How common is the last name Jennings?

86,271 people in the United States have the last name Jennings, about 1 in 3,465. It ranks #356 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

JENNINGS

#356

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
86,271
About
1 in 3,465
This common or more
28.3%
Who bears it

Of the 86,271 people with the last name Jennings, 68% reported their origin as White, 22.4% as Black and 4.4% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Jennings

#354 Carrillo · 86,513#355 Cohen · 86,401#357 Cabrera · 85,945#358 Moran · 85,840

Spelled almost the same

One last name in the 2020 Census spelled within a letter or two of Jennings, most common first.

#64,820 Jenning · 331

Also a first name

As a first name, Jennings ranks #7,007 of 53,615, with 2,225 people. As a baby name it peaked in 2021, with 116 births. See Jennings as a first name

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