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    The surname DeJohn

    An Italian surname, carried by 1,666 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex D250

    DeJohn: #17,047 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer DeJohn #17,047, 1,666 people DeJohn: #17,047 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez DeJohn #17,047, 1,666 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). DeJohn is more common than 89.5% of them.

    Origin

    Italian origin

    Americanized version of Di Giovanni.

    One of 798 Italian surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,666 people named DeJohn in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 185,321 Americans. That is up 1.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,650.

    #17,047
    rank among US surnames
    1,666
    people in 2010
    0.6
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1%
    change since 2000 (was #16,119)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #17,040Peed1,667185,210
    #17,047Croll1,666185,321
    #17,056Stem1,665185,433

    Who is named DeJohn

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

    94% of people named DeJohn identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.0% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous DeJohns

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Alex DeJohn
      American soccer player, born 1991

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like DeJohn

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

    Other Italian surnames

    All 798 Italian surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname DeJohn come from?
    Americanized version of Di Giovanni.
    How common is the surname DeJohn?
    1,666 people in the United States had the surname DeJohn in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 185,321 Americans. It ranked 17,047th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname DeJohn?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named DeJohn identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named DeJohn?
    Alex DeJohn, American soccer player.
    Where is the surname DeJohn most common?
    Wikidata records people named DeJohn in the United States.
    Is the surname DeJohn getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,650 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,666 in 2010, up 1.0%.