Explore the Family Name Jellen

The meaning of Jellen

Germanized form of Polish Jeleń, Slovenian and Czech Jelen, Slovak Jeleň, all meaning ‘(deer) stag’. In part, it is a Gottscheerish (i.e. Gottschee German) surname, originating from the Kočevsko region in Lower Carniola, Slovenia (see Kocevar), apparently as a translation of German Hirsch or of its Gottscheerish variant Hiris into Slovenian.

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

The surname Jellen, according to data from the Decennial U.S. Census, has seen a decrease in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 94,227 in terms of prevalence, whereas in 2010, it dropped to 104,602, reflecting an 11.01% decrease. The total count of individuals with this last name also declined by 5%, from 180 in 2000 to 171 in 2010. Similarly, the proportion of people named Jellen per 100,000 also saw a 14.29% decrease, going from 0.07 in 2000 to 0.06 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#94,227	#104,602	-11.01%
Count	180	171	-5%
Proportion per 100k	0.07	0.06	-14.29%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jellen

In regards to ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data indicates that individuals with the Jellen surname are predominantly identified as White. In both 2000 and 2010, there was no recorded individuals who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Hispanic, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native. The percentage of White individuals with this surname slightly decreased from 95.00% in 2000 to 94.74% in 2010, suggesting a very minor change in ethnic distribution over a decade. Notably, there were no records of individuals identifying with two or more races for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95%	94.74%	-0.27%
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%