How common is the surname Jo?

3,588 people in the United States had the surname Jo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,049 Americans. It ranked 9,108th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Jo getting more or less common?

More common. 2,517 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,588 in 2010, up 43%.

Is Jo also a first name?

Yes. Jo 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 Jo

A surname, carried by 3,588 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex J000 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). Jo is more common than 94.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,588 people named Jo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 86,049 Americans. That is up 43% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,517.

#9,108

rank among US surnames

3,588

people in 2010

1.2

per 100,000 Americans

+42.6%

change since 2000 (was #11,476)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#9,100	Blow	3,590	86,002
#9,104	Pavon	3,589	86,026
#9,108	Wiest	3,588	86,049
#9,112	Springfield	3,586	86,097
#9,113	Vanhoose	3,585	86,121
#9,114	Sankey	3,584	86,146
#9,117	Privett	3,583	86,170

Who is named Jo

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

85% of people named Jo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 6.8% as white (not Hispanic) and 4.4% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Asian and Pacific Islander 85%
White (not Hispanic) 6.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
Two or more races 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%

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

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jo

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

Questions

How common is the surname Jo?: 3,588 people in the United States had the surname Jo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 86,049 Americans. It ranked 9,108th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jo?: In the 2010 Census, 85% of people named Jo identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 6.8% as white (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Jo getting more or less common?: More common. 2,517 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,588 in 2010, up 43%.
Is Jo also a first name?: Yes. Jo 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.