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LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS

Chess

Chess is the 16,886th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 1,646 people carried it — about 0.6 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Chess are White.

WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
White67.0%
Black27.6%
Multiracial2.6%
Hispanic2.0%
Asian American0.4%
Native American0.4%

Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.

RANK OVER TIME
1990
#12,250
2,487
2000
#14,755
1,846
2010
#16,481
1,743
2020
#16,886
1,646
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