Bruce Jones
There are approximately 1,238 people named Bruce Jones living in the United States today. That makes this name combination rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 276,861 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Bruce with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Jones. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census demographics where available.
Expected bearers
1,238
1 in 276,861
Named Bruce
268K
Alive today
Named Jones
1.6M
Alive today
US population
343M
Denominator
Estimated living: 268K
Rarity: Common
Gender: Male
Peak year: 1956
Average age: 64
Top Census group: White (85.9%)
Estimated bearers: 1.6M
Rarity: Very Common
Census rank: #5
Per 100K: 462.78
Top ancestry: White (53.1%)
First name trend
Bruce: popularity over time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Bruce. The peak year was 1956 with 14,693 births. The average person named Bruce today is 64 years old.
Babies born per year
Demographics
Ancestry and ethnicity for Bruce
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the first name Bruce, from the 2020 US Census Bureau first-name tables. The largest published group is White at 85.9%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the first name Bruce described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the name Bruce at the time of the Census. A first name does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White85.9% · 229,979
- Black or African American7.4% · 19,831
- Hispanic or Latino2.4% · 6,549
- Two or more races2.1% · 5,726
- Asian and Pacific Islander1.6% · 4,230
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.6% · 1,501
Ethnicity
Ancestry of the Jones surname
Self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people with the surname Jones, from the 2020 US Census Bureau. The largest group is White at 53.1%.
The bar chart below shows how people with the surname Jones described their own race and ethnicity on the 2020 Census form. These are self-reported numbers, and they describe the population who happened to carry the surname Jones at the time of the Census. A surname does not determine a person's race or ethnicity.
- White53.1% · 733,895
- Black or African American37.2% · 514,871
- Two or more races4.9% · 67,406
- Hispanic or Latino3.3% · 46,276
- American Indian and Alaska Native0.9% · 12,618
- Asian and Pacific Islander0.6% · 8,184
Methodology
How we calculated this
The first name Bruce has a living-bearer frequency of 0.0781% of the US population, based on 267,607 estimated living Americans carrying this first name (from SSA birth records going back to 1880, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables).
Even though the Census Bureau now publishes first-name tables, we do not use that file as the main first-name input for this estimate. The latest first-name Census snapshot is from 2020, which makes it 6 years old today. Because Census first-name data is only released once every 10 years, SSA birth records plus CDC survival rates give a better current estimate of how many people are likely alive with the name Bruce right now.
The surname Jones appears at a rate of 462.78 per 100,000 residents in the 2020 Census Bureau surname file, which translates to a frequency of 0.4628%.
Multiplying these two independent frequencies against the current US population of 342,754,338 gives an expected count of approximately 1,238 people with the full name Bruce Jones. This assumes statistical independence between first and last names, which is a simplification but produces reasonable estimates for most combinations.
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FAQ
Bruce Jones: questions and answers
How many people are named Bruce Jones?
We estimate approximately 1,238 people in the United States share the full name Bruce Jones. That works out to about 1 in 276,861 Americans. This is calculated by combining the first-name frequency (0.0781%) with the surname frequency (462.78 per 100K) against the current US population.
How rare is the name Bruce Jones?
We classify Bruce Jones as "Rare". About 1 in 276,861 Americans share this exact first and last name combination.
Is Bruce a male or female name?
Bruce is predominantly male. Out of 387,708 total SSA registrations, 99.6% were male and 0.4% were female. See the full Bruce profile for detailed gender data.
Where does this data come from?
First-name data comes from the Social Security Administration's national baby name files (1880 to 2024). Surname data comes from the 2020 US Census Bureau decennial surname tables. Living-bearer estimates use CDC actuarial life tables to adjust for mortality. Read the full methodology.
How many people are named Bruce Jones?
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