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- Rice - Last Name Meaning & Origin
Rice
- Used in: 3 countries
Origin: Welsh
* As a Welsh surname, borrowed from Welsh Rhys, an Anglicization. Compare Reese, Freese, Price, and Preece. * As an English surname, from Old English hris (“brushwood, shrubbery”). * Also as an English surname, from a nickname through Middle English and Anglo-Norman from French ris (“smile, laughter”). * Also as an occupational English surname, from the noun rice. * As as German surname, Americanized from Reis (“shoot, twig”), related to the Old English word above. Compare Ries.
Etymology: Wiktionary (CC-BY-SA)
Name Variants & Related
Popularity by Country
Rice
Rank #169
Frequency
146,440 people (54.28 per 100k)
Ethnic Distribution
White 79.65% Hispanic 1.52% Black 16.26% Asian/PI 0.4% Native Am. 0.65% Two+ 1.51%
Rice
Rank #560
Frequency
0.03% of population
Popularity Over Time (Scotland)
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