How common is the surname Janda?

2,654 people in the United States had the surname Janda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,332 Americans. It ranked 11,799th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Janda?

In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Janda identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Janda?

Anton Janda, Austrian footballer (1904-1986).

Where is the surname Janda most common?

Wikidata records people named Janda in Austria.

Is the surname Janda getting more or less common?

More common. 2,408 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,654 in 2010, up 10%.

The surname Janda

A Czech surname, carried by 2,654 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Janda is more common than 92.7% of them.

Origin

Czech origin

Czech, Polish and Slovak surname, from a pet form of the name Jan, Ján, a version of "John."

One of 96 Czech surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,654 people named Janda in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 116,332 Americans. That is up 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,408.

#11,799

rank among US surnames

2,654

people in 2010

0.9

per 100,000 Americans

+10.2%

change since 2000 (was #11,903)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#11,792	Grossi	2,657	116,201
#11,793	Leavell	2,656	116,245
#11,797	Borman	2,655	116,288
#11,799	Janda	2,654	116,332
#11,801	Feagin	2,653	116,376
#11,804	McEwan	2,652	116,420
#11,807	Woodburn	2,651	116,464

Who is named Janda

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

87% of people named Janda identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 1.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Asian and Pacific Islander 8.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Two or more races 1.6%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jandas

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Anton Janda
Austrian footballer (1904-1986)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Variant spellings

Yanda

Janda has the Soundex code J530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J530.

Other Czech surnames

All 96 Czech surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Janda come from?: Czech, Polish and Slovak surname, from a pet form of the name Jan, Ján, a version of "John."
How common is the surname Janda?: 2,654 people in the United States had the surname Janda in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 116,332 Americans. It ranked 11,799th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Janda?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Janda identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.1% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Janda?: Anton Janda, Austrian footballer (1904-1986).
Where is the surname Janda most common?: Wikidata records people named Janda in Austria.
Is the surname Janda getting more or less common?: More common. 2,408 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,654 in 2010, up 10%.
What are other spellings of Janda?: Yanda.