How common is the surname Just?

3,769 people in the United States had the surname Just in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,917 Americans. It ranked 8,710th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Just?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Just identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Who is the most famous person named Just?

Ernest Everett Just, American biologist (1883–1941).

Where is the surname Just most common?

Wikidata records people named Just in the United States.

Is the surname Just getting more or less common?

More common. 3,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,769 in 2010, up 1.5%.

Is Just also a first name?

Yes. Just 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 Just

A surname, carried by 3,769 people in the United States.

1 syllable Soundex J230

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Just is more common than 94.6% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,769 people named Just in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,917 Americans. That is up 1.5% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,714.

#8,710

rank among US surnames

3,769

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+1.5%

change since 2000 (was #8,214)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,704	Shahan	3,772	81,852
#8,705	Avilez	3,771	81,874
#8,706	Kallas	3,770	81,895
#8,710	Just	3,769	81,917
#8,711	Gish	3,768	81,939
#8,712	Kuang	3,767	81,961
#8,713	Neiman	3,766	81,982

Who is named Just

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

93% of people named Just identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.6% as Black (not Hispanic).

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.9%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.6%
Two or more races 1.1%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.3%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Justs

1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

Ernest Everett Just
American biologist (1883–1941)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Just

Just has the Soundex code J230, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J230.

Questions

How common is the surname Just?: 3,769 people in the United States had the surname Just in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,917 Americans. It ranked 8,710th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Just?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Just identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.9% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Who is the most famous person named Just?: Ernest Everett Just, American biologist (1883–1941).
Where is the surname Just most common?: Wikidata records people named Just in the United States.
Is the surname Just getting more or less common?: More common. 3,714 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,769 in 2010, up 1.5%.
Is Just also a first name?: Yes. Just 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.