How common is the surname Journey?

1,529 people in the United States had the surname Journey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 201,926 Americans. It ranked 18,198th of 162,253 surnames.

Is the surname Journey getting more or less common?

More common. 1,412 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,529 in 2010, up 8.3%.

The surname Journey

A surname, carried by 1,529 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J650

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Journey is more common than 88.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 1,529 people named Journey in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 201,926 Americans. That is up 8.3% since 2000, when the Census counted 1,412.

#18,198

rank among US surnames

1,529

people in 2010

0.5

per 100,000 Americans

+8.3%

change since 2000 (was #18,177)

Who is named Journey

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

69% of people named Journey identified as white (not Hispanic), 23% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 69%
Black (not Hispanic) 23%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 3.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.9%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Questions

How common is the surname Journey?: 1,529 people in the United States had the surname Journey in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 201,926 Americans. It ranked 18,198th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Journey?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Journey identified as white (not Hispanic), and 23% as Black (not Hispanic).
Is the surname Journey getting more or less common?: More common. 1,412 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,529 in 2010, up 8.3%.