US Population With Last Name Ryan 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 139,335 people in the US whose last name was Ryan, and the rate of occurence of the Ryan last name was 51.65 per 100K.

The highest percentage of people with the last name of Ryan identified their race as Non Hispanic White Alone (93.33%); the second highest percentage of people identified their race as Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (2.82%); and the third highest percentage of people identified their race as Hispanic or Latino (1.62%).

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

Non-Hisp White
Non-Hisp Black
Hispanic or Latino
Non-Hisp Two or More Races
Non-Hisp ANHPI
Non-Hisp AIAN

The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Ryan last name.

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

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic White Alone 130041 93.33
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 3929 2.82
Hispanic or Latino 2257 1.62
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 1630 1.17
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 892 0.64
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 585 0.42