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

Jonason, 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 Jonason surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jonason in America

Jonason is the 65782nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jonason surname appeared 301 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 Jonason.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jonason 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 Jonason

The surname Jonason is of Swedish origin, and it is believed to have emerged in the late 17th or early 18th century. The name is derived from the Swedish given name Jonas, which in turn comes from the Hebrew name Yonah, meaning "dove." The addition of the suffix "-son" indicates that the name is a patronymic, meaning it was originally used to identify someone as the son of a person named Jonas.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jonason can be found in the Swedish church records from the late 17th century. These records often served as the primary source for documenting births, marriages, and deaths in Sweden during that time period.

In the 18th century, the name Jonason appeared in various Swedish census records and taxation records. One notable example is Johan Jonason, a Swedish merchant and ship owner who lived from 1723 to 1795 and was involved in the Baltic Sea trade.

As Sweden expanded its influence and territories during the 17th and 18th centuries, the name Jonason may have spread to other parts of Scandinavia and the Baltic region. For instance, there are records of individuals with the surname Jonason in the Danish island of Bornholm, which was under Swedish control from 1658 to 1660.

In the 19th century, the name Jonason can be found in various Swedish emigration records, as many Swedes left their homeland to seek opportunities in other parts of the world, particularly in North America. One such individual was Karl Jonason, a Swedish immigrant who settled in the United States in the mid-19th century and became a prominent businessman in Chicago.

Another notable bearer of the surname Jonason was the Swedish writer and journalist August Jonason, who lived from 1833 to 1913 and was known for his works on Swedish history and culture.

In the 20th century, the name Jonason continued to be present in Sweden and other parts of Scandinavia. One example is the Swedish physicist Nils Jonason, who lived from 1909 to 1986 and made significant contributions to the field of nuclear physics.

It is worth mentioning that variations of the name, such as Jonasson and Jönsson, are also common in Scandinavian countries, reflecting the regional linguistic differences and spelling variations that have occurred over time.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jonason

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

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

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