Explore the Family Name Jahr

The meaning of Jahr

1. German: either a variant of Gehr or from a short form of a Slavic personal name beginning with jar- ‘young, robust’. 2. Norwegian: habitational name from any of the three farmsteads named Jar, from Old Norse jatharr ‘edge, rim’ (under a mountain or beside water). Some characteristic forenames: German Armin, Gerhard, Kurt, Markus, Otto, Reiner, Ute.

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

Based on the data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Jahr experienced a slight decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranking 30,229th in 2000, it fell to 32,123rd in 2010, marking a change of -6.27%. Similarly, the actual count of people with the Jahr surname dropped from 731 to 718 during the same period, reflecting a -1.78% shift. Proportionally, for every 100,000 individuals, the occurrence of the Jahr surname declined by -11.11%, moving from 0.27 to 0.24.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,229	#32,123	-6.27%
Count	731	718	-1.78%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.24	-11.11%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jahr

The Decennial U.S. Census data also gives insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Jahr. In 2000, almost all (98.08%) of the people with this surname identified as white, but this figure slightly decreased to 96.38% in 2010. The data also shows an emergence of diversity within the decade. By 2010, small proportions of individuals with this surname began to identify as Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic (both at 0.84%), and those identifying with two or more races (1.39%). However, no individuals with the surname Jahr identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	98.08%	96.38%	-1.73%
Two or More Races	0%	1.39%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.84%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0.84%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.82%	0%	0%