But the fans failed in their overall aim: to get Jedism recognised officially as a religion.
There had been an internet rumour that if enough people put down Jedi, it would be classed as an official religion.
But that turned out not to be true.
The Office for National Statistics decided to count the "Jedi" people in with those who don't believe in any god.
Racial mix
The survey also measured loads of other really important facts about the people living here.
It showed that the number of people from ethnic minorities living in England and Wales had risen by 3% since the last census in 1991.
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