Explore the Family Name Kice

The meaning of Kice

Americanized form of an unidentified, presumably German surname. History: This family is believed to have been founded by Peter Kice, a Hessian mercenary fighting for the British during the Revolutionary War. Eventually, he deserted and settled in Wharton, NJ.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Kice experienced a drop in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, Kice was ranked as the 69,201st most common surname, a number that fell to 90,113 by 2010, marking a decrease of 30.22%. The total count of individuals with this surname also decreased from 265 in 2000 to 205 in 2010, a fall of 22.64%. This meant that the proportion of people with the surname Kice per 100,000 residents decreased by 30% during this decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#69,201	#90,113	-30.22%
Count	265	205	-22.64%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.07	-30%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Kice

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Kice also changed between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, 87.55% of those with the surname identified as White, a figure that increased slightly to 87.80% by 2010. The percentage of those identifying as Black decreased significantly from 9.43% in 2000 to 3.9% in 2010. Meanwhile, the representation of people bearing the surname Kice who identify as Hispanic or belonging to two or more races emerged in the 2010 data, standing at 2.93% and 2.44% respectively. The categories of Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native had no representation in either year, remaining at 0%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	87.55%	87.8%	0.29%
Black	9.43%	3.9%	-58.64%
Hispanic	0%	2.93%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	2.44%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%