Jerrems Surname

1,894,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 96 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Jerrems Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jerome.' I do not find any early English instances. It must have been a rare name in this country. Miss Yonge writes, 'The spear raven, Gerramn, is the old English Jerram that has become lost in Jerome' (History Christian Names).

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Jerrems Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia531:509,35338,491
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Jerrems Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jerome.' I do not find any early English instances. It must have been a rare name in this country. Miss Yonge writes, 'The spear raven, Gerramn, is the old English Jerram that has become lost in Jerome' (History Christian Names). I cannot discover any trace of an old English name Jerram as distinct from Jerome. Jerrems is the genitive form, as in Jones, Williams, &c.

1614. John Watson and Eliz Jerome: Marriage Lic. (Westminster).

1729. Married — Joseph Jerram and Ann Elgar: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1748. — Stephen Jerom and Mary Callard: ibid.

1770.— John Fisher and Elizabeth Jerrom: St. George, Hanover Square.

1770. Married — Joseph Jerome and Elizabeth Elsmore: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

The personal name.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Jerrems Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jerrems is found most frequently in Australia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Jerrems.

How Common Is The Last Name Jerrems? popularity and diffusion

Jerrems is the 1,894,523rd most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 75,911,937 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 55 percent of Jerrems live; 55 percent live in Australasia and 55 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

The surname Jerrems is most prevalent in Australia, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 509,353. In Australia it is mostly concentrated in: Victoria, where 38 percent live, Queensland, where 26 percent live and New South Wales, where 17 percent live. Outside of Australia this last name exists in 4 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 42 percent live and Japan, where 1 percent live.

Jerrems Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jerrems has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Jerrems last name grew 308 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jerrems Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Jerrems surname are 7.78% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 54.55% being registered to vote for the political party.

Jerrems earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jerems9213/
Jerrams86103/
Jereums861/
Jerroms861/
Jerrens860/
Erems8313/
Jeuriems801/
Errens77322/
Jerams7767/
Ereims774/
Jeroms771/
Jerens771/
Serems770/
Gerrens7136/
Cerrens7125/
Jeurens7110/
Jerrins712/
Errenns711/
Geremsh711/
Jierens711/
Yerrams711/
Serrens710/
Searems710/
Erens671,341/
Jerns6756/
Jeuriens6728/
Erims6727/
Serriens671/
Yerramsh671/

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