How common is the surname Jagger?

1,247 people in the United States had the surname Jagger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,591 Americans. It ranked 21,068th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Jagger?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Jagger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Jagger?

Dean Jagger, American actor (1903-1991), followed by Georgia May Jagger.

Where is the surname Jagger most common?

Wikidata records people named Jagger in the United States.

Is the surname Jagger getting more or less common?

More common. 1,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,247 in 2010, up 8.2%.

Is Jagger also a first name?

Yes. Jagger is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Jagger

An occupational surname, carried by 1,247 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J260 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jagger is more common than 87% of them.

Origin

Occupational surname from Yorkshire, jagger (“peddler”). The modern given name use is partly after Mick Jagger.

Jagger is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,247 people named Jagger in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 247,591 Americans. That is up 8.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,153.

#21,068

rank among US surnames

1,247

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+8.2%

change since 2000 (was #21,209)

Who is named Jagger

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

93% of people named Jagger identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.4%
Two or more races 1.4%

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 Jaggers

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Dean Jagger
American actor (1903-1991)
Georgia May Jagger
British-American fashion model and designer, born 1992

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jagger

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

Questions

Where does the surname Jagger come from?: Occupational surname from Yorkshire, jagger (“peddler”). The modern given name use is partly after Mick Jagger.
How common is the surname Jagger?: 1,247 people in the United States had the surname Jagger in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 247,591 Americans. It ranked 21,068th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jagger?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Jagger identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Jagger?: Dean Jagger, American actor (1903-1991), followed by Georgia May Jagger.
Where is the surname Jagger most common?: Wikidata records people named Jagger in the United States.
What type of surname is Jagger?: Jagger is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Jagger getting more or less common?: More common. 1,153 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,247 in 2010, up 8.2%.
Is Jagger also a first name?: Yes. Jagger is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.