Explore the Family Name Jean-noel

The meaning of Jean-noel

French (mainly Vosges, mainly Jeannoël) and West Indian (mainly Haiti; Jean-Noël, also Jeannoël, in the US also Jeannoel): from the personal name Jean-Noël, a compound of Jean and Noël (see Noel). This surname is very rare in France. It was brought to the US from the West Indies (mostly Haiti).

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How common is the last name Jean-noel in the United States?

Based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Jean-Noel has seen a significant increase between 2000 and 2010. In the year 2000, it was ranked as the 83,004th most popular surname in the United States, but by 2010, it had risen to the 56,444th spot, marking an impressive 32% improvement. The count of people with this surname also increased by over 70%, from 211 in 2000 to 362 in 2010, which resulted in a rise in its proportion per 100,000 people from 0.08 to 0.12.

20002010Change
Rank#83,004#56,44432%
Count21136271.56%
Proportion per 100k0.080.1250%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jean-noel

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Jean-Noel has also seen some shifts between 2000 and 2010 according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The data shows that in 2000, 88.15% of those with this surname identified as Black, while the percentage rose to 96.69 by 2010. The presence of other ethnic identities such as Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native was not reported for either year. Interestingly, a small percentage (1.38%) started identifying as White in 2010, whereas no such identification was noted in 2000. The number of those reporting multiple races or Hispanic ethnicity dropped to zero in 2010 from 5.69% and 3.32% respectively in 2000.

20002010Change
Black88.15%96.69%9.69%
White0%1.38%0%
Asian/Pacific Islander0%0%0%
Two or More Races5.69%0%0%
Hispanic3.32%0%0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native0%0%0%