Jew Surname

193,682nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Marshall Islands

Jew Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the Jew,' a common entry in mediaeval registers; v. Jewson.

John le Gyw, Close Rolls 28 Henry III.

Thomas le jeu, Nottinghamshire, 1273.

A. Moses le Jeu, Northamptonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp.

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Jew Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,4691:246,73923,506
England1481:376,47326,505
Canada1151:320,39629,368
Thailand801:882,979139,249
Australia721:374,94030,993
India531:14,472,932242,024
Singapore471:117,1854,783
Nigeria411:4,320,555118,938
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
Papua New Guinea201:407,68653,132
New Zealand191:238,33322,631
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
South Africa141:3,869,836127,494
China111:124,301,9616,553
Bangladesh91:17,706,30813,537
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Marshall Islands11:51,8212,326
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1271:191,93215,501
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States231:2,183,421107,224

Jew (792) may also be a first name.

Jew Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the Jew,' a common entry in mediaeval registers; v. Jewson.

John le Gyw, Close Rolls 28 Henry III.

Thomas le jeu, Nottinghamshire, 1273.

A. Moses le Jeu, Northamptonshire, 20 Edward I: Placita de Quo Warranto, temp. Edward I-III.

Mirabilla Judaeus. C. 1557.

Richard Jewe: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

(Anglo-French-Latin-Greek-Hebrew) [Middle English Jeme, Jeu, Geu, Old French j(u)eu, a Jew; Lat, Judœus, Greek ’Ιοδαίος, an inhabitant of Judæa; Hebrew Y·húdháh, Judah, = Praised] John le Jeu.—Inq. ad quod Damn., A.D. 1307.

(Celtic) occasionally for Dew, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Doubtless from the nation of the primitive bearer.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A contraction of Judah, Hebrew.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

Jew Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jew Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Jew (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺟﻮ, Tibetan: བྱིའུ་) is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jew? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 193,682nd most widespread last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 3,356,769 people. The last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 73 percent of Jew live; 73 percent live in North America and 73 percent live in Anglo-North America. Jew is also the 291,086th most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 792 people.

The last name is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 1,469 people, or 1 in 246,739. In The United States it is primarily found in: California, where 63 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and New York, where 6 percent are found. Excluding The United States Jew exists in 33 countries. It is also found in England, where 7 percent are found and Canada, where 5 percent are found.

Jew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jew has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jew last name expanded 6,387 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 117 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jew Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Jew earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 48.21% more than the national average, earning R 352,200 per year; in United States they earn 47.83% more than the national average, earning $63,788 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.4% more than the national average, earning $60,314 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jewe86148/
Tjew86126/
Jiew8689/
Jeew8635/
Djew8617/
Jeaw868/
Jeww865/
Jzew861/
Jehw861/
Xjew861/
Jesw861/
Jewf861/
Jewh861/
Jeyw861/
Jgew861/
Ijew861/
Jeuw860/
Djewe75160/
Jheew7514/
Jgeew759/
Jijew754/
Jeesw753/
Jeewe752/
Jeejw752/
Jeeww752/
Hjeew752/
Ijewe751/
Djeew751/
Jehew751/
Jewtt751/
Jeiwe751/
Yew6719,851/
Sew673,508/
Jeb671,305/
Jev67650/
Jef67124/
Gew6781/
Jiw6772/
Zew6751/
Iew6722/
Yjw6711/
Ehw679/
Ejw679/
Evw679/
Jheejw677/
Cjw674/
Jewwtt674/
Hajiew674/
Jyw673/
Ujiewe673/
Johiew673/
Zjw673/
Jjw672/
Jeeshw672/
Eww672/
Jeeswf671/
Hajyew671/
Yojiew671/
Jeeeew671/

Jew Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jew in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺟﻮajw-
Jew in the Tibetan language
བྱིའུ་ji'u-

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