How common is the surname Jordon?

4,052 people in the United States had the surname Jordon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,196 Americans. It ranked 8,184th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jordon?

Phil Jordon, American basketball player (1933–1965).

Where is the surname Jordon most common?

Wikidata records people named Jordon in the United States.

Is the surname Jordon getting more or less common?

Less common. 5,165 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,052 in 2010, down 22%.

Is Jordon also a first name?

Yes. Jordon 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 Jordon

A surname, carried by 4,052 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J635 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). Jordon is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,052 people named Jordon in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 76,196 Americans. That is down 22% since 2000, when the Census counted 5,165.

#8,184

rank among US surnames

4,052

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

-21.5%

change since 2000 (was #6,118)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,176	Hazard	4,054	76,158
#8,178	Stella	4,053	76,177
#8,184	Kaczmarek	4,052	76,196
#8,189	Severino	4,051	76,215

Who is named Jordon

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

56% of people named Jordon identified as white (not Hispanic), 37% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 56%
Black (not Hispanic) 37%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.6%
Two or more races 2.5%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jordons

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Phil Jordon
American basketball player (1933–1965)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jordon

Jordon has the Soundex code J635, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J635.

Questions

How common is the surname Jordon?: 4,052 people in the United States had the surname Jordon in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 76,196 Americans. It ranked 8,184th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jordon?: In the 2010 Census, 56% of people named Jordon identified as white (not Hispanic), and 37% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jordon?: Phil Jordon, American basketball player (1933–1965).
Where is the surname Jordon most common?: Wikidata records people named Jordon in the United States.
Is the surname Jordon getting more or less common?: Less common. 5,165 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,052 in 2010, down 22%.
Is Jordon also a first name?: Yes. Jordon 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.