How common is the surname Jaynes?

5,741 people in the United States had the surname Jaynes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,779 Americans. It ranked 5,989th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jaynes?

Julian Jaynes, American psychologist (1920–1997), followed by Leigh Jaynes.

Where is the surname Jaynes most common?

Wikidata records people named Jaynes in the United States.

Is the surname Jaynes getting more or less common?

More common. 5,667 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,741 in 2010, up 1.3%.

The surname Jaynes

A patronymic surname, carried by 5,741 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex J520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jaynes is more common than 96.3% of them.

Origin

A surname originating as a patronymic derived from a medieval variant of John.

Jaynes 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 5,741 people named Jaynes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 53,779 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,667.

#5,989

rank among US surnames

5,741

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #5,615)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,980	Pelton	5,753	53,667
#5,982	Penney	5,752	53,676
#5,983	Hagerty	5,750	53,695
#5,984	McGehee	5,749	53,704
#5,985	Alden	5,748	53,714
#5,986	Pires	5,746	53,732
#5,988	Lachance	5,744	53,751

Who is named Jaynes

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

88% of people named Jaynes identified as white (not Hispanic), 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 88%
Black (not Hispanic) 6.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jayness

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Julian Jaynes
American psychologist (1920–1997)
Leigh Jaynes
American amateur wrestler, born 1980

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jaynes

Jaynes has the Soundex code J520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J520.

Questions

How common is the surname Jaynes?: 5,741 people in the United States had the surname Jaynes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 53,779 Americans. It ranked 5,989th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jaynes?: In the 2010 Census, 88% of people named Jaynes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 6.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jaynes?: Julian Jaynes, American psychologist (1920–1997), followed by Leigh Jaynes.
Where is the surname Jaynes most common?: Wikidata records people named Jaynes in the United States.
What type of surname is Jaynes?: Jaynes is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Jaynes getting more or less common?: More common. 5,667 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,741 in 2010, up 1.3%.