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    The surname Dejesus

    A surname, carried by 44,038 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex D222

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Dejesus is more common than 99.5% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 44,038 people named Dejesus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 7,011 Americans. That is up 39% since 2000, when the Census counted 31,803.

    #783
    rank among US surnames
    44,038
    people in 2010
    15
    per 100,000 Americans
    +38.5%
    change since 2000 (was #1,002)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #774Orr44,3886,956
    #776Whitehead44,3736,958
    #777Pruitt44,3656,959
    #778Kent44,3256,965
    #779Conway44,3206,966
    #780McKee44,1376,995
    #781Barr44,1306,996

    Who is named Dejesus

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

    84% of people named Dejesus identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 7.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 5.9% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 84%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 7.7%
    • White (not Hispanic) 5.9%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
    • Two or more races 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Famous Dejesuss

    5 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Carlos Vinícius Santos de Jesus
      Brazilian footballer, born 1990
    • Cássio Francisco de Jesus
      Brazilian association football player, 1989–2025
    • Jemerson
      Brazilian footballer, born 1992
    • Carlos Alberto
      Brazilian footballer, born 1984
    • Matheus Jesus
      Brazilian association football player (1997-)

    Questions

    How common is the surname Dejesus?
    44,038 people in the United States had the surname Dejesus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 7,011 Americans. It ranked 783rd of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Dejesus?
    In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Dejesus identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 7.7% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
    Who is the most famous person named Dejesus?
    Carlos Vinícius Santos de Jesus, Brazilian footballer, followed by Cássio Francisco de Jesus.
    Where is the surname Dejesus most common?
    Wikidata records people named Dejesus in Brazil.
    Is the surname Dejesus getting more or less common?
    More common. 31,803 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 44,038 in 2010, up 39%.