Explore the Family Name Jobson

The meaning of Jobson

English (Northumberland and Durham): patronymic meaning ‘son of Jop’, from the Middle English personal name Jop (see Job).

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Jobson has seen a slight increase in popularity from 2000 to 2010. In 2000, the surname was ranked 22,427th and increased marginally to 22,359th in 2010, reflecting a change of 0.3 percent. The total count of individuals with the last name Jobson also increased by about 7.56 percent, growing from 1,071 in 2000 to 1,152 in 2010. However, when looking at the proportion per 100,000 people, there was a minor decrease of -2.5 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#22,427	#22,359	0.3%
Count	1,071	1,152	7.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.4	0.39	-2.5%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jobson

When it comes to ethnic identity among those with the Jobson surname, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes between 2000 and 2010. The vast majority of Jobsons identified as White, although this proportion decreased slightly from 83.66 percent in 2000 to 81.51 percent in 2010. The proportion of Jobsons who identified as Black increased from 10.46 percent in 2000 to 11.37 percent in 2010. There was also an increase in the percentage of Jobsons identifying as Hispanic, from 2.80 percent to 3.47 percent during this period. The number of Jobsons who reported being of Asian/Pacific Islander descent or American Indian and Alaskan Native origin remained low but saw some growth. Those identifying as two or more races decreased from 2.33 percent to 2.00 percent.

	2000	2010	Change
White	83.66%	81.51%	-2.57%
Black	10.46%	11.37%	8.7%
Hispanic	2.8%	3.47%	23.93%
Two or More Races	2.33%	2%	-14.16%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.22%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0.43%	0%