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    The surname Jasper

    A Hebrew surname, carried by 9,632 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒæspɚ/ 2 syllables Soundex J216 Also a first name

    Jasper: #3,687 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Jasper #3,687, 9,632 people Jasper: #3,687 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Jasper #3,687, 9,632 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jasper is more common than 97.7% of them.

    Origin

    Hebrew origin

    A name given to one of the Magi in a medieval European cult, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganǰabarah; see it for more.

    One of 51 Hebrew surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 9,632 people named Jasper in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 32,054 Americans. That is up 5.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 9,125.

    #3,687
    rank among US surnames
    9,632
    people in 2010
    3.3
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.6%
    change since 2000 (was #3,576)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,682Saleh9,65631,974
    #3,684Rawlings9,65231,988
    #3,686Wynne9,63732,038
    #3,687Jasper9,63232,054
    #3,689Camargo9,62632,074

    Who is named Jasper

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

    66% of people named Jasper identified as white (not Hispanic), 28% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 66%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 28%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%
    • Two or more races 2.2%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

    Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

    Variant spellings

    Jasper has the Soundex code J216, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J216.

    Other Hebrew surnames

    All 51 Hebrew surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Jasper come from?
    A name given to one of the Magi in a medieval European cult, from Biblical Hebrew גִּזְבָּר (gizbar), ultimately from Old Median *ganǰabarah; see it for more.
    How common is the surname Jasper?
    9,632 people in the United States had the surname Jasper in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 32,054 Americans. It ranked 3,687th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Jasper?
    In the 2010 Census, 66% of people named Jasper identified as white (not Hispanic), and 28% as Black (not Hispanic).
    How do you pronounce Jasper?
    Jasper is /ˈd͡ʒæspɚ/, 2 syllables.
    Is the surname Jasper getting more or less common?
    More common. 9,125 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,632 in 2010, up 5.6%.
    What are other spellings of Jasper?
    Caspar, Gaspar, Casper, Kaspar, Kasper and Kosper.
    Is Jasper also a first name?
    Yes. Jasper 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.