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    The surname Jaeger

    A surname, carried by 12,436 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex J260

    Jaeger: #2,887 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Jaeger #2,887, 12,436 people Jaeger: #2,887 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Jaeger #2,887, 12,436 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jaeger is more common than 98.2% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 12,436 people named Jaeger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 24,827 Americans. That is up 1.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,298.

    #2,887
    rank among US surnames
    12,436
    people in 2010
    4.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.1%
    change since 2000 (was #2,695)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #2,878Chisholm12,50324,694
    #2,879Dong12,46624,767
    #2,880McCurdy12,46324,773
    #2,881Bertrand12,46124,777
    #2,882Spann12,45724,785
    #2,883Cooney12,45524,789
    #2,885Berrios12,45124,797

    Who is named Jaeger

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

    95% of people named Jaeger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.3%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Jaegers

    2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Connor Jaeger
      American swimmer, born 1991
    • Doris Ulmann
      American photographer (1882-1934)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Jaeger

    Jaeger has the Soundex code J260, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J260.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Jaeger?
    12,436 people in the United States had the surname Jaeger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 24,827 Americans. It ranked 2,887th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Jaeger?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Jaeger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Jaeger?
    Connor Jaeger, American swimmer, followed by Doris Ulmann.
    Where is the surname Jaeger most common?
    Wikidata records people named Jaeger in the United States.
    Is the surname Jaeger getting more or less common?
    More common. 12,298 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,436 in 2010, up 1.1%.