Jessop Surname
Approximately 12,227 people bear this surname
Jessop Surname Definition:
Willelmus Josop, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Jesop, 1379: ibid.
Read More About This SurnameJessop Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4,626 | 1:12,045 | 1,771 |
| United States | 3,509 | 1:103,294 | 11,391 |
| Australia | 1,448 | 1:18,643 | 2,598 |
| Canada | 1,023 | 1:36,017 | 4,595 |
| New Zealand | 381 | 1:11,885 | 2,069 |
| Samoa | 284 | 1:682 | 204 |
| South Africa | 284 | 1:190,767 | 20,712 |
| Scotland | 115 | 1:46,555 | 4,133 |
| Ireland | 100 | 1:47,089 | 3,474 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 98 | 1:13,918 | 1,807 |
| Wales | 53 | 1:58,387 | 5,284 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 32 | 1:3,521 | 512 |
| New Caledonia | 31 | 1:8,910 | 2,168 |
| Gibraltar | 16 | 1:2,122 | 483 |
| Thailand | 15 | 1:4,709,223 | 352,754 |
| Denmark | 14 | 1:403,194 | 27,097 |
| American Samoa | 14 | 1:3,983 | 910 |
| Germany | 13 | 1:6,192,728 | 213,814 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| British Virgin Islands | 11 | 1:2,872 | 356 |
| Niue | 10 | 1:161 | 22 |
| Vanuatu | 9 | 1:29,253 | 714 |
| Hong Kong | 7 | 1:1,047,926 | 4,985 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Chile | 6 | 1:2,936,079 | 35,997 |
| Brazil | 6 | 1:35,679,055 | 486,536 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 1:5,629,059 | 132,535 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1:615,012 | 18,081 |
| Italy | 3 | 1:20,385,563 | 143,117 |
| Guyana | 3 | 1:254,074 | 11,262 |
| Tanzania | 2 | 1:26,470,806 | 111,653 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Cayman Islands | 2 | 1:31,946 | 1,715 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Russia | 2 | 1:72,061,528 | 727,117 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Austria | 2 | 1:4,257,718 | 99,224 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Wallis and Futuna | 1 | 1:13,610 | 185 |
| Bahamas | 1 | 1:391,751 | 2,737 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Uzbekistan | 1 | 1:30,929,142 | 67,786 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 1:4,780,069 | 13,345 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Guam | 1 | 1:160,121 | 4,893 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 65 | 1:68,152 | 5,061 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3,543 | 1:6,880 | 1,065 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:261,403 | 9,165 |
| Scotland | 5 | 1:748,643 | 18,576 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 378 | 1:132,854 | 12,672 |
Jessop (43) may also be a first name.
Jessop Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Joseph'; Old English Josep. Any doubt on the subject is settled by the subjoined references from the York Poll Tax:
Willelmus Josop, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.
Johannes Jesop, 1379: ibid.
Richard fil. Josep, Cambridgeshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.
Adam Josep, c. 1300. Writs of Parliament.
No doubt the pronunciation was influenced by the Lombardic merchants and Italian Jews. Jessop is simply Giuseppe Anglicized. 'Isaac of York' could have told us something about it.
1612. William Newsam and Elizabeth Jesopp: Marriage Alleg. (Canterbury).
1663. William Jesup (Lincolnshire) and Elizabeth Woolby: ibid.
1746. Married — Thomas Jessapp and Ann Hill: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.
(Anglo-Hebrew) forms of Joseph, q.v.
And was þar wonnand in þat wik þat hight Iosep, a buvges rik (And there was dwelling in that town [Capernaum] One called Joseph, a rich burgess).—Cursor Mundi, 12491-2.
Johannes Jesop.—Yorks Poll-Tax, A.D. 1379.
(English) Descendant of Joseph (He shall add).
From the Italian Giuseppe, Joseph?
From the Danish, Jess; a personal name Jesshope; a location name.
Jessop Demographics
Jessop Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Jessop Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jessop Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Jessop (Hindi: जेसप) occurs in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Jessop? popularity and diffusion
The last name Jessop is the 42,596th most frequently used surname on earth, held by approximately 1 in 596,021 people. The surname Jessop occurs mostly in Europe, where 41 percent of Jessop reside; 40 percent reside in Northern Europe and 40 percent reside in British Isles. It is also the 1,545,828th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 43 people.
It is most widely held in England, where it is held by 4,626 people, or 1 in 12,045. In England Jessop is mostly found in: West Yorkshire, where 13 percent are found, South Yorkshire, where 10 percent are found and Greater London, where 8 percent are found. Aside from England this last name occurs in 63 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Australia, where 12 percent are found.
Jessop Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jessop has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Jessop last name expanded 131 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it expanded 928 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Scotland it expanded 2,300 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it expanded 154 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 883 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jessop Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (48%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Jessop last name are 30.67% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.9% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Jessop earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 35.98% more than the national average, earning R 323,136 per year; in United States they earn 6.14% less than the national average, earning $40,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.33% more than the national average, earning $54,813 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Jessop Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jessop in the Hindi language | ||
| जेसप | jesapa | - |
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Jessop Reference & Research
Jessup DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
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