Explore the Family Name Jelley

The meaning of Jelley

English: Anglicized pet form of the personal name Giles. Alternatively, the name may be from a pet form of the Middle English personal name Gelle (see Gell), itself a pet form of Gerard.

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

The surname Jelley's popularity has seen a decline based on data from the Decennial U.S. Census. In 2000, it held the rank of 34,114 among all surnames in the United States and this dropped to 37,544 by 2010, a decrease of approximately 10%. Similarly, the count of people with the surname also dipped from 629 in 2000 to 593 in 2010, marking a reduction of around 6%. The proportion of individuals bearing the Jelley surname per 100,000 people also decreased by 13%, going from 0.23 to 0.2 over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#34,114	#37,544	-10.05%
Count	629	593	-5.72%
Proportion per 100k	0.23	0.2	-13.04%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jelley

The ethnic identity associated with the Jelley surname saw some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The vast majority of Jelleys identified as White in both years, but there was a slight decrease from 97.93% in 2000 to 96.29% in 2010. Interestingly, those identifying with two or more races experienced a considerable increase, rising by over 92% from 0.79% to 1.52%. The Hispanic representation within the Jelley surname also emerged during this period, moving from 0% to 1.52%. There were no individuals with the Jelley surname who identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	97.93%	96.29%	-1.67%
Two or More Races	0.79%	1.52%	92.41%
Hispanic	0%	1.52%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%