How common is the surname Jett?

12,008 people in the United States had the surname Jett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,712 Americans. It ranked 2,985th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jett?

Joan Jett, American rock musician, followed by James Jett.

Where is the surname Jett most common?

Wikidata records people named Jett in the United States.

Is the surname Jett getting more or less common?

More common. 11,275 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,008 in 2010, up 6.5%.

Is Jett also a first name?

Yes. Jett 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 Jett

A surname, carried by 12,008 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex J300 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). Jett is more common than 98.2% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 12,008 people named Jett in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 25,712 Americans. That is up 6.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 11,275.

#2,985

rank among US surnames

12,008

people in 2010

4.1

per 100,000 Americans

+6.5%

change since 2000 (was #2,930)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,976	Littlejohn	12,047	25,628
#2,977	Carlin	12,035	25,654
#2,978	Kimbrough	12,034	25,656
#2,979	Low	12,032	25,660
#2,981	Landrum	12,026	25,673
#2,982	Champagne	12,023	25,680
#2,984	Dyson	12,017	25,692

Who is named Jett

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

75% of people named Jett identified as white (not Hispanic), 19% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.6% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 75%
Black (not Hispanic) 19%
Two or more races 2.6%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jetts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Joan Jett
American rock musician, born 1958
James Jett
American sprinter and American football wide receiver, born 1970

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jett

Jett has the Soundex code J300, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J300.

Questions

How common is the surname Jett?: 12,008 people in the United States had the surname Jett in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 25,712 Americans. It ranked 2,985th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jett?: In the 2010 Census, 75% of people named Jett identified as white (not Hispanic), and 19% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jett?: Joan Jett, American rock musician, followed by James Jett.
Where is the surname Jett most common?: Wikidata records people named Jett in the United States.
Is the surname Jett getting more or less common?: More common. 11,275 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 12,008 in 2010, up 6.5%.
Is Jett also a first name?: Yes. Jett 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.