How common is the surname Jamil?

1,484 people in the United States had the surname Jamil in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 208,050 Americans. It ranked 18,579th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jamil?

Jameela Jamil, British actress, followed by Ahmad Jamil.

Where is the surname Jamil most common?

Wikidata records people named Jamil in the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union.

Is the surname Jamil getting more or less common?

More common. 1,238 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,484 in 2010, up 20%.

Is Jamil also a first name?

Yes. Jamil 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 Jamil

An Arabic surname, carried by 1,484 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J540 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). Jamil is more common than 88.5% of them.

Origin

Arabic origin

Borrowed from Arabic جميل (jamīl).

One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,484 people named Jamil in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 208,050 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,238.

#18,579

rank among US surnames

1,484

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+19.9%

change since 2000 (was #20,041)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,572	Gelb	1,485	207,909
#18,579	Shimabukuro	1,484	208,050
#18,584	Bollin	1,483	208,190

Who is named Jamil

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

55% of people named Jamil identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 35% as white (not Hispanic) and 6.2% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 55%
White (not Hispanic) 35%
Two or more races 6.2%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.4%

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

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

Famous Jamils

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jameela Jamil
British actress, born 1986
Ahmad Jamil
1913–1977

Notable Jamils come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the Soviet Union (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Jamil

Jamal

Jamil has the Soundex code J540, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J540.

Other Arabic surnames

All 179 Arabic surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Jamil come from?: Borrowed from Arabic جميل (jamīl).
How common is the surname Jamil?: 1,484 people in the United States had the surname Jamil in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 208,050 Americans. It ranked 18,579th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jamil?: In the 2010 Census, 55% of people named Jamil identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 35% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jamil?: Jameela Jamil, British actress, followed by Ahmad Jamil.
Where is the surname Jamil most common?: Wikidata records people named Jamil in the United Kingdom and the Soviet Union.
Is the surname Jamil getting more or less common?: More common. 1,238 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,484 in 2010, up 20%.
Is Jamil also a first name?: Yes. Jamil 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.