How Many People Have the Last Name Jefferson?
people had the surname Jefferson in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 5,345 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
+3,818 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Jefferson (74.2%) are non-Hispanic Black. The next largest group, 17.5%, are non-Hispanic White. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic Black, Jefferson ranks #6. The mix barely changed from 2000: no group's share moved by 2 points or more.
📈 Change Since 2000
Jefferson grew from 51,361 people in 2000 to 55,179 in 2010 (up 7.4%), and its rank fell from #594 to #615. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 19.04 to 18.71 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 51,361 | 55,179 |
| Rank | #594 | #615 |
| Per 100,000 people | 19.04 | 18.71 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Jefferson
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Jefferson: J162
👤 Jefferson as a First Name
Jefferson is a first name too: about 18,287 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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