How common is the surname Pence?

12,101 people in the United States had the surname Pence in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,514 Americans. It ranked 2,965th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Pence?

In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Pence identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Pence?

Josh Pence, American actor, followed by Hunter Pence.

Where is the surname Pence most common?

Wikidata records people named Pence in the United States.

How do you pronounce Pence?

Pence is /pɛns/, one syllable.

Is the surname Pence getting more or less common?

More common. 11,952 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,101 in 2010, up 1.2%.

The surname Pence

A surname, carried by 12,101 people in the United States.

Pronounced /pɛns/ 1 syllable Soundex P520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Pence is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

Americanized spelling of German Pentz or Benz.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,101 people named Pence in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,514 Americans. That is up 1.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,952.

#2,965

rank among US surnames

12,101

people in 2010

4.1

per 100,000 Americans

+1.2%

change since 2000 (was #2,769)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,956	Slone	12,142	25,428
#2,957	Spurlock	12,141	25,430
#2,958	Tolliver	12,128	25,457
#2,960	Razo	12,125	25,464
#2,961	Masterson	12,117	25,480
#2,962	Porras	12,106	25,504
#2,963	Moulton	12,104	25,508

Who is named Pence

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

95% of people named Pence identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.5% as two or more races.

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Pences

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Josh Pence
American actor, born 1982
Hunter Pence
American baseball player (born 1983)
Greg Pence
American businessman and politician (born 1956)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Pence

Pence has the Soundex code P520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code P520.

Questions

Where does the surname Pence come from?: Americanized spelling of German Pentz or Benz.
How common is the surname Pence?: 12,101 people in the United States had the surname Pence in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,514 Americans. It ranked 2,965th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Pence?: In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Pence identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Pence?: Josh Pence, American actor, followed by Hunter Pence.
Where is the surname Pence most common?: Wikidata records people named Pence in the United States.
How do you pronounce Pence?: Pence is /pɛns/, one syllable.
Is the surname Pence getting more or less common?: More common. 11,952 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,101 in 2010, up 1.2%.