How common is the surname Jost?

4,104 people in the United States had the surname Jost in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,230 Americans. It ranked 8,076th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Jost?

In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Jost identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Jost?

Colin Jost, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter, followed by Jon Jost.

Where is the surname Jost most common?

Wikidata records people named Jost in the United States.

Is the surname Jost getting more or less common?

More common. 3,972 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,104 in 2010, up 3.3%.

Is Jost also a first name?

Yes. Jost 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 Jost

A German surname, carried by 4,104 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex J230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jost is more common than 95% of them.

Origin

German origin

From German Jost.

One of 1,101 German surnames on this site.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 4,104 people named Jost in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 75,230 Americans. That is up 3.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,972.

#8,076

rank among US surnames

4,104

people in 2010

1.4

per 100,000 Americans

+3.3%

change since 2000 (was #7,721)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,070	Haider	4,107	75,175
#8,072	McCarley	4,106	75,194
#8,073	Kinley	4,105	75,212
#8,076	Lovely	4,104	75,230
#8,080	Carraway	4,103	75,249
#8,082	Villavicencio	4,102	75,267

Who is named Jost

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

94% of people named Jost identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 94%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 1.4%
Two or more races 1.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.1%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Josts

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Colin Jost
American comedian, actor, and screenwriter, born 1982
Jon Jost
American film director, screenwriter, cinematographer and film editor (born 1943)

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Jost has the Soundex code J230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J230.

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Questions

Where does the surname Jost come from?: From German Jost.
How common is the surname Jost?: 4,104 people in the United States had the surname Jost in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 75,230 Americans. It ranked 8,076th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jost?: In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Jost identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Jost?: Colin Jost, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter, followed by Jon Jost.
Where is the surname Jost most common?: Wikidata records people named Jost in the United States.
Is the surname Jost getting more or less common?: More common. 3,972 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 4,104 in 2010, up 3.3%.
Is Jost also a first name?: Yes. Jost 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.