Explore the Family Name Jeppson

The meaning of Jeppson

1. Americanized form of Danish Jeppsen. 2. Possibly also an altered form of English Jepson.

Dictionary of American Family Names, 2nd edition, © Oxford University Press, 2022.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the popularity of the surname Jeppson has shown a slight increase between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, the name ranked 20,778 in terms of frequency, with approximately 1,182 individuals bearing the surname, or about 0.44 per 100k people in the United States. By 2010, its rank had risen to 19,551, an increase of 5.91%. The number of people with the Jeppson surname increased to 1,381, a 16.84% growth from 2000, making the proportion per 100,000 people 0.47, a 6.82% increase.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#20,778	#19,551	5.91%
Count	1,182	1,381	16.84%
Proportion per 100k	0.44	0.47	6.82%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jeppson

The ethnic identity associated with the surname Jeppson has also seen some changes between 2000 and 2010, according to the Decennial U.S. Census. The majority of those with this surname identified as White, although the percentage decreased slightly from 95.69% in 2000 to 94.06% in 2010. There was notable growth in those identifying with two or more races, from 0.93% to 1.74%, marking an 87.10% change. The percentage of Jeppsons identifying as Hispanic also increased by 29.72%, from 2.12% to 2.75%. Meanwhile, those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and Black were recorded for the first time in 2010, at 0.43% and 0.51% respectively. On the other hand, the American Indian and Alaskan Native group saw a decrease from 0.59% to 0.51%.

	2000	2010	Change
White	95.69%	94.06%	-1.7%
Hispanic	2.12%	2.75%	29.72%
Two or More Races	0.93%	1.74%	87.1%
Black	0%	0.51%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.59%	0.51%	-13.56%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.43%	0%