How common is the surname Jeppesen?

1,398 people in the United States had the surname Jeppesen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,848 Americans. It ranked 19,348th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Jeppesen?

In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Jeppesen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Jeppesen?

Elrey Borge Jeppesen, American aviation pioneer (1907–1996).

Where is the surname Jeppesen most common?

Wikidata records people named Jeppesen in the United States.

Is the surname Jeppesen getting more or less common?

More common. 1,335 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,398 in 2010, up 4.7%.

The surname Jeppesen

A surname, carried by 1,398 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex J125

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jeppesen is more common than 88.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,398 people named Jeppesen in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 220,848 Americans. That is up 4.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,335.

#19,348

rank among US surnames

1,398

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+4.7%

change since 2000 (was #18,916)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#19,341	Knapik	1,399	220,690
#19,348	Casarrubias	1,398	220,848

Who is named Jeppesen

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

96% of people named Jeppesen identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 96%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
Two or more races 0.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jeppesens

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Elrey Borge Jeppesen
American aviation pioneer (1907–1996)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jeppesen

Jeppesen has the Soundex code J125, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J125.

Questions

How common is the surname Jeppesen?: 1,398 people in the United States had the surname Jeppesen in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 220,848 Americans. It ranked 19,348th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jeppesen?: In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Jeppesen identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Jeppesen?: Elrey Borge Jeppesen, American aviation pioneer (1907–1996).
Where is the surname Jeppesen most common?: Wikidata records people named Jeppesen in the United States.
Is the surname Jeppesen getting more or less common?: More common. 1,335 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,398 in 2010, up 4.7%.