How common is the surname Royce?

5,115 people in the United States had the surname Royce in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,361 Americans. It ranked 6,622nd of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Royce?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Royce identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Royce?

Josiah Royce, American philosopher (1855–1916), followed by Ed Royce.

Where is the surname Royce most common?

Wikidata records people named Royce in the United States.

How do you pronounce Royce?

Royce is /ɹɔɪs/, one syllable.

Is the surname Royce getting more or less common?

More common. 5,105 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,115 in 2010, up 0.2%.

Is Royce also a first name?

Yes. Royce 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 Royce

An English patronymic surname, carried by 5,115 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ɹɔɪs/ 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). Royce is more common than 95.9% of them.

Origin

English origin

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

Royce is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,115 people named Royce in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 60,361 Americans. That is about the same as in 2000, when the Census counted 5,105.

#6,622

rank among US surnames

5,115

people in 2010

1.7

per 100,000 Americans

+0.2%

change since 2000 (was #6,179)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,618	Reams	5,118	60,325
#6,620	Westerman	5,117	60,337
#6,621	Kizer	5,116	60,349
#6,622	Royce	5,115	60,361
#6,623	Hunsaker	5,114	60,373

Who is named Royce

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

92% of people named Royce identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Royces

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Josiah Royce
American philosopher (1855–1916)
Ed Royce
American politician, born 1951
Winston W. Royce
American software engineer (1929–1995)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Royce

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

Other English surnames

All 1,446 English surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Royce come from?: Derived from the Middle English given name Rose. See English Rose.
How common is the surname Royce?: 5,115 people in the United States had the surname Royce in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 60,361 Americans. It ranked 6,622nd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Royce?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Royce identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Royce?: Josiah Royce, American philosopher (1855–1916), followed by Ed Royce.
Where is the surname Royce most common?: Wikidata records people named Royce in the United States.
How do you pronounce Royce?: Royce is /ɹɔɪs/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Royce?: Royce is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Royce getting more or less common?: More common. 5,105 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,115 in 2010, up 0.2%.
Is Royce also a first name?: Yes. Royce 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.