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    The surname Janisch

    A surname, carried by 1,233 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex J520

    Janisch: #21,260 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Janisch #21,260, 1,233 people Janisch: #21,260 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Janisch #21,260, 1,233 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Janisch is more common than 86.9% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,233 people named Janisch in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 250,402 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,202.

    #21,260
    rank among US surnames
    1,233
    people in 2010
    0.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +2.6%
    change since 2000 (was #20,512)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #21,251Guinto1,234250,199
    #21,260Craney1,233250,402

    Who is named Janisch

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

    96% of people named Janisch identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 96%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.0%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Janisch

    Janisch has the Soundex code J520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J520.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Janisch?
    1,233 people in the United States had the surname Janisch in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 250,402 Americans. It ranked 21,260th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Janisch?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Janisch identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Is the surname Janisch getting more or less common?
    More common. 1,202 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,233 in 2010, up 2.6%.