Last Name SPENCE

 

National Statistics

Summary

  • SPENCE is ranked as the 921st most popular family name in the United States with an estimated population of 41,920.
  • This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0% of all the last names are more popular.
  • There are 13.15 people named SPENCE for every 100,000 Americans.
  • This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
  • Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named SPENCE is 40,651, the rank is 928 and the proportion per 100k Americans named SPENCE is 12.76.

Last Names SPENCE
National Statistics

MyNameStats statistics:

  • Population Est. 41,920 +/-1.7%
  • National Rank 921
  • Percentile Rank 1.00
  • Proportion/100k 13.2

US Census Bureau statistics:

  • Population Estimate 40,651
  • National Rank 928
  • Proportion/100k 12.76

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Race and Ethnicity

Summary

The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name SPENCE is 75.7% White, 1.8% Hispanic origin, 19.7% Black, 0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander, 1.7% Two or More Races, and 0.6% American Indian or Alaskan Native. These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate. The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution in the general population of the US.

The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name. The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population. The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.

On this basis, the people with the name SPENCE have a higher likelyhood of being Black and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.

Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories

The first name SPENCE is included in the following name categories:
  • Not Categorized

Race & Hispanic origin distribution
of the people with the name SPENCE

Race or Hisp. origin % people named % general pop. % diff.
White 75.7% 63.9% 11.8%
Hispanic origin 1.8% 16.3% -14.5%
Black 19.7% 12.3% 7.4%
Asian or Pacific Islander 0.5% 4.9% -4.4%
Two or more races 1.7% 1.8% -0.1%
American Indian or Alaskan Native 0.6% 0.7% -0.1%
 

State Statistics for Popularity and Rank

Summary

  • The state with the most people named SPENCE is Texas where 3,930 people have this name.
  • Delaware is the state where you are most likely to meet a person named SPENCE, as 51.32 in every 100,000 Delawareans have this name.
  • Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is 99th, this rank was reached in the states of Florida.
  • Delaware is the state with the biggest positive difference between the actual state population and the projected state population based on the national average. (where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 0 more people than projected.
  • The state with the biggest negative difference is North Dakota (where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line) with a difference of 1 fewer people than projected.
Midwest State Statistics Last-Names SPENCE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Illinois 1,107 8.59 99.3% Indiana 951 14.41 99.1% Iowa 261 8.41 97.8% Kansas 366 12.59 98.1% Michigan 1,208 12.19 99.6% Minnesota 339 6.21 98.4% Missouri 605 20.2 97.6% Nebraska 177 9.43 96.8% North Dakota 8 1.09 37.7% Ohio 1,662 14.34 99.5% South Dakota 35 4.15 79.3% Wisconsin 334 5.8 98.3%

Midwest States
State stats for the first name SPENCE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Illinois 1,107 8.59 99.3%
Indiana 951 14.41 99.1%
Iowa 261 8.41 97.8%
Kansas 366 12.59 98.1%
Michigan 1,208 12.19 99.6%
Minnesota 339 6.21 98.4%
Missouri 605 20.2 97.6%
Nebraska 177 9.43 96.8%
North Dakota 8 1.09 37.7%
Ohio 1,662 14.34 99.5%
South Dakota 35 4.15 79.3%
Wisconsin 334 5.8 98.3%
West State Statistics Last-Names SPENCE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alaska 127 17.3 96.0% Arizona 575 8.55 98.8% California 3,154 8.13 99.6% Colorado 615 11.47 99.1% Hawaii 90 6.36 95.0% Idaho 320 19.59 98.3% Montana 102 9.96 95.6% Nevada 220 7.75 97.7% New Mexico 217 10.39 96.9% Oregon 592 14.91 99.0% Utah 265 9.01 95.9% Washington 775 10.97 99.2% Wyoming 65 11.17 93.1%

West States
State stats for the first name SPENCE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alaska 127 17.3 96.0%
Arizona 575 8.55 98.8%
California 3,154 8.13 99.6%
Colorado 615 11.47 99.1%
Hawaii 90 6.36 95.0%
Idaho 320 19.59 98.3%
Montana 102 9.96 95.6%
Nevada 220 7.75 97.7%
New Mexico 217 10.39 96.9%
Oregon 592 14.91 99.0%
Utah 265 9.01 95.9%
Washington 775 10.97 99.2%
Wyoming 65 11.17 93.1%
Northeast State Statistics Last-Names SPENCE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Connecticut 363 10.08 98.6% Maine 81 6.13 90.3% Massachusetts 474 7.03 98.0% New Hampshire 112 8.45 94.7% New Jersey 949 10.61 99.3% New York 1,628 8.24 99.5% Pennsylvania 1,555 12.16 99.5% Rhode Island 128 12.09 95.8% Vermont 59 9.38 93.8%

Northeast States
State stats for the first name SPENCE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Connecticut 363 10.08 98.6%
Maine 81 6.13 90.3%
Massachusetts 474 7.03 98.0%
New Hampshire 112 8.45 94.7%
New Jersey 949 10.61 99.3%
New York 1,628 8.24 99.5%
Pennsylvania 1,555 12.16 99.5%
Rhode Island 128 12.09 95.8%
Vermont 59 9.38 93.8%
South State Statistics Last-Names SPENCE State Population Proportion/100k Percentile Alabama 758 15.64 98.1% Arkansas 545 18.36 98.3% Delaware 480 51.32 99.6% Dist. of Columbia 102 15.47 96.4% Florida 3,675 18.47 99.8% Georgia 2,090 20.7 99.4% Kentucky 532 12.04 97.5% Louisiana 549 11.81 97.6% Maryland 1,338 22.39 99.6% Mississippi 605 20.2 97.6% North Carolina 2,140 21.52 99.5% Oklahoma 769 19.84 98.7% South Carolina 592 12.25 98.2% Tennessee 1,311 20.02 99.1% Texas 3,930 14.58 99.6% Virginia 2,010 24.14 99.6% West Virginia 500 27.03 97.7%

South States
State stats for the first name SPENCE

State Pop. Prop/100k %Rank
Alabama 758 15.64 98.1%
Arkansas 545 18.36 98.3%
Delaware 480 51.32 99.6%
Dist. of Columbia 102 15.47 96.4%
Florida 3,675 18.47 99.8%
Georgia 2,090 20.7 99.4%
Kentucky 532 12.04 97.5%
Louisiana 549 11.81 97.6%
Maryland 1,338 22.39 99.6%
Mississippi 605 20.2 97.6%
North Carolina 2,140 21.52 99.5%
Oklahoma 769 19.84 98.7%
South Carolina 592 12.25 98.2%
Tennessee 1,311 20.02 99.1%
Texas 3,930 14.58 99.6%
Virginia 2,010 24.14 99.6%
West Virginia 500 27.03 97.7%
 

Full Names with SPENCE as a Last Name

Summary

Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have SPENCE as a last name. The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as a percentage of all the people named SPENCE.

The most popular full name is James SPENCE. 2.13% of all the people named SPENCE have this given name.

There are 2021 first names associated with this last name.

Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name SPENCE

Rank Full Name % of pop
1 James SPENCE 2.13%
2 David SPENCE 1.83%
3 John SPENCE 1.61%
4 Robert SPENCE 1.57%
5 William SPENCE 1.26%
6 Michael SPENCE 1.14%
7 Charles SPENCE 1.04%
8 Mary SPENCE 0.93%
9 Richard SPENCE 0.84%
10 Betty SPENCE 0.80%
11 Barbara SPENCE 0.75%
12 Linda SPENCE 0.74%
13 Patricia SPENCE 0.69%
14 Thomas SPENCE 0.66%
15 Karen SPENCE 0.61%
16 Donald SPENCE 0.60%
17 Susan SPENCE 0.54%
18 Brian SPENCE 0.52%
19 Gary SPENCE 0.52%
20 Mark SPENCE 0.52%

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