How common is the surname Jess?

1,582 people in the United States had the surname Jess in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 195,162 Americans. It ranked 17,720th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Jess getting more or less common?

More common. 1,561 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,582 in 2010, up 1.3%.

Is Jess also a first name?

Yes. Jess 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 Jess

A surname, carried by 1,582 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex J200 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). Jess is more common than 89.1% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,582 people named Jess in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 195,162 Americans. That is up 1.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,561.

#17,720

rank among US surnames

1,582

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+1.3%

change since 2000 (was #16,829)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#17,717	Brodersen	1,583	195,038
#17,720	Dopp	1,582	195,162
#17,726	Fader	1,581	195,285

Who is named Jess

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

91% of people named Jess identified as white (not Hispanic), 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 4.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jess

Jess has the Soundex code J200, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J200.

Questions

How common is the surname Jess?: 1,582 people in the United States had the surname Jess in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 195,162 Americans. It ranked 17,720th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jess?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Jess identified as white (not Hispanic), and 4.7% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Jess getting more or less common?: More common. 1,561 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,582 in 2010, up 1.3%.
Is Jess also a first name?: Yes. Jess 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.