# Jonathan (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/jonathan/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A surname from Hebrew.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Hebrew |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 565 |
| US rank (2010) | 39,004 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 546,452 people |
| Change since 2000 | +9.5% (516 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒɑnəθən/, 3 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew יְהוֹנָתָן (yəhōnāṯān), יוֹנָתָן (yōnāṯān, literally “God has given”), apparently with influence from Aramaic [Term?].

## Who carries it

Share of people named Jonathan in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 42% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 16% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 10% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 17% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 9.4% |
| Two or more races | 6.0% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Jonathan in the United States.

## People named Jonathan

- Wesley Jonathan, American actor

## Similar surnames

Juntunen.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.