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    The surname Jeon

    A Korean surname, carried by 4,253 people in the United States.

    1 syllable Soundex J500

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    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jeon is more common than 95.2% of them.

    Origin

    Korean origin

    Borrowed from Korean 전 (jeon), derived from 全 or 田.

    One of 42 Korean surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 4,253 people named Jeon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 72,595 Americans. That is up 100% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,126.

    #7,791
    rank among US surnames
    4,253
    people in 2010
    1.4
    per 100,000 Americans
    +100%
    change since 2000 (was #13,175)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #7,782Arceo4,26572,391
    #7,783Bumgardner4,26472,407
    #7,784Henninger4,26272,441
    #7,785Akhtar4,26072,475
    #7,787Nero4,25972,492
    #7,788Hertz4,25772,527
    #7,789Clift4,25672,544

    Who is named Jeon

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

    96% of people named Jeon identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.6% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Asian and Pacific Islander 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 1.6%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.9%
    • Two or more races 0.8%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

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

    Famous Jeons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Chun Doo-hwan
      11th and 12th President of the Republic of Korea (1931~2021)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Variant spellings

    Surnames that sound like Jeon

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

    Other Korean surnames

    All 42 Korean surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Jeon come from?
    Borrowed from Korean 전 (jeon), derived from 全 or 田.
    How common is the surname Jeon?
    4,253 people in the United States had the surname Jeon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 72,595 Americans. It ranked 7,791st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Jeon?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Jeon identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.6% as white (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Jeon?
    Chun Doo-hwan, 11th and 12th President of the Republic of Korea (1931~2021).
    Where is the surname Jeon most common?
    Wikidata records people named Jeon in South Korea.
    Is the surname Jeon getting more or less common?
    More common. 2,126 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,253 in 2010, up 100%.
    What are other spellings of Jeon?
    Chun.