How common is the surname Jester?

7,587 people in the United States had the surname Jester in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,694 Americans. It ranked 4,676th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Jester getting more or less common?

More common. 7,407 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,587 in 2010, up 2.4%.

The surname Jester

A surname, carried by 7,587 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J236

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jester is more common than 97.1% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,587 people named Jester in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 40,694 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,407.

#4,676

rank among US surnames

7,587

people in 2010

2.6

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,429)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,672	Spires	7,592	40,667
#4,673	McCurry	7,590	40,678
#4,675	Donley	7,589	40,683
#4,676	Cassell	7,587	40,694

Who is named Jester

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

84% of people named Jester identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.9% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 84%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Two or more races 1.9%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Jester?: 7,587 people in the United States had the surname Jester in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 40,694 Americans. It ranked 4,676th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jester?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Jester identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Jester getting more or less common?: More common. 7,407 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,587 in 2010, up 2.4%.