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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 or territory. It can also occur as a variant: Jerôme, Jérome, Jeröme, Jérôme or Jêrôme. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

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

This last name is the 7,434^th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 95,323 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 47 percent of Jerome live; 24 percent live in Caribbean and 23 percent live in Gallo-Caribbean. Jerome is also the 1,496^th most frequently occurring forename throughout the world It is held by 654,425 people.

It is most commonly held in Haiti, where it is carried by 17,883 people, or 1 in 597. In Haiti it is most frequent in: Ouest, where 44 percent reside, Artibonite, where 15 percent reside and Sud, where 14 percent reside. Beside Haiti this surname exists in 128 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 14 percent reside and Nigeria, where 12 percent reside.

Jerome Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

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

Jerome Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Jerome last name is predominantly 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.