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

Jastrow, 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 Jastrow surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jastrow in America

Jastrow is the 100302nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jastrow surname appeared 180 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 Jastrow.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jastrow 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 Jastrow

The surname Jastrow is of German origin, derived from the town of Jastrowo in the Pomeranian region of modern-day Poland. The name likely came from the Slavic word "jastr?b," meaning "hawk" or "falcon," suggesting that the earliest bearers of this surname may have lived near a place where these birds were prevalent.

The earliest recorded instances of the Jastrow name date back to the 16th century in various German and Prussian records. One notable example is Marcus Jastrow, a scholar born in 1829 in Polish Prussia who later emigrated to the United States and became a renowned Talmudic lexicographer.

Another significant figure bearing the Jastrow surname was Joseph Jastrow, an American psychologist and philosopher born in 1863 in Warsaw, Poland. He made significant contributions to the field of psychology, particularly in the areas of cognitive psychology and the study of optical illusions.

Morris Jastrow Jr., born in 1861 in Warsaw, Poland, was a renowned Assyriologist and Orientalist who made significant contributions to the understanding of ancient Mesopotamian civilizations. He served as a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and authored numerous works on Assyrian and Babylonian languages and cultures.

In the realm of literature, Michael Jastrow, born in 1932 in New York City, was an acclaimed American novelist and short story writer. His works often explored themes of identity, alienation, and the complexities of modern life.

Lastly, Robert Jastrow, born in 1925 in New York City, was a prominent astronomer and cosmologist. He served as the founding director of NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies and made significant contributions to the study of the Big Bang theory and the early universe.

While the Jastrow surname has its roots in the Pomeranian region of modern-day Poland, it has since spread across various parts of the world, with notable bearers making their mark in fields ranging from academia and literature to astronomy and psychology.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jastrow

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

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 Jastrow 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 Jastrow 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 Jastrow was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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