Explore the Family Name Jewel

The meaning of Jewel

English (Devon and Cornwall): variant of Jewell.

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

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Jewel has slightly decreased over a 10-year period. In 2000, Jewel was ranked 27,439th most popular surname in the U.S., but by 2010 it had fallen to the 27,845th position, marking a decrease of 1.48 percent. Despite this fall in rank, the actual count of individuals carrying the Jewel surname increased from 827 to 862, reflecting a growth rate of 4.23 percent. However, when considering proportion per 100k people, there was a slight decrease of 6.45 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,439	#27,845	-1.48%
Count	827	862	4.23%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.29	-6.45%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jewel

With regard to ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveal some interesting shifts among those bearing the Jewel surname between 2000 and 2010. The proportion identifying with Asian/Pacific Islander ethnicity saw a significant increase of 77.27 percent, while those identifying as having two or more ethnic identities decreased by 22.44 percent. The largest ethnic group remains White, accounting for about 75.41 percent of the population with the Jewel surname in 2010, which was only a small decrease of 0.21 percent from 2000. There was also a modest increase (5.79 percent) in those identifying as Hispanic. Conversely, the Black and American Indian/Alaskan Native populations experienced declines of 6.03 percent and 17.65 percent respectively.

	2000	2010	Change
White	75.57%	75.41%	-0.21%
Black	17.41%	16.36%	-6.03%
Asian/Pacific Islander	2.42%	4.29%	77.27%
Two or More Races	2.54%	1.97%	-22.44%
Hispanic	1.21%	1.28%	5.79%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.85%	0.7%	-17.65%