How Many People Have the Last Name Jordan?
people had the surname Jordan in the 2010 US Census
About 1 in 1,415 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
+11,191 people
👥 Race and Hispanic Origin
Most people with the surname Jordan (61.4%) are non-Hispanic White. The next largest group, 30.7%, are non-Hispanic Black. Among surnames where most people are non-Hispanic White, Jordan ranks #79. From 2000 to 2010, the non-Hispanic White share fell from 64.3% to 61.4%.
📈 Change Since 2000
Jordan grew from 197,212 people in 2000 to 208,403 in 2010 (up 5.7%), and its rank fell from #105 to #116. The population grew faster, so its share still fell, from 73.11 to 70.65 people per 100,000.
| 2000 | 2010 | |
|---|---|---|
| People | 197,212 | 208,403 |
| Rank | #105 | #116 |
| Per 100,000 people | 73.11 | 70.65 |
🏆 Surnames Ranked Near Jordan
🔊 Surnames That Sound Alike
Same Soundex code as Jordan: J635
👤 Jordan as a First Name
Jordan is a first name too: about 520,673 people alive in the US today have it as a first name, an estimate from Social Security birth records.
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