How common is the surname Justus?

6,821 people in the United States had the surname Justus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,264 Americans. It ranked 5,130th of 162,253 surnames.

What ethnicity is the surname Justus?

In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Justus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

Is the surname Justus getting more or less common?

More common. 6,649 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,821 in 2010, up 2.6%.

Is Justus also a first name?

Yes. Justus 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 Justus

A surname, carried by 6,821 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). Justus is more common than 96.8% of them.

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 6,821 people named Justus in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 45,264 Americans. That is up 2.6% since 2000, when the Census counted 6,649.

#5,130

rank among US surnames

6,821

people in 2010

2.3

per 100,000 Americans

+2.6%

change since 2000 (was #4,843)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#5,121	Pounds	6,838	45,151
#5,122	Flagg	6,834	45,178
#5,123	Bonham	6,832	45,191
#5,124	Hughey	6,830	45,204
#5,125	Totten	6,828	45,218
#5,127	Lien	6,827	45,224
#5,128	Nelsen	6,825	45,237

Who is named Justus

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

93% of people named Justus identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 2.1% as two or more races.

White (not Hispanic) 93%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
Two or more races 2.1%
Black (not Hispanic) 1.7%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.8%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Justus

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

Questions

How common is the surname Justus?: 6,821 people in the United States had the surname Justus in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 45,264 Americans. It ranked 5,130th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Justus?: In the 2010 Census, 93% of people named Justus identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
Is the surname Justus getting more or less common?: More common. 6,649 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 6,821 in 2010, up 2.6%.
Is Justus also a first name?: Yes. Justus 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.