Find out how popular the last name Jaret is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Jaret.

Jaret, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Jaret surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jaret in America

Jaret is the 110286th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jaret surname appeared 160 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Jaret.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jaret to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Jaret

The surname JARET has its origins in France, originating in the late medieval period around the 13th century. It is derived from the Old French word "jaret," which referred to a wooded area or thicket. This suggests that the name may have initially been used to identify someone who lived near or came from a particular wooded region.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name JARET can be found in the Armorial Général, a collection of French family coats of arms compiled in the late 17th century under the orders of King Louis XIV. The Armorial Général includes several variations of the spelling, such as Jaret, Jarret, and Jarette, indicating the fluidity of spellings during that time period.

In the 14th century, a family bearing the name JARET is mentioned in records from the village of Auvers-sur-Oise, located northwest of Paris. These records suggest that the JARET family may have been landowners or held some prominence within the local community.

Notable individuals with the surname JARET include Jacques Jaret, a French painter and engraver who lived in the late 16th and early 17th centuries. His works can be found in several museums across Europe, including the Louvre in Paris.

Another figure of historical significance is Pierre Jaret, a French Catholic priest and missionary who lived in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was instrumental in establishing missions and spreading Christianity among the indigenous populations of what is now Canada.

In the 19th century, Louis Jaret was a prominent French architect who designed several notable buildings in Paris, including the Église Saint-Ambroise and the Hôtel de Ville (City Hall) in the 16th arrondissement.

Across the Atlantic, one of the earliest recorded instances of the JARET surname in North America can be found in the records of French settlers in Quebec, Canada, dating back to the late 17th century. Jean-Baptiste Jaret, born in 1692, was among the first individuals with this surname to arrive in the New World.

Throughout its history, the JARET surname has undergone various spelling variations, such as Jarret, Jarett, and Jarette, reflecting the evolving nature of language and regional differences in pronunciation and orthography.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jaret

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Jaret.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Jaret was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Jaret has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Jaret was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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