How Many People Are Named Jackson Anderson?
There are approximately 711 people named Jackson Anderson living in the United States today. That makes this name combination uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 482,074 Americans.
This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Jackson with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Anderson. Below you will find a breakdown of both names, including popularity trends, gender data, and Census background data where it is available.
Estimated People with This Name
711
1 in 482,074 Americans
Combination Rarity
Uncommon
First Name
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Last Name
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Jackson: Popularity Over Time
Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Jackson. The peak year was 2013 with 12,625 births. The average person named Jackson today is 16 years old.
Ancestry of the First Name Jackson
In the 2020 Census, the first name Jackson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.18%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (6.57%) and Two or More Races (5.61%).
These percentages describe the people who had the first name Jackson in the 2020 Census. They do not tell you the deeper origin or meaning of the name itself.
Read this as a snapshot of who already had the name in 2020, not as a trend line. The SSA chart above is still the better way to see how Jackson rose or fell over time.
Ancestry of the Anderson Surname
The surname Anderson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White in the 2020 Census.
This is a self-reported race and ethnicity breakdown for people who had the surname Anderson in the published Census surname tables. It gives useful context around who was recorded with the name, but it does not tell the full family history of every Boone line.
How we calculated this
The first name "Jackson" has an estimated frequency of 0.0819% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.
The surname "Anderson" appears at a rate of 253.12 per 100,000 people in the 2020 U.S. Census.
We do not use the Census first-name snapshot for the main estimate because it is only published once every 10 years. The latest public first-name Census file is from 2020, which is already 6 years old. SSA birth records plus CDC survival data give a better current estimate of how many people with the first name Jackson are likely to be alive now.
Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 711 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.
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Jackson Anderson: Questions and Answers
How many people are named Jackson Anderson?
We estimate approximately 711 people named Jackson Anderson are alive in the United States today. The first name Jackson is shared by 280,762 Americans, and the surname Anderson is shared by 867,567.
How rare is the name Jackson Anderson?
This name combination is classified as Uncommon, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 482,074 Americans. The first name Jackson is common and the surname Anderson is very common.
Is Jackson a male or female name?
Jackson is predominantly male, with 99.7% of bearers being male and 0.3% female. It peaked in popularity in 2013 and the average bearer today is 16 years old.
What does the Census say about the first name Jackson?
In the 2020 Census, the first name Jackson was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (82.18%). The next largest recorded groups were Hispanic (6.57%) and Two or More Races (5.61%). These percentages describe the people who had the name in the 2020 Census, not the deeper origin of the name itself.
Where does this data come from?
First name data comes from the Social Security Administration (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables. When available, first-name Census background data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau first-name tables. Surname data comes from the 2020 U.S. Census Bureau. Full methodology.
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