Explore the Family Name Jahns

The meaning of Jahns

German: patronymic from the personal name Jahn. Some characteristic forenames: German Otto, Dieter, Gunther, Hans, Orlo, Oskar.

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How common is the last name Jahns in the United States?

The surname Jahns, based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, has seen a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 22,591st most popular surname, but by 2010, it had slipped to the 23,691st spot, representing a decrease of 4.87%. Despite this drop in rank, the actual count of people with the Jahns surname increased marginally from 1,062 in 2000 to 1,069 in 2010, showing a growth rate of 0.66%. However, when considering the proportion per 100,000 people, the frequency of the Jahns surname decreased by 7.69% over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,591	#23,691	-4.87%
Count	1,062	1,069	0.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.36	-7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jahns

As for the ethnic identity associated with the Jahns surname, the Decennial U.S. Census data shows some changes over the same period. In 2000, 96.70% of individuals with the Jahns surname identified as White, decreasing to 94.76% in 2010. That year also saw a significant increase in those identifying as Hispanic, going from 0.75% in 2000 to 2.81%, an increase of 274.67%. Those identifying their ethnicity as two or more races also saw a noticeable increase of 67.86%, rising from 0.56% in 2000 to 0.94% in 2010. The number of people identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander declined slightly from 1.32% to 1.22%. There were no individuals with the Jahns surname who identified as Black, American Indian, or Alaskan Native during these census years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.7%	94.76%	-2.01%
Hispanic	0.75%	2.81%	274.67%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.32%	1.22%	-7.58%
Two or More Races	0.56%	0.94%	67.86%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%