The Jordan surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 208,403 people carried this name — #116 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,420 people counted. That is up 6% from 197,212 in 2000.
In Ireland’s birth registers, 1890
Ireland registered 98 births for the Jordan name in 1890.
They were registered in all four provinces, most of all in Leinster. By the Registrar-General’s own method — births multiplied by 44.38 — that is about 4,300 people bearing the name in Ireland at the time. 7 of them were indexed under other spellings of the name.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born, 1890
Registrar-General for Ireland, «Special Report on Surnames in Ireland» (R. E. Matheson, 1894), births index of 1890 — public domain.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 3,017 people named Jordan live in Argentina.
RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
2,076 people named Jordan live in Switzerland.
They live in 21 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Valais.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In Poland’s population register
1,187 people named Jordan have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 1,466 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 15 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Silesian.
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 938 people named Jordan.
207 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 70 départements, most often Haut-Rhin.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 104 people named Jordan live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Hainaut.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
700 people named Jordan are counted in Sweden, Norway and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Norway publishes only surnames with 200 or more bearers. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Statistics Norway (SSB, ssb.no), table 12891, 2025 — CC BY 4.0 · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Jordan in American newspapers,
1889–1923.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 1,181,453 pages in all carry the name.
Who carried it
People named Jordan,
with a public archive behind them.
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Charles-Etienne Jordan 1700–1745 · librarian -
Ambrose L. Jordan 1789–1865 · judge -
Fyodor Iordan 1800–1883 · engraver -
Ludwig Andreas Jordan 1811–1883 · mayor -
Jan Pětr Jordan 1818–1898 · merchant
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 150 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Jordan.
- Jonas 9,043 · U.S. census
- Jones 1,425,470 · U.S. census
- Jonet 180 · U.S. census
- Jonis 114 · U.S. census
- Joos 1,243 · U.S. census
- Jorda 261 · U.S. census
- Jordi 125 · U.S. census
- Jordy 241 · U.S. census
- Jore 297 · U.S. census
- Jorge 6,236 · U.S. census
- Jorgensen 20,731 · U.S. census
- Joris 160 · U.S. census
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