Explore the Family Name Jaster

The meaning of Jaster

North German, East Frisian, and North Frisian: variant of Gaster. This surname is very rare in North Frisia. Some characteristic forenames: German Erwin, Gunther, Heinz, Helmut, Herta, Otto, Reinhard, Siegfried.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Jaster has seen a decline in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 22,949 in popularity with a count of 1,041 individuals bearing the name. However, by 2010, its rank had dropped to 26,212 and the count of individuals with this surname fell to 933, signifying a change of -10.37%. Notably, the proportion of individuals named Jaster per 100,000 people also dipped from 0.39 to 0.32 during this period, marking a 17.95% decrease.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,949	#26,212	-14.22%
Count	1,041	933	-10.37%
Proportion per 100k	0.39	0.32	-17.95%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jaster

Regarding ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census shows that most individuals with the Jaster surname identify as white, although there has been a slight decrease of 1.07% in this group from 2000 to 2010. The percentage of those who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander saw an increase from 0.67% in 2000 to 1.29% in 2010, a positive change of 92.54%. Similarly, those who identified as belonging to two or more races grew by 28.8% while those identifying as Hispanic increased by 25.32%. The percentages for those identifying as Black, American Indian, and Alaskan Native remained unchanged and at zero during this time period.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.77%	94.75%	-1.07%
Hispanic	1.54%	1.93%	25.32%
Two or More Races	1.25%	1.61%	28.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.67%	1.29%	92.54%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%