How Many People Have the Last Name James?
people had the surname James in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,183 people in the Census had this surname
Source: Census Bureau surname list
Surname Rank
Of 162,253 surnames
Per 100,000 People
In 2010
Largest Group
White
Change Since 2000
+16,155 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname James (51.6%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 38.9%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, James ranks #58. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 54.5% to 51.6%.
📈 Change Since 2000
James grew from 233,224 people in 2000 to 249,379 in 2010 (up 6.9%), and its rank fell from #80 to #85. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 86.46 to 84.54 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 233,224 | 249,379 |
| Rank | #80 | #85 |
| Per 100,000 people | 86.46 | 84.54 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near James
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as James: J520
👤 James as a First Name
James is a first name too: about 2,933,167 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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