How common is the surname Justice?

32,480 people in the United States had the surname Justice in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,506 Americans. It ranked 1,077th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Justice?

Victoria Justice, American actress and singer (born 1993), followed by Jim Justice.

Where is the surname Justice most common?

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

Is the surname Justice getting more or less common?

More common. 30,956 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 32,480 in 2010, up 4.9%.

Is Justice also a first name?

Yes. Justice 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 Justice

An occupational surname, carried by 32,480 people in the United States.

2 syllables Soundex J232 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). Justice is more common than 99.3% of them.

Origin

From justice

Justice is an occupational surname: named after the work an ancestor did.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 32,480 people named Justice in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 9,506 Americans. That is up 4.9% since 2000, when the Census counted 30,956.

#1,077

rank among US surnames

32,480

people in 2010

per 100,000 Americans

+4.9%

change since 2000 (was #1,032)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#1,068	Bolton	32,815	9,409
#1,069	Holman	32,788	9,416
#1,070	Tovar	32,760	9,424
#1,071	Cardona	32,727	9,434
#1,072	Dailey	32,719	9,436
#1,073	Merrill	32,620	9,465
#1,074	Cowan	32,586	9,475

Who is named Justice

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

86% of people named Justice identified as white (not Hispanic), 9.4% as Black (not Hispanic) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 86%
Black (not Hispanic) 9.4%
Two or more races 2.1%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.7%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Justices

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Victoria Justice
American actress and singer (born 1993)
Jim Justice
American politician and entrepreneur (born 1951)
James Robertson Justice
British actor (1907–1975)
Katherine Justice
American actress, born 1942
David Justice
American professional baseball player, outfielder, born 1966
Bill Justice
American animator (1914–2011)

Notable Justices come mostly from the United States (5) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Variant spellings

Jestice
Justiss

Surnames that sound like Justice

Justice has the Soundex code J232, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J232.

Questions

Where does the surname Justice come from?: From justice
How common is the surname Justice?: 32,480 people in the United States had the surname Justice in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 9,506 Americans. It ranked 1,077th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Justice?: In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Justice identified as white (not Hispanic), and 9.4% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Justice?: Victoria Justice, American actress and singer (born 1993), followed by Jim Justice.
Where is the surname Justice most common?: Wikidata records people named Justice in the United States and the United Kingdom.
What type of surname is Justice?: Justice is an occupational surname, named after the work an ancestor did.
Is the surname Justice getting more or less common?: More common. 30,956 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 32,480 in 2010, up 4.9%.
What are other spellings of Justice?: Jestice and Justiss.
Is Justice also a first name?: Yes. Justice 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.