View the most partisan surnames in The United States

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

Jess (Marathi: जेस) is more frequently found in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Ješš. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

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

It is the 69,976^th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 1,030,625 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 39 percent of Jess reside; 35 percent reside in North America and 34 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 10,382^nd most widespread forename world-wide. It is borne by 98,019 people.

Jess is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 2,011 people, or 1 in 180,238. In The United States Jess is most frequent in: California, where 10 percent are found, Ohio, where 9 percent are found and Washington, where 8 percent are found. Barring The United States it exists in 90 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 13 percent are found and Germany, where 10 percent are found.

Jess Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The occurrence of Jess has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jess surname rose 679 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it rose 323 percent between 1881 and 2014; in England it rose 423 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it rose 1,400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 99 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jess Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Anglican (58%) in Ireland and Greek Orthodox (100%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Jess surname are 16.66% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 63.43% registered with the party.

The amount Jess earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 14.26% less than the national average, earning 296,743 kr per year; in Peru they earn 114.22% more than the national average, earning S/. 41,526 per year; in South Africa they earn 80.88% less than the national average, earning R 45,432 per year; in United States they earn 5.59% less than the national average, earning $40,738 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.31% more than the national average, earning $49,835 CAD per year.