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

Jentes, 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 Jentes surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jentes in America

Jentes is the 154907th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jentes surname appeared 105 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 Jentes.

The history of the last name Jentes

The surname Jentes originated in Germany during the Middle Ages. It is believed to have derived from the Germanic personal name "Gent" or "Gento," which may have referred to a person who was gentle or well-behaved. The name could also be a locational name, indicating that the bearer came from a place called Gent or Genten.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Codex Diplomaticus Anhaltinus, a collection of historical documents from the region of Anhalt in central Germany. In this manuscript, dated around the 13th century, there are references to individuals with the surname Jentes or similar spellings like Jentze or Jentz.

During the Middle Ages, the Jentes family was likely concentrated in the regions of central and northern Germany, particularly in areas like Saxony, Thuringia, and Brandenburg. Some notable individuals with this surname from this period include Henricus Jentes, a scholar and clergyman who lived in the city of Erfurt in the 14th century.

As people began to migrate and settle in different parts of Europe, the surname Jentes spread to other regions as well. In the 16th century, there are records of a Jentes family living in the town of Ulm in southern Germany. One member of this family, Hans Jentes, was a prominent merchant and served as a city councilor in Ulm in the mid-1500s.

Another notable figure with the surname Jentes was Johann Jentes, a German composer and organist who lived in the late 17th and early 18th centuries. He was born in Zittau, Saxony, in 1668 and composed several works for organ and other instruments during his lifetime.

In the 19th century, the Jentes surname appeared in various parts of Germany, as well as in neighboring countries like Austria and Switzerland. One example is Friedrich Jentes, a German writer and poet who was born in Hanau in 1838 and published several collections of poems and plays.

While the surname Jentes is not as common as some other German surnames, it has a rich history and has been carried by individuals from various walks of life throughout the centuries, including scholars, merchants, artists, and writers.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jentes

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

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 Jentes 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.

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

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