How common is the surname Jared?

2,075 people in the United States had the surname Jared in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,793 Americans. It ranked 14,405th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Jared?

In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Jared identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Is the surname Jared getting more or less common?

More common. 1,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,075 in 2010, up 20%.

Is Jared also a first name?

Yes. Jared 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 Jared

A surname, carried by 2,075 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J630 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). Jared is more common than 91.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,075 people named Jared in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 148,793 Americans. That is up 20% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,728.

#14,405

rank among US surnames

2,075

people in 2010

0.7

per 100,000 Americans

+20.1%

change since 2000 (was #15,539)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#14,398	Hucks	2,076	148,721
#14,405	Jared	2,075	148,793
#14,409	Ridgley	2,074	148,865

Who is named Jared

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

72% of people named Jared identified as white (not Hispanic), 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 72%
Asian and Pacific Islander 21%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jared

Jarrett

Jared has the Soundex code J630, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J630.

Questions

How common is the surname Jared?: 2,075 people in the United States had the surname Jared in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 148,793 Americans. It ranked 14,405th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jared?: In the 2010 Census, 72% of people named Jared identified as white (not Hispanic), and 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Is the surname Jared getting more or less common?: More common. 1,728 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,075 in 2010, up 20%.
Is Jared also a first name?: Yes. Jared 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.