Explore the Family Name Jupiter

The meaning of Jupiter

1. Jewish (eastern Ashkenazic): artificial name from German Jupiter ‘Jupiter’ (see 2 below). 2. Haitian: from French Jupiter, the name of the Roman god of the sky and thunder, applied as a nickname or ornamental name, or from the personal name Jupiter of the same origin. Some characteristic forenames: Jewish Oded.

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

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census, the Jupiter surname has seen a rise in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it ranked 29,840 in popularity and increased to rank 28,525 by 2010 - a change of approximately 4.41%. The count of individuals with this surname also rose from 743 to 836 during the same period, marking a significant increase of 12.52%. It's noteworthy that the proportion per 100,000 remained consistent at 0.28.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#29,840	#28,525	4.41%
Count	743	836	12.52%
Proportion per 100k	0.28	0.28	0%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jupiter

As per the ethnicity data from the Decennial U.S. Census, there was no recorded count for Asian/Pacific Islander and American Indian and Alaskan Native ethnicities associated with the Jupiter surname in both 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals identified as Black, making up 76.99% in 2000 and slightly decreasing to 76.79% in 2010. Those identifying as White made up 17.77% in 2000, slightly decreasing to 16.87% a decade later. Individuals of Hispanic ethnic identity saw a significant increase of 55.81%, growing from 2.15% in 2000 to 3.35% in 2010. Lastly, those identifying with two or more ethnicities decreased from 2.56% to 2.27%.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	76.99%	76.79%	-0.26%
White	17.77%	16.87%	-5.06%
Hispanic	2.15%	3.35%	55.81%
Two or More Races	2.56%	2.27%	-11.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%