How common is the surname Jaber?

2,601 people in the United States had the surname Jaber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,703 Americans. It ranked 12,005th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jaber?

Mahmoud Jaber, Arab-Israeli association footballer of Palestinian descent.

Where is the surname Jaber most common?

Wikidata records people named Jaber in Israel.

Is the surname Jaber getting more or less common?

More common. 2,303 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,601 in 2010, up 13%.

The surname Jaber

A surname, carried by 2,601 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J160

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jaber is more common than 92.6% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,601 people named Jaber in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 118,703 Americans. That is up 13% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,303.

#12,005

rank among US surnames

2,601

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+12.9%

change since 2000 (was #12,373)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,998	Byram	2,603	118,611
#12,003	Ehlert	2,602	118,657
#12,005	Jaber	2,601	118,703
#12,009	Donlon	2,600	118,748
#12,012	Szeto	2,599	118,794

Who is named Jaber

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

86% of people named Jaber identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.2% as two or more races and 4.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Two or more races 7.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.7%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jabers

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mahmoud Jaber
Arab-Israeli association footballer of Palestinian descent, born 1999

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jaber

Jaber has the Soundex code J160, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J160.

Questions

How common is the surname Jaber?: 2,601 people in the United States had the surname Jaber in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 118,703 Americans. It ranked 12,005th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jaber?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Jaber identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.2% as two or more races.
Who is the most famous person named Jaber?: Mahmoud Jaber, Arab-Israeli association footballer of Palestinian descent.
Where is the surname Jaber most common?: Wikidata records people named Jaber in Israel.
Is the surname Jaber getting more or less common?: More common. 2,303 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,601 in 2010, up 13%.