How common is the surname Jong?

1,126 people in the United States had the surname Jong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,197 Americans. It ranked 22,749th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jong?

Erica Jong, American novelist, poet, memoirist, critic.

Where is the surname Jong most common?

Wikidata records people named Jong in the United States.

Is the surname Jong getting more or less common?

More common. 1,062 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,126 in 2010, up 6.0%.

The surname Jong

A surname, carried by 1,126 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex J520

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jong is more common than 86% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,126 people named Jong in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 274,197 Americans. That is up 6.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,062.

#22,749

rank among US surnames

1,126

people in 2010

0.4

per 100,000 Americans

+6%

change since 2000 (was #22,591)

Who is named Jong

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

86% of people named Jong identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, 6.2% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.8% as two or more races.

Asian and Pacific Islander 86%
White (not Hispanic) 6.2%
Two or more races 3.8%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.4%

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 Jongs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Erica Jong
American novelist, poet, memoirist, critic, born 1942

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jong

Jong 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 Jong?: 1,126 people in the United States had the surname Jong in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 274,197 Americans. It ranked 22,749th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jong?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Jong identified as Asian and Pacific Islander, and 6.2% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jong?: Erica Jong, American novelist, poet, memoirist, critic.
Where is the surname Jong most common?: Wikidata records people named Jong in the United States.
Is the surname Jong getting more or less common?: More common. 1,062 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,126 in 2010, up 6.0%.