LAST NAME · 2020 CENSUS
Jelks
Jelks is the 13,896th most common last name in the United States. In the 2020 Census, 2,079 people carried it — about 0.7 of every 100,000 people. Most people named Jelks are Black.
WHO CARRIES THIS NAME · 2020
Black77.4%
White13.9%
Multiracial4.4%
Hispanic3.1%
Asian American0.7%
Native American0.5%
Shares are tabulated by the US Census Bureau, not modeled. Methodology.
RANK OVER TIME
1990
#14,287
2,487
2000
#14,357
1,912
2010
#14,299
2,093
2020
#13,896
2,079