US Population With Last Name Payne By Race and Ethnicity in the 2000 Census

Updated on May 9, 2026.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2000 Census, there were 138,028 people in the US whose last name was Payne, and the rate of occurence of the Payne last name was 51.17 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Payne identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (73.69%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (22.03%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Two or More Races (1.75%).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Payne By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Non-Hisp Black
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The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Payne last name.

US Population With Last Name Payne By Race And Ethniciity in the 2000 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 101713 73.69
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 30408 22.03
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 2415 1.75
Hispanic or Latino 2264 1.64
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 745 0.54
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 483 0.35