How common is the surname Jarreau?

1,402 people in the United States had the surname Jarreau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,218 Americans. It ranked 19,306th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jarreau?

Al Jarreau, American jazz and pop singer (1940–2017), followed by DeJon Jarreau.

Where is the surname Jarreau most common?

Wikidata records people named Jarreau in the United States.

Is the surname Jarreau getting more or less common?

More common. 1,374 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,402 in 2010, up 2.0%.

The surname Jarreau

A surname, carried by 1,402 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J600

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jarreau is more common than 88.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,402 people named Jarreau in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 220,218 Americans. That is up 2.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,374.

#19,306

rank among US surnames

1,402

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2%

change since 2000 (was #18,526)

Who is named Jarreau

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

80% of people named Jarreau identified as white (not Hispanic), 16% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 80%
Black (not Hispanic) 16%
Two or more races 2.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Asian & Pacific Islander, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jarreaus

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Al Jarreau
American jazz and pop singer (1940–2017)
DeJon Jarreau
American basketball player, born 1998

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jarreau

Jara

Jarreau has the Soundex code J600, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J600.

Questions

How common is the surname Jarreau?: 1,402 people in the United States had the surname Jarreau in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,218 Americans. It ranked 19,306th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jarreau?: In the 2010 Census, 80% of people named Jarreau identified as white (not Hispanic), and 16% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jarreau?: Al Jarreau, American jazz and pop singer (1940–2017), followed by DeJon Jarreau.
Where is the surname Jarreau most common?: Wikidata records people named Jarreau in the United States.
Is the surname Jarreau getting more or less common?: More common. 1,374 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,402 in 2010, up 2.0%.