How common is the surname Juan?

7,350 people in the United States had the surname Juan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,006 Americans. It ranked 4,808th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Juan?

Mariano Juan, Argentine footballer.

Where is the surname Juan most common?

Wikidata records people named Juan in Argentina.

Is the surname Juan getting more or less common?

More common. 4,811 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,350 in 2010, up 53%.

Is Juan also a first name?

Yes. Juan 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 Juan

A surname, carried by 7,350 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex J500 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). Juan is more common than 97% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 7,350 people named Juan in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,006 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,811.

#4,808

rank among US surnames

7,350

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+52.8%

change since 2000 (was #6,507)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,799	Crites	7,363	41,932
#4,800	Pinson	7,362	41,938
#4,801	Sung	7,360	41,949
#4,802	Spooner	7,359	41,955
#4,804	Irons	7,358	41,961
#4,805	McKeown	7,357	41,966
#4,806	Spradlin	7,356	41,972

Who is named Juan

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

62% of people named Juan identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander and 10.0% as American Indian and Alaska Native.

Hispanic or Latino (any race) 62%
Asian and Pacific Islander 21%
American Indian and Alaska Native 10.0%
White (not Hispanic) 5.2%
Two or more races 1.7%
Black (not Hispanic) 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

Famous Juans

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mariano Juan
Argentine footballer, born 1976

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Juan

Juan has the Soundex code J500, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J500.

Questions

How common is the surname Juan?: 7,350 people in the United States had the surname Juan in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,006 Americans. It ranked 4,808th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Juan?: In the 2010 Census, 62% of people named Juan identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 21% as Asian and Pacific Islander.
Who is the most famous person named Juan?: Mariano Juan, Argentine footballer.
Where is the surname Juan most common?: Wikidata records people named Juan in Argentina.
Is the surname Juan getting more or less common?: More common. 4,811 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,350 in 2010, up 53%.
Is Juan also a first name?: Yes. Juan 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.