US Population With Last Name Jefferson By Race and Ethnicity in the 2010 Census

Updated on December 11, 2025.

Data Source: US Census Bureau.

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In the 2010 Census, there were 55,179 people in the US whose last name was Jefferson, and the rate of occurence of the Jefferson last name was 18.71 per 100K.

The race of 74.24% of the people with the last name of Jefferson was Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone (i.e. 40,965 people); 17.45% was Non Hispanic White Alone (i.e. 9,629 people); and 3.54% was Non Hispanic Two or More Races (i.e. 1,953 people).

US Percentage of Pop. With Last Name Jefferson By Race And Ethniciity in the 2010 Census

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The table below below shows by race and ethnicity, the number of people and the percentage of the total people with the Jefferson last name.

US Population With Last Name Jefferson By Race And Ethniciity in the 2010 Census

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Last Name Number of People Percent of Total (%)
Non Hispanic Black or African American Alone 40965 74.24
Non Hispanic White Alone 9629 17.45
Non Hispanic Two or More Races 1953 3.54
Hispanic or Latino 1363 2.47
Non Hispanic American Indian and Alaska Native Alone 1048 1.9
Non Hispanic Asian and Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander Alone 221 0.4