Explore the Family Name Jallah

The meaning of Jallah

West African (Liberia): from the personal name Jallah, of unexplained etymology, found among the Kpelle and Gola people.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Jallah has seen a significant increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, it ranked as the 83,965th most popular surname but climbed substantially to become the 47,614th most common surname by 2010. This represents a growth of over 43%. The total number of individuals with the surname more than doubled during this time period, going from 208 people to 445 people, an increase of nearly 114%. The proportion of people with this surname per 100,000 also increased significantly, jumping by 87.5%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#83,965	#47,614	43.29%
Count	208	445	113.94%
Proportion per 100k	0.08	0.15	87.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jallah

The ethnicity associated with the surname Jallah mainly identifies as Black, according to the Decennial U.S. Census data. In 2000, over 95% of the people with this surname identified as Black. By 2010, this percentage decreased slightly to approximately 94%, indicating a very small decrease in representation. During the same period, the percentages of those identifying as White and Hispanic saw a slight increase, each making up about 1-3% of the population with this surname. The percentages for those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander or American Indian and Alaskan Native remained at zero, while the representation of those identifying with two or more races dropped by almost 60%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	95.19%	94.38%	-0.85%
Hispanic	0%	2.7%	0%
Two or More Races	3.37%	1.35%	-59.94%
White	0%	1.35%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%