Jernigan is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 8 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jernigan
No. of characters: 8
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Jernigan

How popular is Jernigan?

Jernigan is common in United States.

Jernigan is ranked 27171 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Jernigan bearers increased by 3.86325 per cent in 2010 US census to 15889 since 2000, the surname slipped by 112 spots and ranked at 2294. The last name was found in around 54 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 76.29 78.45
Black 18.72 17.94
Others 1.86 1.32
Hispanic or Latino 1.79 1.28
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.84 0.69
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.49 0.33
Jernigan is quite popular last name mostly concentrated in United States which signifies that it is originated from United States. Around 18682 people have been found who wears Jernigan as their family name. Jernigan is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
103,759 Spain8
153,990 Australia7
90,215 Germany3
119,730 Brazil3
18,625 Japan2
1,704,541 India1
31,584 Peru1
53,033 Nigeria1
50,549 Georgia1
15,162 Costa Rica1
26,040 Trinidad and Tobago1
7,292 Vietnam1
2,578 Guam1
49,529 Israel1
28,365 Kenya1
66,560 Philippines1
58,885 Poland1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
7,895 South Korea1
81,201 Switzerland1
5,553 Taiwan1
1,879 Belize1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
82,145 Canada34
15,050 Singapore18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
56,298 England65
Countries with ten thousands of Jernigan:
2,181 United States18,525
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Jernigan Namesakes

  • Candy Jernigan, Artist
  • Dennis Jernigan, Singer-songwriter
  • Jerrel Jernigan, Football wide receiver
  • Jerrel Jernigan, Football wide receiver
  • Jerrel Jernigan, Football wide receiver
  • Jewell Jernigan, Actress
  • Timmy Jernigan, Football player
  • Timmy Jernigan, Football player
  • Terry Jernigan, Actor
  • Dennis Jernigan, Singer-songwriter
  • In 2014, Charles David Jernigan portrayed the role of Billy Raeford in horror film Nc 87.

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