How Many People Have the Last Name Jean?
people had the surname Jean in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 13,947 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
Black
Change Since 2000
+5,819 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Jean (70.3%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 22.9%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Jean ranks #24. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic Black share rose from 55.5% to 70.3%, and the non-Hispanic White share fell from 31.7% to 22.9%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Jean grew from 15,321 people in 2000 to 21,140 in 2010 (up 38%), and its rank rose from #2,172 to #1,703.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 15,321 | 21,140 |
| Rank | #2,172 | #1,703 |
| Per 100,000 people | 5.68 | 7.17 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Jean
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Jean: J500
👤 Jean as a First Name
Jean is a first name too: about 196,573 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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