# Jaén (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/jaen/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A habitational surname from Spanish.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Spanish |
| Type | place, taken from where an ancestor lived or came from |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 593 |
| US rank (2010) | 37,544 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 520,650 people |
| Change since 2000 | +53% (388 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /hɑˈeɪn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from Spanish Jaén, from Arabic جَيَّان (jayyān), from Latin Villa Gaiena.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Jaén in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 9.4% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 3.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 82% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 4.7% |

## Similar surnames

Jean, Jain, Juan, Jahn, Jeon, Jayne, Janney, Jan, Jani, Jen, Jane, Janey.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.