The Bence surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 1,449 people carried this name — #18,867 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 204,100 people counted. About the same as in 2000 (1,450).
In Argentina’s national register
At least 183 people named Bence live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 130 people named Bence.
18 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 15 départements, most often Pas-de-Calais.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Bence,
with a public archive behind them.
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William Bence d. 1606 · politician
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Abigale Bence d. 1750
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Katharine Bence d. 1785
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Ann Bence d. 1794
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Thomas Starkie Bence d. 1858
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Edward Robert Starkie Bence d. 1886
Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Bence.
- Benard 2,407 · U.S. census
- Benas 155 · U.S. census
- Benassi 428 · U.S. census
- Benatar 212 · U.S. census
- Benavente 1,901 · U.S. census
- Benavides 23,761 · U.S. census
- Benchimol 100 · U.S. census
- Bendavid 616 · U.S. census
- Bendel 1,573 · U.S. census
- Bendele 871 · U.S. census
- Bender 39,551 · U.S. census
- Bene 769 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Bence is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.