Explore the Family Name Jansing

The meaning of Jansing

North German and Dutch: habitational name from any of several farms so named in Westphalia or the East Netherlands, which once belonged to a certain Jan(s) and his kin (see Jan). In North America, this surname may also be an altered form of the Dutch cognate Jansink.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Jansing has seen a shift in its popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, Jansing was ranked the 70,273rd most popular surname, but by 2010 it fell to the 82,317th spot, marking a decline of 17.14 percent in its ranking. The number of individuals with the Jansing surname also decreased during this period, going from 260 in 2000 to 229 in 2010, which is an 11.92 percent drop. Furthermore, the proportion of the population per 100,000 with the surname Jansing saw a decrease of 20 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#70,273	#82,317	-17.14%
Count	260	229	-11.92%
Proportion per 100k	0.1	0.08	-20%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jansing

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the Jansing surname primarily identifies with the White ethnic group. In 2000, 97.69 percent of individuals with the Jansing surname identified as White, and this figure increased slightly to 98.69 percent by 2010. Over the same period, there were no individuals with the Jansing surname who identified as Black, Hispanic, Asian/Pacific Islander, American Indian and Alaskan Native, or of two or more races. This indicates that the Jansing surname is predominantly associated with the White ethnic identity.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.69%	98.69%	1.02%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Hispanic	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%