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

Jeanneret, 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 Jeanneret surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jeanneret in America

Jeanneret is the 56710th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jeanneret surname appeared 360 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 Jeanneret.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jeanneret 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 Jeanneret

The surname Jeanneret is of French origin, originating from the regions of Franche-Comté and Burgundy in eastern France. It is believed to have emerged in the late medieval period, between the 12th and 15th centuries.

The name Jeanneret is a patronymic surname, derived from the diminutive form of the French given name Jean, which itself comes from the Hebrew name Yohanan, meaning "God is gracious." The addition of the suffix "-et" denotes a diminutive or a small form, suggesting that the name may have initially referred to someone small or young named Jean.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Jeanneret can be found in the tax records of the village of Gy in the Franche-Comté region, dating back to the 14th century. The name appears as "Jehaneret," an early variant spelling.

In the 16th century, the surname is mentioned in the records of the city of Besançon, also in Franche-Comté, where a certain Pierre Jeanneret is documented as a merchant and landowner.

During the 17th century, the name Jeanneret gained prominence in the region of Burgundy, with several notable individuals bearing the surname. One such person was Claude Jeanneret (1612-1668), a renowned clockmaker from the town of Montbéliard.

Another significant figure was Charles-Édouard Jeanneret (1787-1847), a French architect and urban planner who worked on the redevelopment of several cities in eastern France, including Besançon and Dijon.

In the 19th century, the Jeanneret family produced a notable architect and designer, Charles-Édouard Jeanneret-Gris, better known by his pseudonym Le Corbusier (1887-1965). He was a pioneering figure in modern architecture and urban planning, responsible for iconic works such as the Villa Savoye and the Unité d'Habitation housing complex.

Other notable individuals with the surname Jeanneret include Georges Jeanneret (1900-1984), a Swiss politician and diplomat who served as the President of the International Committee of the Red Cross from 1963 to 1967, and Jerald Jeanneret (1913-2006), an American actor and stunt performer known for his work in Western films and television shows.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jeanneret

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

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

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