Explore the Family Name Jarrin

The meaning of Jarrin

1. Spanish (mainly León and Zamora; Jarrín): probably a nickname from a diminutive of jarra ‘pitcher’. 2. French: probably a derivative of Old Occitan garra ‘(earthenware) jar for oil’ (jarre in French); see Jarret 2.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Jarrin has seen a significant increase. In 2000, it was ranked as the 53,904th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, its popularity had increased, bringing it to the rank of 45,804. This represents a notable rise in popularity of 15.03%. Furthermore, the count of individuals with this surname also grew from 359 in 2000 to 466 in 2010, an increase of 29.81%. This indicates that for every 100,000 people in the U.S., the proportion named Jarrin increased from 0.13 to 0.16, a growth of 23.08%.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#53,904	#45,804	15.03%
Count	359	466	29.81%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.16	23.08%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jarrin

The ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some interesting changes in the ethnic identities associated with the surname Jarrin between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander went from zero to 1.07%. However, no change was recorded for those identifying as two or more races, black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. People who identified as white decreased from 20.06% to 17.17%, a drop of 14.41%. On the other hand, the largest group, those identifying as Hispanic, saw an increase from 78.27% to 81.76%, a rise of 4.46%.

	2000	2010	Change
Hispanic	78.27%	81.76%	4.46%
White	20.06%	17.17%	-14.41%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.07%	0%
Two or More Races	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%