 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Ince #12,881, 2,389 people Ince: #12,881 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Ince #12,881, 2,389 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ince is more common than 92.1% of them.

    Origin

    From Proto-Brythonic *ɨnɨs (“island”) or else the Cumbric/Old Welsh reflex inis. Compare Ynys and Inch.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,389 people named Ince in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 129,236 Americans. That is up 8.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,199.

    #12,881
    rank among US surnames
    2,389
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +8.6%
    change since 2000 (was #12,833)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,872Luebke2,391129,128
    #12,878Silber2,390129,182
    #12,881Dearth2,389129,236
    #12,884Capetillo2,388129,290
    #12,886Winfree2,387129,345
    #12,889Emrick2,386129,399

    Who is named Ince

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

    74% of people named Ince identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 74%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 18%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
    • Two or more races 2.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Inces

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Thomas H. Ince
      American film producer (1882–1924)
    • Ralph Ince
      American actor, film director and screenwriter (1887-1937)
    • John Ince
      American actor and film director (1878-1947)
    • Kamran Ince
      American composer, born 1960

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Ince

    Ince has the Soundex code I520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code I520.

    Questions

    Where does the surname Ince come from?
    From Proto-Brythonic *ɨnɨs (“island”) or else the Cumbric/Old Welsh reflex inis. Compare Ynys and Inch.
    How common is the surname Ince?
    2,389 people in the United States had the surname Ince in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 129,236 Americans. It ranked 12,881st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Ince?
    In the 2010 Census, 74% of people named Ince identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Ince?
    Thomas H. Ince, American film producer (1882–1924), followed by Ralph Ince.
    Where is the surname Ince most common?
    Wikidata records people named Ince in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Ince?
    Ince is /ˈɪns/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Ince getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,199 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,389 in 2010, up 8.6%.