How common is the last name Jernigan?

15,186 people in the United States have the last name Jernigan, about 1 in 19,682. It ranks #2,339 of 156,621 last names in the 2020 Census.

last name

JERNIGAN

#2,339

of 156,621 last names recorded in the 2020 Census

People
15,186
About
1 in 19,682
This common or more
49.6%
Who bears it

Of the 15,186 people with the last name Jernigan, 74.3% reported their origin as White, 18.2% as Black and 3.8% as two or more races. These count how people described themselves on the 2020 Census, not where the name comes from.

Either side of Jernigan

#2,337 Royal · 15,194#2,338 Carlos · 15,191#2,340 Coley · 15,180#2,341 Burkhart · 15,171

Spelled almost the same

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

#92,574 Jernegan · 213#104,723 Jernagin · 182#133,930 Jernagan · 131

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