Just is used as a family name or surname in Poland. It is 4 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Just
No. of characters: 4
Origin: Poland
Meaning: Original Latin Christian name (Justus = fair), very common among Christians for its symbolic value and was popularized by several saints. We especially know the saints Just and Pastor, Spanish martyrs beheaded in Castile when they were as children. Just another saint was Bishop of Lyon at the end of the fourth century. The family name is carried in many regions. It is in the Loire, Yonne and Haute-Vienne it is the most common. Alternative: Just (59).

How popular is Just?

Just is common in Poland.

Just is ranked 13028 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Just bearers increased by 1.480883 per cent in 2010 US census to 3769 since 2000, the surname slipped by 496 spots and ranked at 8710. The last name was found in around 13 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 93.39 93.97
Hispanic or Latino 2.92 2.02
Black 1.59 2.05
Others 1.09 1.4
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.69 0.24
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.32 0.32
Just is quite popular family name mostly used in Germany while Denmark is ahead in terms of density. Around 40545 people have been found who wears Just as their family name. Just is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
3,712 Iceland10
20,790 Nigeria6
1,481 Rwanda5
2,011 South Korea4
720,003 Russia4
2,955 Syria4
2,871 Iraq4
4,997 Bangladesh4
4,138 Bahrain3
14,126 Colombia3
6,774 Slovenia3
1,718 Yemen3
30,723 Georgia3
9,500 Ghana3
19,865 Iran3
3,437 Sudan2
10,858 Tunisia2
17,037 Trinidad and Tobago2
5,443 Dominican Republic2
8,657 Lebanon2
11,736 Lithuania2
4,231 Jamaica2
14,621 Croatia2
10,211 Bulgaria2
144,523 Kazakhstan2
1,256 Myanmar2
4,086 Angola2
11,224 Cameroon2
5,817 Albania2
6,900 Oman2
13,552 Qatar2
11,486 Estonia1
1,970 Grenada1
3,350 Fiji1
9,116 Nicaragua1
13,447 Uganda1
12,741 Ecuador1
37,779 Serbia1
10,683 Cyprus1
2,505 Congo1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
7,314 Bolivia1
6,033 Benin1
2,715 Gabon1
15,162 Costa Rica1
5,467 Haiti1
1,421 Saint Lucia1
5,924 Paraguay1
3,275 Nepal1
3,243 Suriname1
480 Micronesia1
3,307 Malta1
2,040 Mali1
6,967 Macedonia1
4,942 Libya1
492,292 Ukraine1
29,046 Japan1
29,774 Venezuela1
7,790 Zambia1
24,460 Armenia1
20,172 Hungary1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
5,916 Mozambique1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
2,210 Thailand48
8,316 Portugal46
1,420 China33
2,645 Luxembourg26
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
4,262 Kuwait87
22,440 Belgium74
4,790 Ireland71
3,881 Hong Kong59
5,773 Singapore53
8,843 Scotland53
Countries with hundreds of Just:
4,564 Spain969
7,191 Egypt817
8,318 England801
4,045 Australia748
6,990 Morocco738
1,610 Jordan647
10,560 South Africa603
8,932 Mexico550
9,056 Kenya549
11,594 Algeria536
25,252 Philippines516
3,314 Czech Republic503
8,347 Canada489
12,577 Argentina433
5,757 Romania397
2,853 Switzerland396
69,492 India375
1,121 Taiwan290
20,451 Turkey279
7,134 Malaysia278
10,266 Netherlands275
4,519 Slovakia218
20,344 Tanzania207
9,256 Peru199
9,896 Greece197
3,988 New Zealand192
3,797 Norway190
6,823 Sweden138
8,390 Israel130
56,111 Italy123
7,901 United Arab Emirates122
2,121 Puerto Rico109
79,446 Indonesia105
Countries with thousands of Just:
679 Germany9,952
6,873 United States5,589
5,988 Brazil2,337
3,498 Pakistan2,012
246 Denmark1,893
5,492 France1,543
2,779 Saudi Arabia1,270
670 Austria1,152
6,043 Poland1,002
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Immigrant Louisa-Augusta Just from Great Britain aboard the Marmion from Liverpool during the Irish famine. She is registered to be 63 years old when she arrived in New-York on February 24, 1847.

From Italy

22 years old farmer Frederic Just and 22 years old farmer Frederic Just who were residing in Italy migrated to New York on July 16, 1866 by Atalanta put out from Havre & London.

Comments

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Helen Ager
Just is a baptism name and patronymic representing the Latin name Justus, Roman cognomen, fair, very frequent among the Romans because of its symbolic meaning this name was popularized by a bishop of Lyon.

Just Namesakes

  • Ab Justice, Golfer
  • René Just Haüy, Mineralogist
  • Pedro Justo Berrío, Lawyer
  • Agustín Pedro Justo, Former President of Argentina
  • Jerry St. Juste, Soccer player
  • Alaia Justicia, Actress
  • Colette Justine, Artist
  • Aleksandra Justa, Actress
  • Alexia Justo, Film director
  • Alicia Moreau de Justo, Argentine Politician
  • In 2009, Ross St. Just characterized the role of Samson in fantasy movie W the Movie.

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