Jepson Surname

48,823rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Isle of Man

Jepson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Geoffrey,' which see. The various forms cited and the numbers of their representatives furnish some sort of idea of the enormous popularity of this now old-fashioned font-name in the 13th and 14th centuries.

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Jepson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4,3221:83,8649,505
England4,1921:13,2921,958
Australia8091:33,3694,401
Canada4531:81,3379,068
New Zealand1781:25,4404,458
South Africa1281:423,26336,588
Sweden1141:86,3756,380
Wales771:40,1893,923
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Scotland421:127,4727,985
Denmark261:217,10417,438
Thailand201:3,531,917315,217
Papua New Guinea191:429,14355,452
Isle of Man141:6,1301,329
Northern Ireland121:153,7538,250
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Norway91:571,36544,190
Philippines71:14,462,603238,248
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
India51:153,413,076951,030
Jersey51:19,8403,614
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland51:885,97323,404
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2,9001:8,4051,275
Wales311:50,5942,584
Scotland51:748,64318,576
Isle of Man21:27,1351,659
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7901:63,5686,935

Jepson (623) may also be a first name.

Jepson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Geoffrey,' which see. The various forms cited and the numbers of their representatives furnish some sort of idea of the enormous popularity of this now old-fashioned font-name in the 13th and 14th centuries. To give more than one or two modern references would be superfluous.

Rogerus Jeffray, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

1613-4. Married — Thomas Cook and Alice Gowen, alias Jefferey: St. Dionis Backchurch (London).

1635. Buried — Captayne William Jefferyes: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1636. — John, s. William Jefferie: ibid.

— — Roberte Jefferies: ibid.

1664. — Richard Jeoffries: ibid.

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

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Geoffrey,' from nick. Geff or Gepp; v. Gipp for several instances. South Lancashire is a well-known habitat of Jepson.

Thomas Gepson, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Jeppe de Hesilden, 1379: ibid.

Johannes Jepson, 1379: ibid.

Nicholas Jepson, of Mostyn, 1595: Wills at Chester.

Robert Jepson, of Oldueld, Manchester, 1614: ibid.

1603. Baptised — William, s. Robert Jeppes: St. James, Clerkenwell.

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

(Danish, Norwegian) The son of Jep, a pet form of Jacob (the supplanter).

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

The Teutonic personal name Godfridus, whence also Godfrey. In Domesday the ordinary form is Goisfridus. From it we get the modifications and derivatives, Jefferson, Jeaffreson, Jeffries, Jefferies, Jefferiss, Jeff, Jeffs, Jephson, Jepson, Jeffeock, Jefkins, with minor variations of spelling too numerous for insertion.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Jeffery,Jefferies,Jeffreys. —These are essentially south of England names, Wilts being their principal home. It is remarkable that Jeffery is most numerous in the four south - west counties; whilst Jefferies and Jeffreys are most prevalent in the other parts of the area of distribution. The place of these names in the north of England is taken by Jefferson. Jeffs is a Cheshire variety.

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Jepson Last Name Facts

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

Jepson (Hindi: जेपसन) is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jepson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 48,823rd most widespread surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 690,894 people. This surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 44 percent of Jepson are found; 44 percent are found in North America and 44 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 333,939th most frequently occurring given name worldwide, borne by 623 people.

It is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 4,322 people, or 1 in 83,864. In The United States it is most prevalent in: California, where 14 percent live, Minnesota, where 7 percent live and Wisconsin, where 6 percent live. Besides The United States Jepson occurs in 44 countries. It is also found in England, where 40 percent live and Australia, where 8 percent live.

Jepson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jepson has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jepson last name grew 547 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 145 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it grew 248 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it grew 840 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 20 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jepson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the surname is principally Congregationalist (40%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Jepson surname are 11.33% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 58.1% registered with the party.

The amount Jepson earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 117.21% more than the national average, earning 751,708 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 15.92% more than the national average, earning R 275,472 per year; in United States they earn 6.07% more than the national average, earning $45,766 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.8% more than the national average, earning $53,059 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jeppson922,349/
Jephson92662/
Jepsson92109/
Jeepson9213/
Jejpson924/
Jespson923/
Jeipson921/
Jepshon921/
Jepsion920/
Epson91488/
Jeppsson863,347/
Jehpsson865/
Jepsen8314,087/
Jipson831,268/
Ephson83879/
Jebson83614/
Gepson83127/
Yepson83124/
Zepson8369/
Iepson8361/
Hepson8359/
Jepzon833/
Eppson832/
Jevson832/
Jepsan831/
Epsoon831/
Jypson831/
Jepsom831/
Jeppsen77750/
Jepsane77145/
Jipsion7739/
Yepsson778/
Chepson772/
Jespsen772/
Jeppsom772/
Jeubson771/
Hepsone771/
Joipson771/
Jepssen771/
Jeepsan771/
Giepson770/
Heppson770/
Geppson770/
Hiepson770/
Gepsson770/
Yepsonn770/
Jeypsom770/
Ebson73236/
Epsen7352/
Epsun731/
Epsan731/
Dzhepson712/
Jheyvson711/
Djepsand711/
Jeppssen710/
Gipson6727,072/
Jebsen67779/
Jibson67690/
Hebson67592/
Hipson67590/
Yepsen67528/
Iepsen67143/
Jipsen6756/
Hepsen6737/
Gepsen6737/
Zepsen6728/
Gebson6726/
Zipson6725/
Yebson6722/
Yepsun6714/
Zepsan6712/
Jipzon6710/
Jivson679/
Hypson678/
Gevson678/
Jipsan675/
Hepsan673/
Jipsom672/
Yepsan672/
Jebsan671/
Epsien671/
Zevson671/
Jepsum671/
Hevson670/
Jepsam670/
Hepsom670/
Gepsan670/
Jypsom670/

Jepson Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jepson in the Hindi language
जेपसनjepasana-

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