How common is the surname Jobes?

1,461 people in the United States had the surname Jobes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 211,325 Americans. It ranked 18,766th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Jobes getting more or less common?

Less common. 1,515 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,461 in 2010, down 3.6%.

The surname Jobes

A surname, carried by 1,461 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex J120

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jobes is more common than 88.4% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,461 people named Jobes in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 211,325 Americans. That is down 3.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,515.

#18,766

rank among US surnames

1,461

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

-3.6%

change since 2000 (was #17,221)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#18,757	Wilker	1,462	211,180
#18,766	Graddy	1,461	211,325

Who is named Jobes

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

91% of people named Jobes identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic) and 1.8% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 91%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.3%
Two or more races 1.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Jobes?: 1,461 people in the United States had the surname Jobes in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 211,325 Americans. It ranked 18,766th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jobes?: In the 2010 Census, 91% of people named Jobes identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.3% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Jobes getting more or less common?: Less common. 1,515 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,461 in 2010, down 3.6%.