How common is the surname Jeanes?

1,295 people in the United States had the surname Jeanes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,414 Americans. It ranked 20,491st of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jeanes?

Allene Jeanes, American chemical researcher (1906–1995).

Where is the surname Jeanes most common?

Wikidata records people named Jeanes in the United States.

Is the surname Jeanes getting more or less common?

More common. 1,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,295 in 2010, up 21%.

The surname Jeanes

A patronymic surname, carried by 1,295 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). Jeanes is more common than 87.4% of them.

Origin

From a medieval variant of John + the patronymic suffix -s.

Jeanes 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 1,295 people named Jeanes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 238,414 Americans. That is up 21% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,068.

#20,491

rank among US surnames

1,295

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+21.3%

change since 2000 (was #22,481)

Who is named Jeanes

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

77% of people named Jeanes identified as white (not Hispanic), 12% as Black (not Hispanic) and 9.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 77%
Black (not Hispanic) 12%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jeaness

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Allene Jeanes
American chemical researcher (1906–1995)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jeanes

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

Questions

Where does the surname Jeanes come from?: From a medieval variant of John + the patronymic suffix -s.
How common is the surname Jeanes?: 1,295 people in the United States had the surname Jeanes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 238,414 Americans. It ranked 20,491st of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jeanes?: In the 2010 Census, 77% of people named Jeanes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 12% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jeanes?: Allene Jeanes, American chemical researcher (1906–1995).
Where is the surname Jeanes most common?: Wikidata records people named Jeanes in the United States.
What type of surname is Jeanes?: Jeanes is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Jeanes getting more or less common?: More common. 1,068 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,295 in 2010, up 21%.