How common is the surname Ji?

4,039 people in the United States had the surname Ji in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,441 Americans. It ranked 8,216th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Ji?

Duke Wen of Jin, 22nd ruler of Jin from 636 to 628 BCE, followed by Hou Ji.

Where is the surname Ji most common?

Wikidata records people named Ji in Eastern Zhou, Jin and Lu and 2 other countries.

Is the surname Ji getting more or less common?

More common. 2,100 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,039 in 2010, up 92%.

Is Ji also a first name?

Yes. Ji 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 Ji

A Chinese surname, carried by 4,039 people in the United States.

Pronounced /dʒi/ 1 syllable Soundex J000

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Ji is more common than 94.9% of them.

Origin

Chinese origin

From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 姞 (Jí), sometimes derived from 女 (“woman, matriarchal clan marker”) + 吉 (jí, “lucky”). Doublet of Chi.

One of 193 Chinese surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,039 people named Ji in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,441 Americans. That is up 92% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,100.

#8,216

rank among US surnames

4,039

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+92.3%

change since 2000 (was #13,311)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,209	Asuncion	4,042	76,384
#8,212	Delisle	4,041	76,403
#8,213	Hartsell	4,040	76,422
#8,216	Ji	4,039	76,441
#8,217	Sheth	4,038	76,460
#8,220	Surber	4,037	76,479
#8,222	Fontanez	4,036	76,498

Who is named Ji

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

97% of people named Ji identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 1.7% as white (not Hispanic).

Asian and Pacific Islander 97%
White (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Two or more races 0.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 0.5%

The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Native American are not shown.

Compare: most common surnames among Asian and Pacific Islander Americans.

Famous Jis

13 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Duke Wen of Jin
22nd ruler of Jin from 636 to 628 BCE
Hou Ji
Ancestor of the Chinese Zhou dynasty
King Ji of Zhou
Also known as Ji Li
Marquis E of Jin
8th-century BC marquis of Jin, died -717
Ling
Ancient Chinese king of the Zhou dynasty, -600–-544
Lu Ban
5th-century BC Chinese engineer and inventor, -506–-443
King Ding of Zhou
Ancient Chinese king of the Zhou dynasty, died -585
King Qing of Zhou
19th Zhou king, died -612
Jee Yong-ju
Amateur boxer from South Korea (1948-1985)
Lu Hui Gong
Lu Xiao Gong
born -850
Xu Mu
7th-century BC Chinese princess, politician and poet, -689–-609

Notable Jis come mostly from Eastern Zhou (1), Jin (1) and Lu (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Ji

Ji has the Soundex code J000, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J000.

Other Chinese surnames

All 193 Chinese surnames

Questions

Where does the surname Ji come from?: From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin pronunciation of Chinese 姞 (Jí), sometimes derived from 女 (“woman, matriarchal clan marker”) + 吉 (jí, “lucky”). Doublet of Chi.
How common is the surname Ji?: 4,039 people in the United States had the surname Ji in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,441 Americans. It ranked 8,216th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Ji?: In the 2010 Census, 97% of people named Ji identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 1.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Ji?: Duke Wen of Jin, 22nd ruler of Jin from 636 to 628 BCE, followed by Hou Ji.
Where is the surname Ji most common?: Wikidata records people named Ji in Eastern Zhou, Jin and Lu and 2 other countries.
How do you pronounce Ji?: Ji is /dʒi/, one syllable.
Is the surname Ji getting more or less common?: More common. 2,100 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,039 in 2010, up 92%.
Is Ji also a first name?: Yes. Ji 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.