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

Juris, 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 Juris surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Juris in America

Juris is the 47272nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Juris surname appeared 449 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 Juris.

We can also compare 2010 data for Juris 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 Juris

The surname JURIS has its origins in Lithuania, where it first emerged during the medieval period. It is derived from the Lithuanian word "jūra," meaning "sea" or "ocean." This suggests that the name may have initially referred to a person who lived near the Baltic Sea or who worked in a maritime profession.

One of the earliest documented references to the name JURIS can be found in the Metrica of the Grand Duchy of Lithuania, a collection of official records dating back to the 15th century. In these records, the name appears in various spellings, such as "Juris," "Jurys," and "Jurez."

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the JURIS name became more widespread throughout Lithuania and neighboring regions. Notable individuals bearing this surname include Jonas Juris (1564-1629), a prominent Lithuanian merchant and landowner, and Motiejus Juris (1612-1687), a Jesuit priest and educator who established several schools in the region.

As the JURIS family expanded and migrated, the name took on different variations and spellings in other languages. For instance, in the Polish language, it became "Juryś," while in German, it was rendered as "Jüris" or "Jüriss."

One notable figure with the JURIS surname was Jurgis Juris (1796-1854), a Lithuanian poet and translator who played a significant role in the Lithuanian National Revival movement. His works helped to preserve and promote the Lithuanian language and culture during a period of intense Russification.

Another prominent individual was Petras Juris (1847-1919), a Lithuanian-American inventor and engineer who patented several innovations in the field of printing press technology. He emigrated to the United States in the late 19th century and established a successful printing business in Boston.

In the 20th century, the JURIS name gained further recognition through individuals like Jurgis Juris (1901-1975), a Lithuanian-American artist known for his landscape paintings and contributions to the Chicago art scene, and Algirdas Juris (1934-2012), a Lithuanian-American basketball player who represented the United States in the 1956 and 1960 Olympic Games.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Juris

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

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

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