Explore the Family Name Jines

The meaning of Jines

1. English (Worcestershire): variant of Joines. This surname is now rare in Britain. 2. Spanish (southern; Jinés): probably an altered form of Catalan Ginés (see Gines).

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

According to the Decennial U.S. Census data, the popularity of the surname Jines has seen a slight decline between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, this surname had a rank of 25,845 which slipped to 28,100 in 2010, marking an overall decrease of 8.73%. The count also decreased from 894 in 2000 to 852 in 2010, showing a dip of 4.7%. Accordingly, the proportion of individuals with the Jines surname per 100k people also dropped by 12.12%, moving from 0.33 in 2000 to 0.29 in 2010.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#25,845	#28,100	-8.73%
Count	894	852	-4.7%
Proportion per 100k	0.33	0.29	-12.12%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jines

In terms of ethnicity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that there have been some shifts in the percentage distributions associated with the Jines surname from 2000 to 2010. White remains the predominant ethnic identity despite a minor drop from 85.57% to 82.86%. There was a notable increase in the Hispanic group, rising from 7.61% to 9.51%, representing a 24.97% change. However, the Asian/Pacific Islander category showed no representation in 2010, down from 0.89% in 2000. The Black community saw a marginal increase from 4.81% to 4.93%. Interestingly, the "Two or more races" category appeared in 2010 at 2.11%, whereas it wasn't present in 2000. Notably, the American Indian and Alaskan Native group showed no representation in either year.

	2000	2010	Change
White	85.57%	82.86%	-3.17%
Hispanic	7.61%	9.51%	24.97%
Black	4.81%	4.93%	2.49%
Two or More Races	0%	2.11%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0.89%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%