How common is the surname Jonas?

9,043 people in the United States had the surname Jonas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,142 Americans. It ranked 3,937th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jonas?

Nick Jonas, American singer, actor and musician, followed by Joe Jonas.

Where is the surname Jonas most common?

Wikidata records people named Jonas in the United States, the United Kingdom and New Zealand and 1 other country.

Is the surname Jonas getting more or less common?

More common. 8,572 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,043 in 2010, up 5.5%.

Is Jonas also a first name?

Yes. Jonas 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 Jonas

A surname, carried by 9,043 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J520 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). Jonas is more common than 97.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 9,043 people named Jonas in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 34,142 Americans. That is up 5.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 8,572.

#3,937

rank among US surnames

9,043

people in 2010

3.1

per 100,000 Americans

+5.5%

change since 2000 (was #3,800)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#3,932	Kee	9,049	34,119
#3,933	Packer	9,048	34,123
#3,936	Nunley	9,046	34,131
#3,937	Jonas	9,043	34,142

Who is named Jonas

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

82% of people named Jonas identified as white (not Hispanic), 11% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 82%
Black (not Hispanic) 11%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.0%
Two or more races 1.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jonass

10 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Nick Jonas
American singer, actor and musician, born 1992
Joe Jonas
American singer, actor and musician, born 1989
Kevin Jonas
American singer, actor and musician, born 1987
Frankie Jonas
American actor, born 2000
Joan Jonas
American artist (born 1936)
Dusty Jonas
American athletics competitor, born 1986
Fran Jonas
Auckland cricketer, born 2004
Roberto Jonas
Andorran footballer, born 1967
Natasha Jonas
British boxer, born 1984
Sophie Turner
British actress (born 1996)

Notable Jonass come mostly from the United States (6), the United Kingdom (2) and New Zealand (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jonas

Jonas has the Soundex code J520, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J520.

Questions

How common is the surname Jonas?: 9,043 people in the United States had the surname Jonas in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 34,142 Americans. It ranked 3,937th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jonas?: In the 2010 Census, 82% of people named Jonas identified as white (not Hispanic), and 11% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jonas?: Nick Jonas, American singer, actor and musician, followed by Joe Jonas.
Where is the surname Jonas most common?: Wikidata records people named Jonas in the United States, the United Kingdom and New Zealand and 1 other country.
Is the surname Jonas getting more or less common?: More common. 8,572 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 9,043 in 2010, up 5.5%.
Is Jonas also a first name?: Yes. Jonas 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.