Juniper Surname

196,565th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,132 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Juniper Surname Definition:

Doubtless for Junifer (q.v.), in­fluenced by the shrub-name [Latin juniper-us]

Juniper Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9131:61,0277,202
Australia4311:62,6357,554
United States4261:850,84364,837
Canada2761:133,49913,853
New Zealand161:283,02024,643
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
France91:7,380,302306,885
Wales91:343,83718,086
Hong Kong51:1,467,0975,611
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Guernsey11:64,4392,137
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5671:42,9905,394
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States901:557,98538,227

Juniper (987) may also be a first name.

Juniper Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Doubtless for Junifer (q.v.), in­fluenced by the shrub-name [Latin juniper-us]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

For Chenefar, probably foreign. William de Chenefara occurs in Leicester and Warwick 1130 (Rot. Pip.).

The Norman People (1874)

From the Dutch, Jongeboer (?); a personal name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

Juniper Last Name Facts

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

Juniper is found most frequently in England. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Juniper? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 196,565th most numerous last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 3,418,174 people. The last name Juniper is predominantly found in Europe, where 44 percent of Juniper reside; 43 percent reside in Northern Europe and 43 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 256,409th most frequently held given name internationally. It is borne by 987 people.

This last name is most frequently used in England, where it is held by 913 people, or 1 in 61,027. In England it is most frequent in: Essex, where 20 percent live, Greater London, where 15 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 6 percent live. Other than England it exists in 28 countries. It also occurs in Australia, where 20 percent live and The United States, where 20 percent live.

Juniper Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Juniper has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name increased 161 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it increased 473 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Juniper Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Juniper last name are 36.98% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 83.75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Juniper earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 34.77% more than the national average, earning R 320,256 per year; in United States they earn 9.89% less than the national average, earning $38,881 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.04% less than the national average, earning $49,664 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Junipher9318/
Junipe92132/
Joniper8614/
Yuniper864/
Juneper860/
Junepe778/
Junipa778/
Yunipe771/
Junipi771/
Junaipa714/
Yunepe6239/
Jonipi6214/
Jonipa624/
Yunipa623/
Zunipi623/
Junepa622/
Sunepe622/
Junepi622/
Yunispi571/
Sunnipi571/

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