How common is the surname Jeter?

13,198 people in the United States had the surname Jeter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,393 Americans. It ranked 2,729th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jeter?

Michael Jeter, American actor (1952–2003), followed by Carmelita Jeter.

Where is the surname Jeter most common?

Wikidata records people named Jeter in the United States.

Is the surname Jeter getting more or less common?

More common. 12,419 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,198 in 2010, up 6.3%.

The surname Jeter

A surname, carried by 13,198 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J360

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jeter is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,198 people named Jeter in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,393 Americans. That is up 6.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,419.

#2,729

rank among US surnames

13,198

people in 2010

4.5

per 100,000 Americans

+6.3%

change since 2000 (was #2,672)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,720	Myrick	13,236	23,326
#2,721	Kwon	13,235	23,328
#2,722	Byler	13,230	23,337
#2,723	Herrmann	13,226	23,344
#2,724	Yoo	13,225	23,346
#2,725	Vitale	13,220	23,354
#2,726	Loera	13,218	23,358

Who is named Jeter

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

51% of people named Jeter identified as Black (not Hispanic), 43% as white (not Hispanic) and 2.7% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Jeters

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Michael Jeter
American actor (1952–2003)
Carmelita Jeter
American female 100m sprinter
Derek Jeter
American former professional baseball player, author, bussinessman and baseball broadcaste, born 1974
Nadji Jeter
American actor, born 1996
Eugene Jeter
American-born Ukrainian basketball player, born 1983
K. W. Jeter
American author, born 1950
Hannah Jeter
American model, born 1990
Lance Jeter
American basketball player (born 1988)
Thomas Bothwell Jeter
American politician (1827-1883)
Johnny Jeter
American professional wrestler, born 1981

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jeter

Jetter

Jeter has the Soundex code J360, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J360.

Questions

How common is the surname Jeter?: 13,198 people in the United States had the surname Jeter in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,393 Americans. It ranked 2,729th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jeter?: In the 2010 Census, 51% of people named Jeter identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 43% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jeter?: Michael Jeter, American actor (1952–2003), followed by Carmelita Jeter.
Where is the surname Jeter most common?: Wikidata records people named Jeter in the United States.
Is the surname Jeter getting more or less common?: More common. 12,419 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,198 in 2010, up 6.3%.