# Royce (surname)

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

A surname originating as a matronymic.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | English |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 5,115 |
| US rank (2010) | 6,622 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 60,361 people |
| Change since 2000 | +0.2% (5,105 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ɹɔɪs/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Derived from the Middle English given name Rose. See English Rose.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Royce 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 2.3% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.2% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Royce in the United States.

## People named Royce

- Josiah Royce, American philosopher (1855–1916)
- Ed Royce, American politician
- Winston W. Royce, American software engineer (1929–1995)

## Similar surnames

Rose, Royse, Rock, Roche, Roscoe, Roca, Rockey, Roache, Reyes, Ruiz, Ross, Rice.

## 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.