The Jez surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 388 people carried this name — #53,316 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 769,200 people counted. That is up 13% from 343 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Jez surname
From jeż (“hedgehog”).
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Jeż» (Polish), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Poland’s population register
3,822 people named Jez have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 4,176 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in all 16 of Poland’s voivodeships, most of all in Lesser Poland.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 69 people named Jez.
22 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 16 départements, most often Aisne.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
Who carried it
People named Jez,
with a public archive behind them.
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Josef Jez 1907–1942
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Michael Jez 1954– · Australian rules football player
Wikidata (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Jez.
- Jesus 2,033 · U.S. census
- Jette 1,500 · U.S. census
- Jeu 150 · U.S. census
- Jeudi 206 · U.S. census
- Jeudy 1,010 · U.S. census
- Jeune 1,242 · U.S. census
- Jimenez 227,118 · U.S. census
- Jin 10,432 · U.S. census
- Joachim 2,395 · U.S. census
- Joachin 414 · U.S. census
- Joan 224 · U.S. census
- Joannides 168 · U.S. census
When the index is not enough
This page says where Jez is.
A volume says what happened to it.
Every page in the index is free and stays free. The Heritage Volume is the long form: the full paper trail, the arms, the crossing — bound, and yours.