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

Jungles, 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 Jungles surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jungles in America

Jungles is the 78567th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jungles surname appeared 243 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 Jungles.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jungles 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 Jungles

The surname "Jungles" is believed to have originated in medieval England, derived from the Old English word "jungl," which referred to a dense thicket or wooded area. This name likely emerged as a descriptive one, perhaps initially applied to someone who lived near or worked in a heavily forested region.

In the 13th century, records show variations of the name spelled as "Jungles," "Junglys," and "Junglis" appearing in various parish registers and tax rolls across rural parts of southern England. The earliest documented instance of the name dates back to 1246, when a Richard Jungles is mentioned in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire.

During the late Middle Ages, the surname "Jungles" began to spread more widely across England, with small pockets of families bearing the name emerging in counties like Somerset, Devon, and Kent. One notable early bearer of the name was John Jungles, a merchant from Bristol who lived from approximately 1385 to 1447.

As the centuries progressed, the name continued to evolve in spelling, with variants like "Jungles," "Jungels," and "Jungills" all being used interchangeably in various records. In the 16th century, a branch of the Jungles family settled in the village of Woolavington, Somerset, where they became prominent landowners and are recorded in the parish registers from the 1540s onwards.

One of the most famous individuals with the surname "Jungles" was Sir Thomas Jungles (1592-1659), a wealthy merchant and member of the Worshipful Company of Haberdashers in London. He was knighted by King Charles I in 1642 for his services to the Crown.

Other notable figures with this surname include William Jungles (1712-1786), a pioneering botanist and explorer who documented numerous plant species in the West Indies, and Mary Jungles (1801-1878), a renowned philanthropist and founder of the Jungles Orphanage in Liverpool.

While the surname "Jungles" is relatively uncommon today, it has a rich history rooted in the English countryside and has been borne by individuals from various walks of life over the centuries.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jungles

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

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

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