How common is the surname Dejean?

1,978 people in the United States had the surname Dejean in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,090 Americans. It ranked 14,950th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Dejean?

Cooper DeJean, American football player.

Where is the surname Dejean most common?

Wikidata records people named Dejean in the United States.

Is the surname Dejean getting more or less common?

More common. 1,725 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,978 in 2010, up 15%.

The surname Dejean

A surname, carried by 1,978 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex D250

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dejean is more common than 90.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,978 people named Dejean in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 156,090 Americans. That is up 15% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,725.

#14,950

rank among US surnames

1,978

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+14.7%

change since 2000 (was #15,563)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,943	Setser	1,980	155,932
#14,946	Deloera	1,979	156,011
#14,950	Ingold	1,978	156,090
#14,957	Toone	1,977	156,169

Who is named Dejean

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

49% of people named Dejean identified as Black (not Hispanic), 44% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 49%
White (not Hispanic) 44%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.8%
Two or more races 2.2%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Dejeans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Cooper DeJean
American football player, born 2003

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Dejean

Dejean has the Soundex code D250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code D250.

Questions

How common is the surname Dejean?: 1,978 people in the United States had the surname Dejean in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 156,090 Americans. It ranked 14,950th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Dejean?: In the 2010 Census, 49% of people named Dejean identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 44% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Dejean?: Cooper DeJean, American football player.
Where is the surname Dejean most common?: Wikidata records people named Dejean in the United States.
Is the surname Dejean getting more or less common?: More common. 1,725 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,978 in 2010, up 15%.