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    The surname Jain

    A Sanskrit surname, carried by 11,626 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /d͡ʒeɪn/ 1 syllable Soundex J500

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jain is more common than 98.1% of them.

    Origin

    Sanskrit origin

    Borrowed from Sanskrit जैन (jaina).

    One of 24 Sanskrit surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,626 people named Jain in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,556 Americans. That is up 94% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,996.

    #3,094
    rank among US surnames
    11,626
    people in 2010
    3.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +93.9%
    change since 2000 (was #5,348)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,086Bigelow11,65026,502
    #3,087Helm11,64926,504
    #3,088Bull11,64626,511
    #3,089Dockery11,64426,515
    #3,091Matias11,63526,536
    #3,092Boland11,63126,545
    #3,093Spain11,62826,552

    Who is named Jain

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

    93% of people named Jain identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 3.5% as white (not Hispanic) and 1.7% as two or more races.

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 93%
    • White (not Hispanic) 3.5%
    • Two or more races 1.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Jain

    Jain has the Soundex code J500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J500.

    Other Sanskrit surnames

    All 24 Sanskrit surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Jain come from?
    Borrowed from Sanskrit जैन (jaina).
    How common is the surname Jain?
    11,626 people in the United States had the surname Jain in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,556 Americans. It ranked 3,094th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Jain?
    In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Jain identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 3.5% as white (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Jain?
    Jain is /d͡ʒeɪn/, one syllable.
    Is the surname Jain getting more or less common?
    More common. 5,996 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,626 in 2010, up 94%.