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    The surname Service

    A surname, carried by 1,562 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex S612

    Service: #17,896 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Service #17,896, 1,562 people Service: #17,896 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Service #17,896, 1,562 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Service is more common than 89% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,562 people named Service in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 197,660 Americans. That is up 4.8% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,491.

    #17,896
    rank among US surnames
    1,562
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +4.8%
    change since 2000 (was #17,436)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,888Bergren1,563197,534
    #17,896Petras1,562197,660

    Who is named Service

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

    72% of people named Service identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 72%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 22%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.5%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Service?
    1,562 people in the United States had the surname Service in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 197,660 Americans. It ranked 17,896th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Service?
    In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Service identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Service getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,491 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,562 in 2010, up 4.8%.