Explore the Family Name Joens

The meaning of Joens

North German (Jöns) and Danish (Jøns): from a vernacular form of the personal name Johannes (see John). Some characteristic forenames: German Claus, Hans.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the surname Joens witnessed a slight shift in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 30,412th most popular surname, while it dropped slightly to the 30,570th position in 2010, marking a decrease of 0.52%. However, the count of individuals with this surname increased by 5.24% from 725 to 763 over the decade. The representation of the surname Joens per 100,000 people also fell minimally from 0.27 to 0.26.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#30,412	#30,570	-0.52%
Count	725	763	5.24%
Proportion per 100k	0.27	0.26	-3.7%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Joens

Regarding ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census indicates that there have been some changes in the ethnic identity associated with the surname Joens between 2000 and 2010. The percentage of individuals identifying as White saw an increase from 90.21% to 92.4%, indicating a rise of 2.43%. While the percentage of those identifying as Black decreased significantly from 5.10% to 2.49%, a drop of 51.18%. Hispanic representation also declined slightly from 3.59% to 3.41%. Notably, there are new ethnicities appearing in 2010 that were not present in 2000, with 0.66% identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander and 1.05% identifying with two or more races. No data for American Indian and Alaskan Native was available for both years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	90.21%	92.4%	2.43%
Hispanic	3.59%	3.41%	-5.01%
Black	5.1%	2.49%	-51.18%
Two or More Races	0%	1.05%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0.66%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%