How common is the last name Jackson?

686,937 people in the United States have the last name Jackson, about 1 in 435. It ranks #20 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

JACKSON

#20

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
686,937
About
1 in 435
This common or more
7.3%
Who bears it

Of the 686,937 people with the last name Jackson, 51.2% reported their origin as Black, 38.3% as White and 5.5% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Jackson

#18 Moore · 696,384#19 Lee · 695,657#21 Perez · 680,712#22 Martin · 678,691

Spelled almost the same

5 last names in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Jackson, most common first.

#8,883 Jason · 3,539#50,714 Jayson · 445#95,461 Jakson · 205#96,193 Jackon · 203#108,023 Jacson · 175

Also a first name

As a first name, Jackson ranks #236 of 53,615, with 239,893 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2013, with 12,626 births. See Jackson as a first name

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