# January (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/january/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 2,538 |
| US rank (2010) | 12,255 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 121,649 people |
| Change since 2000 | +8.1% (2,347 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named January in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 44% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 47% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.0% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.9% |
| Two or more races | 3.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named January in the United States.

## People named January

- John January, American soccer player (1882-1917)
- Thomas January, American soccer player (1886-1957)
- Charles January, American soccer player (1888-1970)
- Lois January, American actress (1913–2006)

## Similar surnames

Joyner, Joiner, Jenner, Júnior.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.