How common is the surname Jessie?

3,916 people in the United States had the surname Jessie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,842 Americans. It ranked 8,435th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Jessie getting more or less common?

More common. 3,828 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,916 in 2010, up 2.3%.

Is Jessie also a first name?

Yes. Jessie 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 Jessie

A surname, carried by 3,916 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). Jessie is more common than 94.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,916 people named Jessie in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 78,842 Americans. That is up 2.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,828.

#8,435

rank among US surnames

3,916

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.3%

change since 2000 (was #8,000)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,430	Maurice	3,919	78,782
#8,432	Hake	3,918	78,802
#8,434	Dameron	3,917	78,822
#8,435	Jessie	3,916	78,842
#8,437	Desousa	3,915	78,862

Who is named Jessie

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

56% of people named Jessie identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.5% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 56%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.5%
Two or more races 2.2%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jessie

Jessie 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 Jessie?: 3,916 people in the United States had the surname Jessie in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 78,842 Americans. It ranked 8,435th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jessie?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Jessie identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Jessie getting more or less common?: More common. 3,828 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,916 in 2010, up 2.3%.
Is Jessie also a first name?: Yes. Jessie 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.