Jemison Surname

88,984th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,395 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Jemison Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of James,' from the nick. Jim. The 'p' is intrusive, as in Simpson and Thompson.

William Gimmison, Yorkshire W. 20. 1808. Married — John Handley and Elizabeth Jimerson: St.

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Jemison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,6001:78,7958,995
England2361:236,09319,489
Malawi1831:93,54711,397
Jamaica1381:20,7971,794
Australia1021:264,66424,097
Canada591:624,50251,218
Zimbabwe161:964,89061,721
New Zealand141:323,45226,435
Indonesia101:13,224,919434,432
Scotland61:892,30328,047
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Panama41:978,06412,245
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland91:492,20716,355
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England591:413,14224,536
Scotland41:935,80421,348
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,1261:44,5995,164

Jemison (659) may also be a first name.

Jemison Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of James,' from the nick. Jim. The 'p' is intrusive, as in Simpson and Thompson.

William Gimmison, Yorkshire W. 20. 1808. Married — John Handley and Elizabeth Jimerson: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Jamie’s Son: v. Jamie.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(Scottish) The son of Jamie. Scotch pet form of James (the supplanter).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Jemison Last Name Facts

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

Jemison (Marathi: जमीसन) is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jemison? popularity and diffusion

Jemison is the 88,984th most widespread family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,350,796 people. The surname occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 89 percent of Jemison live; 86 percent live in North America and 86 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 323,427th most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 659 people.

This last name is most widely held in The United States, where it is borne by 4,600 people, or 1 in 78,795. In The United States Jemison is most frequent in: Alabama, where 21 percent live, New York, where 7 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Outside of The United States Jemison is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in England, where 4 percent live and Malawi, where 3 percent live.

Jemison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jemison has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jemison surname expanded 409 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 400 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it expanded 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jemison Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is chiefly Presbyterian (67%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Jemison surname are 11.15% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.92% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jemison earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 14.26% less than the national average, earning $36,996 USD per year and in Canada they earn 7.53% more than the national average, earning $53,425 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Jemison Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jemison in the Marathi language
जमीसनjamisana-

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Jemison Reference & Research

Jamison DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Jamison FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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