How common is the surname Justin?

3,109 people in the United States had the surname Justin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,307 Americans. It ranked 10,369th of 162,253 surnames.

How do you pronounce Justin?

Justin is /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪn/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Justin getting more or less common?

More common. 2,792 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,109 in 2010, up 11%.

Is Justin also a first name?

Yes. Justin 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 Justin

A surname, carried by 3,109 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪn/ 2 syllables Soundex J235 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). Justin is more common than 93.6% of them.

Origin

Name of early saints, Latin Iūstīnus, from Iūstus + -īnus, from iūstus (“just”).

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,109 people named Justin in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 99,307 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 2,792.

#10,369

rank among US surnames

3,109

people in 2010

1.1

per 100,000 Americans

+11.4%

change since 2000 (was #10,538)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#10,365	Bollman	3,110	99,275
#10,369	Lofgren	3,109	99,307
#10,371	Jiminez	3,108	99,339
#10,372	Fasano	3,107	99,371
#10,373	McLamb	3,106	99,403
#10,377	Fromm	3,105	99,435

Who is named Justin

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

68% of people named Justin identified as white (not Hispanic), 18% as Black (not Hispanic) and 5.4% as Asian and Pacific Islander.

White (not Hispanic) 68%
Black (not Hispanic) 18%
Asian and Pacific Islander 5.4%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 2.7%
Two or more races 1.6%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Justin

Justiniano

Justin has the Soundex code J235, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J235.

Questions

Where does the surname Justin come from?: Name of early saints, Latin Iūstīnus, from Iūstus + -īnus, from iūstus (“just”).
How common is the surname Justin?: 3,109 people in the United States had the surname Justin in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 99,307 Americans. It ranked 10,369th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Justin?: In the 2010 Census, 68% of people named Justin identified as white (not Hispanic), and 18% as Black (not Hispanic).
How do you pronounce Justin?: Justin is /ˈd͡ʒʌs.tɪn/, 2 syllables.
Is the surname Justin getting more or less common?: More common. 2,792 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,109 in 2010, up 11%.
Is Justin also a first name?: Yes. Justin 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.