How common is the surname Jules?

2,911 people in the United States had the surname Jules in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,062 Americans. It ranked 10,935th of 162,253 surnames.

Where is the surname Jules most common?

Wikidata records people named Jules in the United States.

Is the surname Jules getting more or less common?

More common. 2,050 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,911 in 2010, up 42%.

Is Jules also a first name?

Yes. Jules 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 Jules

A surname, carried by 2,911 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex J420 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). Jules is more common than 93.3% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 2,911 people named Jules in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 106,062 Americans. That is up 42% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,050.

#10,935

rank among US surnames

2,911

people in 2010

1.0

per 100,000 Americans

+42%

change since 2000 (was #13,584)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,931	Cordon	2,912	106,025
#10,935	Furey	2,911	106,062
#10,942	McKinnie	2,910	106,098

Who is named Jules

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

84% of people named Jules identified as Black (not Hispanic), 8.7% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 84%
White (not Hispanic) 8.7%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 3.1%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.6%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Juless

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Gary Jules
American singer, born 1969

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jules

Jules has the Soundex code J420, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J420.

Questions

How common is the surname Jules?: 2,911 people in the United States had the surname Jules in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 106,062 Americans. It ranked 10,935th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jules?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Jules identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 8.7% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jules?: Gary Jules, American singer.
Where is the surname Jules most common?: Wikidata records people named Jules in the United States.
Is the surname Jules getting more or less common?: More common. 2,050 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 2,911 in 2010, up 42%.
Is Jules also a first name?: Yes. Jules 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.