# Pence (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/pence/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 12,101 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,965 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 25,514 people |
| Change since 2000 | +1.2% (11,952 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /pɛns/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Americanized spelling of German Pentz or Benz.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Pence in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.7% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.5% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.5% |
| Two or more races | 1.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Pence in the United States.

## People named Pence

- Josh Pence, American actor
- Hunter Pence, American baseball player (born 1983)
- Greg Pence, American businessman and politician (born 1956)

## Similar surnames

Ponce, Peng, Penick, Pennock, Paniagua, Pang, Phung, Pankey, Phoenix, Ping, Panek, Pink.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.