How common is the surname Jen?

1,371 people in the United States had the surname Jen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 225,197 Americans. It ranked 19,654th of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Jen?

Jen is /d͡ʒɛn/, one syllable.

Is the surname Jen getting more or less common?

More common. 1,258 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,371 in 2010, up 9.0%.

Is Jen also a first name?

Yes. Jen 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 Jen

A Chinese surname, carried by 1,371 people in the United States.

Pronounced /d͡ʒɛn/ 1 syllable Soundex J500 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). Jen is more common than 87.9% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

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.

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

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How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,371 people named Jen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 225,197 Americans. That is up 9.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,258.

#19,654

rank among US surnames

1,371

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+9%

change since 2000 (was #19,797)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,646	Garrigan	1,372	225,033
#19,654	Punch	1,371	225,197

Who is named Jen

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

79% of people named Jen identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 11% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.2% as Black (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 79%
White (not Hispanic) 11%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.2%
Two or more races 4.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jen

Jen has the Soundex code J500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J500.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Jen come from?: 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.
How common is the surname Jen?: 1,371 people in the United States had the surname Jen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 225,197 Americans. It ranked 19,654th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jen?: In the 2010 Census, 79% of people named Jen identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 11% as white (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Jen?: Jen is /d͡ʒɛn/, one syllable.
Is the surname Jen getting more or less common?: More common. 1,258 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,371 in 2010, up 9.0%.
Is Jen also a first name?: Yes. Jen 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.