Jemmison Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Jamaica

Jemmison Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jemmison Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England731:763,26141,903
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Jamaica211:136,6644,886
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Panama101:391,2268,067
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England411:594,52130,269
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States991:507,25935,553

Jemmison (10) may also be a first name.

Jemmison Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jemmison is carried by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jemmison? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jemmison is the 1,385,851st most widespread surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 46,123,708 people. This surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 53 percent of Jemmison live; 46 percent live in Northern Europe and 46 percent live in British Isles. Jemmison is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently used given name internationally, held by 10 people.

It is most widely held in England, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 763,261. In England Jemmison is mostly found in: Devon, where 38 percent are found, Gloucestershire, where 21 percent are found and West Yorkshire, where 16 percent are found. Barring England this last name occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and Jamaica, where 13 percent are found.

Jemmison Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jemmison has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Jemmison surname increased 178 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it fell 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jemmison Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jemmison last name are 31.39% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 84.62% registered to vote for the political party.

Jemmison earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 3.62% more than the national average, earning $44,711 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 Jemmison
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