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Where Does The Last Name Jerome Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The last name Jerome (Arabic: جيروم, Bengali: জেরম, Hindi: जेरोम, Marathi: जेरोम, Oriya: େଜରମ) is found in Haiti more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant: Jerôme, Jérome, Jeröme, Jérôme or Jêrôme. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerome? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 7,434^th most prevalent surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 95,323 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 47 percent of Jerome reside; 24 percent reside in Caribbean and 23 percent reside in Gallo-Caribbean. Jerome is also the 1,496^th most frequently held first name globally, held by 654,425 people.

This surname is most widespread in Haiti, where it is borne by 17,883 people, or 1 in 597. In Haiti it is most common in: Ouest, where 44 percent are found, Artibonite, where 15 percent are found and Sud, where 14 percent are found. Aside from Haiti this last name is found in 128 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.

Jerome Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The prevalency of Jerome has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jerome surname increased 794 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 301 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 1,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it increased 329 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it increased 200 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jerome Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is principally Jewish (57%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (98%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Jerome last name are 4.6% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 51.37% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Jerome earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 30.33% more than the national average, earning R 309,708 per year; in United States they earn 4.61% more than the national average, earning $45,138 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.39% less than the national average, earning $47,006 CAD per year.