How common is the surname Jenness?

1,393 people in the United States had the surname Jenness in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 221,641 Americans. It ranked 19,398th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Jenness?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Jenness identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Jenness?

Benning W. Jenness, American politician (1806-1879).

Where is the surname Jenness most common?

Wikidata records people named Jenness in the United States.

Is the surname Jenness getting more or less common?

More common. 1,364 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,393 in 2010, up 2.1%.

The surname Jenness

A surname, carried by 1,393 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jenness is more common than 88% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,393 people named Jenness in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 221,641 Americans. That is up 2.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,364.

#19,398

rank among US surnames

1,393

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.1%

change since 2000 (was #18,626)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,390	Rifkin	1,394	221,482
#19,398	Zaborowski	1,393	221,641

Who is named Jenness

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

96% of people named Jenness identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.3% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.5%
Two or more races 1.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.9%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jennesss

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Benning W. Jenness
American politician (1806-1879)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jenness

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

Questions

How common is the surname Jenness?: 1,393 people in the United States had the surname Jenness in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 221,641 Americans. It ranked 19,398th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jenness?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Jenness identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Jenness?: Benning W. Jenness, American politician (1806-1879).
Where is the surname Jenness most common?: Wikidata records people named Jenness in the United States.
Is the surname Jenness getting more or less common?: More common. 1,364 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,393 in 2010, up 2.1%.