How common is the surname Regis?

3,076 people in the United States had the surname Regis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,372 Americans. It ranked 10,453rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Regis?

Rogério Fidélis Régis, Brazilian footballer.

Where is the surname Regis most common?

Wikidata records people named Regis in Brazil.

How do you pronounce Regis?

Regis is /ˈɹiːd͡ʒɪs/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Regis getting more or less common?

More common. 2,416 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,076 in 2010, up 27%.

Is Regis also a first name?

Yes. Regis 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 Regis

A surname, carried by 3,076 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈɹiːd͡ʒɪs/ 2 syllables Soundex R220 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). Regis is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,076 people named Regis in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 100,372 Americans. That is up 27% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,416.

#10,453

rank among US surnames

3,076

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+27.3%

change since 2000 (was #11,864)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,448	Hillier	3,079	100,275
#10,450	Riffe	3,078	100,307
#10,451	Edgington	3,077	100,340
#10,453	Mellen	3,076	100,372
#10,458	Hagar	3,075	100,405
#10,459	Doria	3,074	100,438

Who is named Regis

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

41% of people named Regis identified as Black (not Hispanic), 35% as white (not Hispanic) and 14% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 41%
White (not Hispanic) 35%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 14%
Asian and Pacific Islander 7.3%
Two or more races 2.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Regiss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Rogério Fidélis Régis
Brazilian footballer, born 1976

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Regis

Regis has the Soundex code R220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code R220.

Questions

How common is the surname Regis?: 3,076 people in the United States had the surname Regis in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 100,372 Americans. It ranked 10,453rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Regis?: In the 2010 Census, 41% of people named Regis identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 35% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Regis?: Rogério Fidélis Régis, Brazilian footballer.
Where is the surname Regis most common?: Wikidata records people named Regis in Brazil.
How do you pronounce Regis?: Regis is /ˈɹiːd͡ʒɪs/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Regis getting more or less common?: More common. 2,416 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,076 in 2010, up 27%.
Is Regis also a first name?: Yes. Regis 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.