Jessney Surname

2,185,341st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 75 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Jessney Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jessney Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England711:784,76142,668
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Jessney (10) may also be a first name.

Jessney Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jessney is held by more people in England than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jessney? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,185,341st most frequent last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 97,167,279 people. The last name Jessney is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Jessney reside; 97 percent reside in Northern Europe and 97 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 3,684,242nd most commonly used given name world-wide. It is borne by 10 people.

The surname Jessney is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 71 people, or 1 in 784,761. In England Jessney is mostly found in: East Riding of Yorkshire, where 59 percent are found, Hampshire, where 24 percent are found and Devon, where 11 percent are found. Aside from England this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Scotland, where 3 percent are found and Cyprus, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jesney92234/
Essney921/
Jessne920/
Jessner86405/
Hessney86128/
Cessney864/
Jessnes864/
Jesnney861/
Sessney860/
Esney8322/
Jesne836/
Essne835/
Jesny833/
Chessney802/
Sisney77949/
Jesner77209/
Jesnes7759/
Sesney7743/
Hesney7736/
Yesney7721/
Yessne7713/
Hessne7711/
Cesney777/
Gessne774/
Jesnet772/
Hessny771/
Jessna771/
Jesnay771/
Jesnez771/
Gessny770/
Esne73141/
Esny735/
Gessner719,948/
Chesney719,621/
Hessner71502/
Scisney71149/
Sissney71100/
Scesney7196/
Cissney7174/
Jesness7162/
Zessner7138/
Jeschny7117/
Yessner7116/
Zeissny715/
Cessnea712/
Jeszner711/
Jesenne711/
Jehsner711/
Jissner711/
Chessny711/
Gessnes710/
Seusney710/
Jetsner710/
Heissner67187/
Esnee67119/
Jesna67114/
Sesny6795/
Cesne6783/
Jetschny6775/
Zeissner6773/
Gesny6759/
Jesni6757/
Yesne6736/
Esnay6733/
Chessnoe6726/
Hesny6722/
Gesne6719/
Essni6712/
Esnae6711/
Jesný6711/
Jeschner6710/
Yesny679/
Zesny675/
Sisne675/
Jesná675/
Jezny674/
Jisny674/
Chessner674/
Essna673/
Jesné673/
Hesne673/
Jexne672/
Djessnou671/
Cheysney671/
Esnoy671/
Esnoe671/
Esnne671/
Ječny671/
Eshne671/
Gessgner671/
Esnei671/
Sesne671/
Cheasney670/
Hiessner670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jessney
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