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    The surname Juran

    A Czech surname, carried by 520 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex J650

    Juran: #41,799 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Juran #41,799, 520 people Juran: #41,799 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Juran #41,799, 520 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Juran is more common than 74.2% of them.

    Origin

    Czech origin

    Borrowed from Czech Jurán or Slovak Juran, from an old hypocoristic form of the personal name Jura.

    One of 96 Czech surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 520 people named Juran in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 593,741 Americans. That is down 10% since 2000, when the Census counted 580.

    #41,799
    rank among US surnames
    520
    people in 2010
    0.2
    per 100,000 Americans
    -10.3%
    change since 2000 (was #36,421)

    Who is named Juran

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

    90% of people named Juran identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 90%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 5.2%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 1.0%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Native American, Multiracial are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Jurans

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Nathan Juran
      American film director (1907-2002)

    Other Czech surnames

    All 96 Czech surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Juran come from?
    Borrowed from Czech Jurán or Slovak Juran, from an old hypocoristic form of the personal name Jura.
    How common is the surname Juran?
    520 people in the United States had the surname Juran in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 593,741 Americans. It ranked 41,799th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Juran?
    In the 2010 Census, 90% of people named Juran identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.2% as Black (not Hispanic).
    Who is the most famous person named Juran?
    Nathan Juran, American film director (1907-2002).
    Where is the surname Juran most common?
    Wikidata records people named Juran in the United States.
    Is the surname Juran getting more or less common?
    Less common. 580 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 520 in 2010, down 10%.