Jemieson Surname

2,808,717th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 48 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Jemieson Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jemieson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica401:71,7493,500
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Jemieson Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jemieson Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Jemieson is carried by more people in Jamaica than any other country/territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jemieson? popularity and diffusion

Jemieson is the 2,808,717th most widespread last name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 151,823,873 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 98 percent of Jemieson reside; 83 percent reside in Caribbean and 83 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean.

This last name is most numerous in Jamaica, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 71,749. In Jamaica Jemieson is most frequent in: Cornwall County, where 80 percent are found, Middlesex County, where 18 percent are found and Surrey County, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Jamaica it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 13 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Jemieson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jemieson has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jemieson last name grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jemieson Last Name Statistics demography

Jemieson earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.88% less than the national average, earning $28,531 USD per year.

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jemieson
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