How common is the surname Jason?

4,048 people in the United States had the surname Jason in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,271 Americans. It ranked 8,198th of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Jason?

Jason is /ˈdʒeɪsən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Jason getting more or less common?

More common. 3,993 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,048 in 2010, up 1.4%.

Is Jason also a first name?

Yes. Jason 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 Jason

A patronymic surname, carried by 4,048 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈdʒeɪsən/ 2 syllables Soundex J250 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). Jason is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

From the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”). The Jason mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 17:5-9, Romans 16:21) is probably a Greek rendering of Joshua.

Jason is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,048 people named Jason in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,271 Americans. That is up 1.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,993.

#8,198

rank among US surnames

4,048

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+1.4%

change since 2000 (was #7,688)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,189	Severino	4,051	76,215
#8,195	Teter	4,050	76,233
#8,196	McAbee	4,049	76,252
#8,198	Woosley	4,048	76,271
#8,201	Macomber	4,047	76,290
#8,205	Gallup	4,046	76,309
#8,206	Matamoros	4,044	76,347

Who is named Jason

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

66% of people named Jason identified as white (not Hispanic), 22% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 66%
Black (not Hispanic) 22%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 3.5%
Two or more races 2.1%
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 Jason

Jackson

Jason has the Soundex code J250, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J250.

Questions

Where does the surname Jason come from?: From the Ancient Greek Ἰάσων (Iásōn), from ἰάομαι (iáomai, “I heal”). The Jason mentioned in the New Testament (Acts 17:5-9, Romans 16:21) is probably a Greek rendering of Joshua.
How common is the surname Jason?: 4,048 people in the United States had the surname Jason in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,271 Americans. It ranked 8,198th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jason?: In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Jason identified as white (not Hispanic), and 22% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Jason?: Jason is /ˈdʒeɪsən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Jason?: Jason is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Jason getting more or less common?: More common. 3,993 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,048 in 2010, up 1.4%.
Is Jason also a first name?: Yes. Jason 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.