How Many People Are Named Penn Jones?

There are approximately 5 people named Penn Jones living in the United States today. That makes this name combination very rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans.

This estimate combines SSA birth records for the first name Penn with Census Bureau frequency data for the surname Jones. 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

5

1 in 68,550,868 Americans

Combination Rarity

Very Rare

Very Rare Very Common

Penn: Popularity Over Time

Year-by-year SSA birth registrations for the first name Penn. The peak year was 2020 with 80 births. The average person named Penn today is 15 years old.

Male
Female
0 16 32 48 64 80 1920 1940 1960 1980 2000 2020

Ancestry of the First Name Penn

In the 2020 Census, the first name Penn was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (81.62%). The next largest recorded groups were Asian and Pacific Islander (6.41%) and Two or More Races (4.83%).

These percentages describe the people who had the first name Penn 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 Penn rose or fell over time.

White
81.62%
Black
3.90%
Hispanic
3.06%
Asian/Pacific Islander
6.41%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.19%
Two or More Races
4.83%

Ancestry of the Jones Surname

The surname Jones 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 Jones 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.

White
53.06%
Black
37.22%
Hispanic
3.35%
Asian/Pacific Islander
0.59%
American Indian/Alaska Native
0.91%
Two or More Races
4.87%

How we calculated this

The first name "Penn" has an estimated frequency of < 0.0001% among living Americans, based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024 adjusted for mortality using CDC 2023 life tables.

The surname "Jones" appears at a rate of 462.78 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 Penn are likely to be alive now.

Multiplying these frequencies against the U.S. population of ~343 million gives 5 estimated people. This assumes first names and last names are statistically independent. Full methodology.

Penn Jones: Questions and Answers

How many people are named Penn Jones?

We estimate approximately 5 people named Penn Jones are alive in the United States today. The first name Penn is shared by 1,107 Americans, and the surname Jones is shared by 1,586,209.

How rare is the name Penn Jones?

This name combination is classified as Very Rare, occurring at a rate of about 1 in 68,550,868 Americans. The first name Penn is rare and the surname Jones is very common.

Is Penn a male or female name?

Penn is predominantly male, with 98.1% of bearers being male and 1.9% female. It peaked in popularity in 2020 and the average bearer today is 15 years old.

What does the Census say about the first name Penn?

In the 2020 Census, the first name Penn was most commonly recorded among people who identified as White (81.62%). The next largest recorded groups were Asian and Pacific Islander (6.41%) and Two or More Races (4.83%). 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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