View the most partisan surnames in The United States

Where Does The Last Name Jersey Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Jersey (Arabic: جيرسي) is found most frequently in The United States. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jersey? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 232,869^th most prevalent family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 4,205,162 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 46 percent of Jersey live; 45 percent live in North America and 44 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 148,228^th most widely held given name worldwide, borne by 2,482 people.

The last name Jersey is most commonly held in The United States, where it is borne by 838 people, or 1 in 432,529. In The United States it is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 12 percent are found, New York, where 12 percent are found and California, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States this last name exists in 48 countries. It is also common in The Philippines, where 25 percent are found and Israel, where 13 percent are found.

Jersey Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Jersey has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 405 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 19 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jersey Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Jersey surname are 13.77% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 60.54% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jersey earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 6.73% more than the national average, earning $46,054 USD per year and in Canada they earn 27.79% less than the national average, earning $35,877 CAD per year.