How common is the surname Vince?

1,729 people in the United States had the surname Vince in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,569 Americans. It ranked 16,586th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Vince?

Pruitt Taylor Vince, American actor.

Where is the surname Vince most common?

Wikidata records people named Vince in the United States.

How do you pronounce Vince?

Vince is /vɪns/, one syllable.

Is the surname Vince getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,745 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,729 in 2010, down 0.9%.

Is Vince also a first name?

Yes. Vince 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 Vince

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,729 people in the United States.

Pronounced /vɪns/ 1 syllable Soundex V520 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). Vince is more common than 89.8% of them.

Origin

An English surname originating as a patronymic.

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

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,729 people named Vince in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 178,569 Americans. That is down 0.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,745.

#16,586

rank among US surnames

1,729

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

-0.9%

change since 2000 (was #15,421)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#16,582	Aune	1,730	178,466
#16,586	Curto	1,729	178,569
#16,593	Bruneau	1,728	178,672

Who is named Vince

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

88% of people named Vince identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
Two or more races 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Vinces

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Pruitt Taylor Vince
American actor, born 1960

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Vince

Vince has the Soundex code V520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code V520.

Questions

How common is the surname Vince?: 1,729 people in the United States had the surname Vince in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 178,569 Americans. It ranked 16,586th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Vince?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Vince identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Vince?: Pruitt Taylor Vince, American actor.
Where is the surname Vince most common?: Wikidata records people named Vince in the United States.
How do you pronounce Vince?: Vince is /vɪns/, one syllable.
What type of surname is Vince?: Vince is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Vince getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,745 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,729 in 2010, down 0.9%.
Is Vince also a first name?: Yes. Vince 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.