How common is the surname Jesse?

3,855 people in the United States had the surname Jesse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,090 Americans. It ranked 8,536th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Jesse getting more or less common?

More common. 3,723 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,855 in 2010, up 3.5%.

Is Jesse also a first name?

Yes. Jesse 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 Jesse

A surname, carried by 3,855 people in the United States.

2 syllables 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). Jesse is more common than 94.7% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,855 people named Jesse in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 80,090 Americans. That is up 3.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,723.

#8,536

rank among US surnames

3,855

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+3.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,202)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,529	Moretti	3,858	80,027
#8,532	Mannino	3,857	80,048
#8,534	Ludlow	3,856	80,069
#8,536	Louden	3,855	80,090
#8,541	Petrone	3,854	80,110

Who is named Jesse

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

85% of people named Jesse identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 4.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 85%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.2%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.5%
Asian and Pacific Islander 2.2%
Two or more races 1.6%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.2%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jesse

Jesse 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 Jesse?: 3,855 people in the United States had the surname Jesse in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 80,090 Americans. It ranked 8,536th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jesse?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Jesse identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Jesse getting more or less common?: More common. 3,723 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,855 in 2010, up 3.5%.
Is Jesse also a first name?: Yes. Jesse 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.