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    The surname Janney

    A surname, carried by 2,466 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex J500

    Janney: #12,557 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Janney #12,557, 2,466 people Janney: #12,557 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Janney #12,557, 2,466 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Janney is more common than 92.3% of them.

    Origin

    A surname.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 2,466 people named Janney in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 125,201 Americans. That is up 3.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,373.

    #12,557
    rank among US surnames
    2,466
    people in 2010
    0.8
    per 100,000 Americans
    +3.9%
    change since 2000 (was #12,064)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #12,548Koop2,468125,099
    #12,554Crotts2,467125,150
    #12,557Pathak2,466125,201
    #12,560Randles2,465125,252
    #12,565Yandell2,464125,303
    #12,566Naples2,463125,353

    Who is named Janney

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

    95% of people named Janney identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as Black (not Hispanic).

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 1.3%
    • Two or more races 1.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Janneys

    3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Allison Janney
      American actress (born 1959)
    • William Janney
      American actor (1908-1992)
    • Leon Janney
      Actor (1917-1980)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Janney

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

    Questions

    How common is the surname Janney?
    2,466 people in the United States had the surname Janney in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 125,201 Americans. It ranked 12,557th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Janney?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Janney identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Janney?
    Allison Janney, American actress (born 1959), followed by William Janney.
    Where is the surname Janney most common?
    Wikidata records people named Janney in the United States.
    Is the surname Janney getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,373 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,466 in 2010, up 3.9%.