US Population With Last Name Riley 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 127,960 people in the US whose last name was Riley, and the rate of occurence of the Riley last name was 47.43 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Riley identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (75.08%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (20.52%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (1.68%).

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

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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 Riley last name.

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

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 96072 75.08
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 26257 20.52
Hispanic or Latino 2150 1.68
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 1932 1.51
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1036 0.81
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 499 0.39