How common is the surname Reece?

24,145 people in the United States had the surname Reece in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,787 Americans. It ranked 1,479th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Reece?

Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player.

Where is the surname Reece most common?

Wikidata records people named Reece in the United States.

Is the surname Reece getting more or less common?

More common. 23,216 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,145 in 2010, up 4.0%.

Is Reece also a first name?

Yes. Reece 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 Reece

A Welsh surname, carried by 24,145 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex R200 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). Reece is more common than 99.1% of them.

Origin

Welsh origin

Borrowed from Welsh Rhys.

One of 60 Welsh surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 24,145 people named Reece in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 12,787 Americans. That is up 4.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 23,216.

#1,479

rank among US surnames

24,145

people in 2010

8.2

per 100,000 Americans

+4%

change since 2000 (was #1,400)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,470	Whalen	24,262	12,725
#1,471	Navarrete	24,259	12,727
#1,472	Gamez	24,256	12,729
#1,473	Swift	24,249	12,732
#1,474	Inman	24,222	12,746
#1,475	Crews	24,219	12,748
#1,476	Kurtz	24,216	12,750

Who is named Reece

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

80% of people named Reece identified as white (not Hispanic), 14% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 14%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.0%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Reeces

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gabrielle Reece
American volleyball player, born 1970

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Rees
Reese
Rhys

Surnames that sound like Reece

Reece has the Soundex code R200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R200.

Other Welsh surnames

All 60 Welsh surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Reece come from?: Borrowed from Welsh Rhys.
How common is the surname Reece?: 24,145 people in the United States had the surname Reece in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 12,787 Americans. It ranked 1,479th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Reece?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Reece identified as white (not Hispanic), and 14% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Reece?: Gabrielle Reece, American volleyball player.
Where is the surname Reece most common?: Wikidata records people named Reece in the United States.
Is the surname Reece getting more or less common?: More common. 23,216 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 24,145 in 2010, up 4.0%.
What are other spellings of Reece?: Rees, Reese and Rhys.
Is Reece also a first name?: Yes. Reece 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.