How common is the surname Jent?

1,630 people in the United States had the surname Jent in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 189,414 Americans. It ranked 17,337th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Jent?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Jent identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

Who is the most famous person named Jent?

Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach.

Where is the surname Jent most common?

Wikidata records people named Jent in the United States.

Is the surname Jent getting more or less common?

More common. 1,619 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,630 in 2010, up 0.7%.

The surname Jent

A surname, carried by 1,630 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex J530

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jent is more common than 89.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,630 people named Jent in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 189,414 Americans. That is up 0.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,619.

#17,337

rank among US surnames

1,630

people in 2010

0.6

per 100,000 Americans

+0.7%

change since 2000 (was #16,373)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,331	Uhler	1,631	189,298
#17,337	Shake	1,630	189,414
#17,345	Estey	1,629	189,531

Who is named Jent

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

96% of people named Jent identified as white (not Hispanic), 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 1.2% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.2%
Two or more races 1.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jents

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Chris Jent
American basketball player and coach, born 1970

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jent

Jent has the Soundex code J530, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J530.

Questions

How common is the surname Jent?: 1,630 people in the United States had the surname Jent in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 189,414 Americans. It ranked 17,337th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jent?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Jent identified as white (not Hispanic), and 1.2% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Jent?: Chris Jent, American basketball player and coach.
Where is the surname Jent most common?: Wikidata records people named Jent in the United States.
Is the surname Jent getting more or less common?: More common. 1,619 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,630 in 2010, up 0.7%.