Explore the Family Name Jandt

The meaning of Jandt

1. North German: from a Low German derivative of the personal name Johannes (see John). 2. German: from the Czech personal name Janda, a cognate of 1 above. Some characteristic forenames: German Arno, Erwin, Klaus, Kurt, Otto, Ralf, Ulrich.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Jandt experienced a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, the surname ranked 54,385 in terms of prevalence; however, it dropped to rank 73,464 by 2010, marking a decrease of 35.08%. The total count of people with the Jandt surname also fell from 355 in 2000 to 264 in 2010, reflecting a drop of 25.63%. Similarly, the proportion of individuals with the surname per 100,000 US residents decreased by 30.77%, moving from 0.13 in 2000 to 0.09 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#54,385	#73,464	-35.08%
Count	355	264	-25.63%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.09	-30.77%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jandt

Regarding the ethnic identity associated with the surname Jandt, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that the majority of people bearing this surname identify as White. In 2000, 96.06% of people with the surname Jandt identified as White, a figure which rose slightly to 96.21% in 2010. While no individuals with this surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year, there was a small portion (2.25% in 2000) who identified with two or more races. By 2010, there were no recorded individuals of two or more races, but a new emergence of individuals identifying as Hispanic was noted at 2.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	96.06%	96.21%	0.16%
Hispanic	0%	2.27%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	2.25%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%