# Jean (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/jean/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 21,140 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,703 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 14,605 people |
| Change since 2000 | +38% (15,321 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /d͡ʒiːn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Variant of Jeanne, from French Jeanne, from Old French Jehane, from Medieval Latin Johanna, variant of Latin Ioanna under influence from Latin Iōhannēs, from Koine Greek Ἰωάννα (Iōánna), from Hebrew יוֹחָנָה (Yôḥānāh, literally “God is gracious”), the feminized form of יְהוֹחָנָן (Yəhōḥānān). Doublet of Ivana, Jana, Jane, Janice, Janis, Jeanne, Jen, Joan, Joanna, Joanne, Johanna, Juana, Shavonne, Sian, Siobhan, Shane, Shaun, Shauna, and Sheena. The unincorporated community in Nevada, originally named Goodsprings Junction, was renamed Jean on 28 June 1905 by postmaster George Arthur Fayle in honor of his wife.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Jean in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 23% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 70% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.5% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.9% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Jean in the United States.

## People named Jean

- Al Jean, American television writer and producer (born 1961)
- Cassandra Jean, American actress and model
- Gloria Jean, American actress, singer (1926-2018)
- Nikki Jean, American singer, songwriter

## Similar surnames

Jain, Juan, Jahn, Jeon, Juneau, Jan, Jani, Jenny, Jen, Jenne, Jeune, Jane.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.