Jeremy Surname

116,250th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Dominica

Jeremy Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jeremy,' i.e. Jeremiah; Middle English Jeremy.

Jeremy de Caxton, Norfolk, 1239: History of Norfolk.

1638. Married — Gilbert Jeremi and Elizabeth Raulinges: St.

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Jeremy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States7951:455,92338,976
England4031:138,25813,495
Australia3081:87,64810,106
Kenya2831:163,18012,702
Ghana2771:97,5489,187
Wales2691:11,5041,280
Palestine2001:22,7443,442
Indonesia1931:685,22953,355
Jordan1511:58,5595,456
France1331:499,41969,818
Israel841:101,87711,676
Thailand811:872,078137,928
Antigua and Barbuda791:1,255220
Dominica751:1,012214
Singapore681:80,9963,278
Canada641:575,71247,839
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Haiti531:201,5837,706
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Papua New Guinea411:198,87127,541
China381:35,982,1461,905
Malaysia341:867,47739,690
Trinidad and Tobago321:42,6243,925
New Zealand281:161,72618,041
India201:38,353,269431,471
South Africa121:4,514,809137,638
Tanzania111:4,812,87455,358
Burundi91:1,089,428846
Yemen81:3,303,16216,088
United States Virgin Islands61:18,3962,503
Northern Mariana Islands61:9,097939
Cameroon61:3,461,511126,814
Uganda51:7,807,856134,263
Saint Lucia51:35,7561,958
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Grenada41:27,1341,180
Malta41:107,5681,849
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Zimbabwe21:7,719,120118,432
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
Peru21:15,892,06251,966
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Guatemala21:8,041,3349,698
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Myanmar11:51,937,9852,166
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Saint Kitts and Nevis11:55,1991,294
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales2441:6,428421
England801:304,69220,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States621:809,97950,387

The alternate forms: Jéremy (1) & Jérémy (16) are calculated separately.

Jeremy (608,298) may also be a first name.

Jeremy Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jeremy,' i.e. Jeremiah; Middle English Jeremy.

Jeremy de Caxton, Norfolk, 1239: History of Norfolk.

1638. Married — Gilbert Jeremi and Elizabeth Raulinges: St. Michael, Cornhill.

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

(Anglo-Hebrew) a (diminutive) form of Jeremiah = Appointed or Exalted of Jehovah [Latin Jeremias, Hieremias, Greek ‘Ιερεμίας, Hebrew Yírmyáh—Yáh, Jehovah] .... þe propheci þat said was þoru Jeremi.—Cursor Mundi, 11647-8.

Jeremy the prophet.—Matth. 27, 9.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The Old English form of Jeremiah.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Jeremy Last Name Facts

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

Jeremy (Arabic: جيرمي, Bengali: জেরেমি, Hindi: जेरेमी, Marathi: जेरेमी) is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as: Jéremy or Jérémy. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jeremy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 116,250th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,837,042 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 28 percent of Jeremy are found; 22 percent are found in North America and 21 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Jeremy is also the 1,626th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 608,298 people.

This surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 795 people, or 1 in 455,923. In The United States Jeremy is mostly concentrated in: California, where 13 percent are found, Texas, where 9 percent are found and Ohio, where 8 percent are found. Not including The United States this surname exists in 80 countries. It also occurs in England, where 10 percent are found and Australia, where 8 percent are found.

Jeremy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Jeremy has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 1,282 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 504 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 110 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it decreased 75 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jeremy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Jeremy last name is principally Anglican (75%) in Ireland and Christian (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Jeremy last name are 9.42% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.65% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jeremy earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 18.26% less than the national average, earning $35,271 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.58% more than the national average, earning $54,443 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jéremy941/
Jeremey9219/
Jeremay9219/
Jeremmy9210/
Jerremy926/
Djeremy921/
Jeremyz921/
Eremy913/
Jérémy8916/
Jeremaya86201/
Jheremys861/
Geremy83565/
Jeremi83478/
Eremyi83213/
Eremey83131/
Jereme83106/
Jerema8379/
Eremiy8339/
Jeromy8339/
Jeramy8327/
Yeremy8322/
Ceremy8321/
Seremy835/
Jerimy833/
Zeremy833/
Eremyh831/
Jeremie7735,983/
Heremyi7737/
Jeremai7732/
Jeremih7726/
Jeromey7721/
Yeremiy7719/
Jeremis7719/
Jeremea7712/
Djeremi779/
Jeremes779/
Herremy777/
Jerimay774/
Jerromy774/
Geremiy773/
Jeramey773/
Jerremi773/
Jeromay773/
Jeremer772/
Cheremy772/
Jerommy772/
Jeremeh772/
Geremey771/
Jerramy771/
Jeremee771/
Jeremez771/
Jeriema771/
Eremeey771/
Ijereme771/
Geremay771/
Jheremi771/
Jerrimy770/
Eremi73547/
Ereme73273/
Jeremaih712,093/
Cheremys71275/
Jeremaia71181/
Jerimaya71155/
Jeremieh7161/
Jeremich7140/
Jeremais715/
Jereamih714/
Jeremiea712/
Djiremey712/
Jheremma711/
Jereemie711/
Eijereme711/
Errehymy711/
Ijereume711/
Cheremyz711/
Jerremie711/
Jerome6776,451/
Sereme678,751/
Herema67292/
Eremei67234/
Seremi67224/
Yerema67175/
Gereme67157/
Cereme67121/
Jerami6790/
Ieremi6788/
Geremi6785/
Jerime6781/
Jeromi6776/
Jerima6765/
Eruimy6759/
Eremee6753/
Jerimi6741/
Ergemi6725/
Zeremi6724/
Ceremi6722/
Heremi6721/
Hereme6719/
Zereme6717/
Jerrymaya6714/
Yeremi6710/
Jeremahie6710/
Eremea679/
Zerema679/
Cheremysh678/
Yereme678/
Jerame678/
Yeramy678/
Ereimi677/
Eremio675/
Ijerheime674/
Ierema674/
Erimey673/
Jireme673/
Jairemaya673/
Jiremi673/
Ehreme673/
Jerrimaya673/
Erimiy672/
Eremai672/
Seremé672/
Eremoi672/
Jeryme671/
Yjrema671/
Gerimy671/
Jjeremaih671/
Ereeme671/
Jerremaih671/
Erimoy671/
Errimy671/
Jeremaihs671/
Jirimy671/
Ejieremai671/
Jeröme671/
Jerhimeys670/

Jeremy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jeremy in the Bengali language
জেরেমিjeremi-
Jeremy in the Hindi language
जेरेमीjeremi-
Jeremy in the Marathi language
जेरेमीjeremi88.89
जेरीमीjerimi11.11
Jeremy in the Arabic language
جيرميjyrmy-
جيريميjyrymy-
جرميjrmy-
جريميjrymy-

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