How common is the surname Julien?

5,535 people in the United States had the surname Julien in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,781 Americans. It ranked 6,180th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Julien?

Isaac Julien, British artist and film director (born 1960), followed by Max Julien.

Where is the surname Julien most common?

Wikidata records people named Julien in the United Kingdom and the United States.

Is the surname Julien getting more or less common?

More common. 4,399 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,535 in 2010, up 26%.

Is Julien also a first name?

Yes. Julien 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 Julien

A surname, carried by 5,535 people in the United States.

3 syllables Soundex J450 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). Julien is more common than 96.2% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 5,535 people named Julien in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 55,781 Americans. That is up 26% since 2000, when the Census counted 4,399.

#6,180

rank among US surnames

5,535

people in 2010

1.9

per 100,000 Americans

+25.8%

change since 2000 (was #7,024)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#6,171	Fouts	5,545	55,680
#6,172	Viramontes	5,544	55,690
#6,174	Bagby	5,542	55,710
#6,175	Perrine	5,541	55,720
#6,176	Deason	5,539	55,740
#6,178	Petry	5,538	55,750
#6,179	Oberg	5,537	55,760

Who is named Julien

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

52% of people named Julien identified as Black (not Hispanic), 38% as white (not Hispanic) and 5.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Black (not Hispanic) 52%
White (not Hispanic) 38%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 5.0%
Two or more races 3.2%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Juliens

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Isaac Julien
British artist and film director (born 1960)
Max Julien
American actor, 1933–2022

Notable Juliens come mostly from the United Kingdom (1) and the United States (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Julien

Julien has the Soundex code J450, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J450.

Questions

How common is the surname Julien?: 5,535 people in the United States had the surname Julien in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 55,781 Americans. It ranked 6,180th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Julien?: In the 2010 Census, 52% of people named Julien identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 38% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Julien?: Isaac Julien, British artist and film director (born 1960), followed by Max Julien.
Where is the surname Julien most common?: Wikidata records people named Julien in the United Kingdom and the United States.
Is the surname Julien getting more or less common?: More common. 4,399 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 5,535 in 2010, up 26%.
Is Julien also a first name?: Yes. Julien 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.