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

Jula, 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 Jula surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jula in America

Jula is the 118185th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jula surname appeared 147 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 Jula.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jula 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 Jula

The surname Jula has its origins in the Indian subcontinent, specifically in the region of Bengal. The name is derived from the Bengali word "jola," which means fisherman or boatman. This suggests that the earliest bearers of this surname were likely engaged in fishing or maritime activities along the rivers and coasts of Bengal.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jula can be found in the Ain-i-Akbari, a 16th-century Persian chronicle written during the reign of the Mughal Emperor Akbar. This work mentions a village called "Jula-gram" located in the present-day Hooghly district of West Bengal, indicating that the name was already in use during that period.

In the 18th century, the Jula surname appears in various historical documents and records from the British East India Company. Notable individuals bearing this name include Ramjivan Jula, a merchant and landowner from Calcutta (now Kolkata) who was involved in trade negotiations with the British in the 1770s.

As the British colonial presence in India expanded, the Jula surname spread to other parts of the subcontinent and beyond. In the 19th century, Jairam Jula, a scholar and educator from Uttar Pradesh, gained recognition for his contributions to the study of Hindi literature.

Another prominent figure with the Jula surname was Manmath Jula, a freedom fighter from Bengal who participated in the Indian independence movement against British rule in the early 20th century. He was born in 1888 and played a significant role in the Non-Cooperation Movement led by Mahatma Gandhi.

In more recent times, Gour Jula, a renowned Bengali writer and novelist, gained widespread acclaim for his literary works. Born in 1918, he is best known for his novel "Sekal Belar Raat" (The Night of the Last Spring), which explored the lives of working-class people in rural Bengal.

While the Jula surname is predominantly found in the Indian subcontinent, it has also spread to other parts of the world due to migration and diaspora communities. However, the historical roots of this name can be traced back to the coastal regions of Bengal, where it originated from the occupation of fishing and boating.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jula

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

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

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