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Rice name meaning

First Name
287
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
150k
in the U.S.
in 2010
Girls
Boys

Meaning and Origin

What does the name Rice mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Rice

User Submitted Origins

English
73%
Welsh
9%
Anglo-Saxon
9%
African
9%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. A submission from Missouri, U.S. says the name Rice means "Mine comes from german where it was translated into rice salesmen".
  2. A submission from Canada says the name Rice means "Grain".
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Rice
A well-known cereal grass (Oryza sativa) and its seed. This plant is extensively cultivated in warm climates, and the grain forms a large portion of the food of the inhabitants. In America it grows chiefly on low, moist land, which can be overflowed.

Etymology: F. rizcf. Pr. ris, It. riso), L. oryza, Gr. ���, ���, probably from the Persian; cf. OPers. brīzi, akin to Skr. vrīhi; or perh. akin to E. rye. Cf. Rye

Other Dictionary Sources
  1. Grains used as food either unpolished or more often polished
  2. United States playwright (1892-1967)
  3. English lyricist who frequently worked with Andrew Lloyd Webber (born in 1944)
  4. Annual or perennial rhizomatous marsh grasses; seed used for food; straw used for paper
  5. Sieve so that it becomes the consistency of rice ("rice the potatoes")
Wiktionary
  1. A patronymic surname​ derived from Welsh given name Rhys.

Notable Persons Named Rice

Notable Persons Named Rice

Rice Morgan

He died in 1577.

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Rice William Means

Rice William Means was an office holder. Rice was born on November 16th, 1877 in St. Joseph, Missouri. He breathed his last breath on January 30th, 1949.

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Rice Garland

Rice was born in 1795. He died in 1861.

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Rice Sheppard

Rice was born on April 2nd, 1861 in Lambourne. He breathed his last breath on August 26th, 1947.

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Rice Rees

Rice was born on March 31st, 1804. He breathed his last breath on May 20th, 1839.

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Rice Alexander Pierce

Rice Alexander Pierce is a congressman. He was most active from 1883 to 1885. Rice was born on July 3rd, 1848 in Dresden, Tennessee.

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Notable Persons With the Last Name Rice

Notable Persons With the Last Name Rice

Condoleezza Rice

Condoleezza Rice is a Provost of Stanford University, 66th United States Secretary of State, 20th United States National Security Advisor, and Provost ofStanford University. Condoleezza was born on November 14th, 1954 in Birmingham, Alabama.

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Jerry Rice

Jerry Rice is a football player. Jerry was born on October 13th, 1962 in Crawford, Mississippi.

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Susan Rice

Susan Rice is a 24th National Security Advisor, 27th United States Ambassador to the United Nations, and 12th Assistant Secretary of State for African Affairs. Susan was born on November 17th, 1964 in Washington, D.C.

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Anne Rice

Anne Rice is a gothic fiction, horror fiction, erotica, christian novel, and fantasy literature novelist. Anne was given the name Howard Allen Frances O'Brien on October 4th, 1941 in New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. Anne is also known as O'Brien, Howard Allen Frances (birth name); Rampling, Anne (pseudonym); Roquelaure, and A. N. (pseud.).

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Ray Rice

Ray Rice is a football player. Ray was born on January 22nd, 1987 in New Rochelle, New York. Ray is also known as Rice, Raymell Mourice; Rice, and Raymell M..

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Damien Rice

Damien Rice is a folk music, indie rock, and folk rock singer-songwriter and record producer. He plays Piano, Guitar, Percussion instrument, Clarinet, Pump organ, and Vocals. He was most active from 1991 to present. Damien was born on December 7th, 1973.

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  • Santino Rice
    Fashion Design
  • Glen Rice
    Basketball Player
  • Anneka Rice
    Television Presenter
  • Stephanie Rice
    Swimmer
  • Kathleen Rice
    Member of the
  • Grantland Rice
    Sportswriter
  • Tony Rice
    Musician
  • Blessed Edmund Rice
    Saint
  • Sidney Rice
    Football Player
  • Tyrese Rice
    Basketball Player
  • Jim Rice
    Baseball Player
  • Pat Rice
    Soccer Player
  • William Marsh Rice
    Businessman
  • Johnathan Rice
    Musician

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Rice U.S.
  White 77.63% 64.26%
  African American 16.74% 11.96%
  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.57% 4.85%
  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.74% 0.69%
  Two or More Ethnicities 1.99% 1.76%
  Hispanic or Latino 2.33% 16.26%

Of Last Name Rice

People with the last name Rice are most frequently White or African American

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Fun Facts about the name Rice

  • What name lists does Rice rank for?
  • How Popular is the name Rice? Rice is the 22,963rd most popular name of all time. As a last name Rice was the 184th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Rice have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 287 babies born with the first name Rice in the United States. That's more than enough people named Rice to occupy the territory of Pitcairn Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 66 (as of July 1, 2008).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Rice? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 9 new born babies.
  • When was Rice first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Rice is Friday, July 29th, 1870.
  • What year had the most people named Rice born? The highest recorded use of the first name Rice was in 1919 with a total of 15 babies.
  • Weird things about the name Rice: The name spelled backwards is Ecir. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Rice. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Rice? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 149,500 people with the last name Rice.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Rice? Rice was ranked as the 184th most popular last name but is still less than 0.1% of the population!
  • Rice name meaning

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