Last Name BRICE

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Meaning The son of Brice, diminutive Bricot; or the son of Rice (Welsh), from Ap or Ab-Rice.
Descended from Rev. Edward Bruce, a younger son of the Laird of Airth, who settling in Ireland early in the seventeenth century, changed his name to Bryce, since altered to Brice.
A contraction of Ap Rice, the son of Rice, which is the same as Rhys or Rhees (see Rhees). 'Brys,' Welsh, haste, quick, lively.
Origin English, Scottish, Welsh, Irish, Haitian, Belgian

Rank 2,968 (2000 US census) 3,268 (1990 US census)
Count 11,153 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 50.75%, or 5660 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 44.26%, or 4936 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.38%, or 42 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 0.26%, or 29 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.25%, or 251 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.11%, or 235 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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