Explore the Family Name Jeans

The meaning of Jeans

1. English and Scottish: variant of the French male personal name Jean with English genitival or post-medieval excrescent -s. 2. Scottish: possibly a habitational name of Norman origin, from Guines near Calais.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname 'Jeans' witnessed a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, 'Jeans' was ranked 16,109th in terms of popularity and had a count of 1,652. However, by 2010, the rank had slipped to 17,521 with the count dropping marginally to 1,608. This denotes a popularity change of -8.77% in rank and -2.66% in count over the decade. The proportion of people with the 'Jeans' surname per 100k also dropped by 9.84%, from 0.61 to 0.55.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#16,109	#17,521	-8.77%
Count	1,652	1,608	-2.66%
Proportion per 100k	0.61	0.55	-9.84%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jeans

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insight into the ethnic identity associated with the surname 'Jeans'. In 2000, the majority of individuals with this surname identified as White (74.03%), followed by Black (20.10%). By 2010, while the majority still identified as White (69.90%), there was a noticeable increase in those identifying as Black (21.64%) and Hispanic (2.43%). There was also a significant increase in those of Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity, rising from 1.21% to 2.05%. However, the percentage of individuals identifying as American Indian and Alaskan Native decreased slightly from 1.51% to 1.37%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	74.03%	69.9%	-5.58%
Black	20.1%	21.64%	7.66%
Two or More Races	2%	2.61%	30.5%
Hispanic	1.15%	2.43%	111.3%
Asian/Pacific Islander	1.21%	2.05%	69.42%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	1.51%	1.37%	-9.27%