# Jen (surname)

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

A surname from Chinese.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Chinese |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 1,371 |
| US rank (2010) | 19,654 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 225,197 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.0% (1,258 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /d͡ʒɛn/, 1 syllable |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Usually a clipped or hypocoristic form of Jennifer, although also used for Jean, Jeanette, Jeannette, etc. Doublet of Ivanka, Jan, Janelle, Janet, Janey, Janine, Jeanette, Jeanie, Jeannette, Jeannine, Jenna, Jenny, Jessie, Jo, Jody, Juanita, Shanae, Sinead, and Vanna in these secondary derivations.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Jen 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) | 11% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 4.2% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 0.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 79% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 4.2% |

## Similar surnames

Jean, Jeon, Jenny, Jenne, Jeune, Jaén, John, Jaime, Jain, Jin, Juan, Jahn.

## 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.