How common is the surname Jean-Pierre?

3,990 people in the United States had the surname Jean-Pierre in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,380 Americans. It ranked 8,305th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Jean-Pierre?

In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Jean-Pierre identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Jean-Pierre getting more or less common?

More common. 2,584 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,990 in 2010, up 54%.

Is Jean-Pierre also a first name?

Yes. Jean-Pierre 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 Jean-Pierre

A French surname, carried by 3,990 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex J516 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). Jean-Pierre is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

French origin

Borrowed from French Jean-Pierre.

One of 791 French surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,990 people named Jean-Pierre in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 77,380 Americans. That is up 54% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,584.

#8,305

rank among US surnames

3,990

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+54.4%

change since 2000 (was #11,242)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,297	Schiff	3,993	77,322
#8,299	Hoard	3,992	77,341
#8,304	Vannoy	3,991	77,360
#8,305	Jean-Pierre	3,990	77,380
#8,308	Press	3,989	77,399
#8,312	Steinbach	3,987	77,438
#8,313	Rideout	3,986	77,457

Who is named Jean-Pierre

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

92% of people named Jean-Pierre identified as Black (not Hispanic), 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.2% as white (not Hispanic).

Black (not Hispanic) 92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
White (not Hispanic) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.2%

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Other French surnames

All 791 French surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Jean-Pierre come from?: Borrowed from French Jean-Pierre.
How common is the surname Jean-Pierre?: 3,990 people in the United States had the surname Jean-Pierre in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 77,380 Americans. It ranked 8,305th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jean-Pierre?: In the 2010 Census, 92% of people named Jean-Pierre identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Jean-Pierre getting more or less common?: More common. 2,584 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,990 in 2010, up 54%.
Is Jean-Pierre also a first name?: Yes. Jean-Pierre 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.