Explore the Family Name Alice

The meaning of Alice

1. English: variant of Allis. 2. Americanized form of German Ahles or perhaps of some other similar (like-sounding) surname. Some characteristic forenames: German Gerhart, Theodor.

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How common is the last name Alice in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Alice has seen a decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Alice ranked 46,240 in popularity, but by 2010 it had dropped to 54,055, marking a decrease of 16.9%. The count of people with the surname also diminished over this period, falling from 434 to 382, which represents an approximate 12% drop. Additionally, for every 100,000 people, the proportion bearing the name Alice decreased from 0.16 to 0.13, a reduction of nearly 19%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#46,240	#54,055	-16.9%
Count	434	382	-11.98%
Proportion per 100k	0.16	0.13	-18.75%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Alice

The ethnicity of individuals with the Alice surname showed some significant changes as well during this decade, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2010, there were no recorded Asian/Pacific Islanders or American Indian and Alaskan Natives bearing the surname. However, the percentage of people who identified as being of two or more races increased. While the percentage of white individuals fell from 70.97 to 65.18, marking a roughly 8% decrease, the Black community saw a striking increase. Black individuals bearing the Alice surname rose from 11.06% to 18.32%, a jump of about 66%. The Hispanic community, however, saw a decline in the use of the surname, dropping from 12.44% to 10.47%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	70.97%	65.18%	-8.16%
Black	11.06%	18.32%	65.64%
Hispanic	12.44%	10.47%	-15.84%
Two or More Races	0%	2.88%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	3%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%