# Jeter (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/jeter/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,198 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,729 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,393 people |
| Change since 2000 | +6.3% (12,419 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Jeter in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 43% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 51% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.7% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.3% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.4% |
| Two or more races | 2.5% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Jeter in the United States.

## People named Jeter

- Michael Jeter, American actor (1952–2003)
- Carmelita Jeter, American female 100m sprinter
- Derek Jeter, American former professional baseball player, author, bussinessman and baseball broadcaste
- Nadji Jeter, American actor
- Eugene Jeter, American-born Ukrainian basketball player
- K. W. Jeter, American author
- Hannah Jeter, American model
- Lance Jeter, American basketball player (born 1988)
- Thomas Bothwell Jeter, American politician (1827-1883)
- Johnny Jeter, American professional wrestler

## Similar surnames

Jetter.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.