How common is the last name Jean?

24,740 people in the United States have the last name Jean, about 1 in 12,082. It ranks #1,401 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

JEAN

#1,401

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
24,740
About
1 in 12,082
This common or more
43.6%
Who bears it

Of the 24,740 people with the last name Jean, 73.5% reported their origin as Black, 18.8% as White and 3.4% as Hispanic or Latino. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Spelled almost the same

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

Also a first name

As a first name, Jean ranks #198 of 53,615, with 270,231 people. As a baby name it peaked in 1927, with 12,775 births. See Jean as a first name

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