Jessop Surname

42,596th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Niue

Jessop Surname Definition:

Willelmus Josop, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.

Johannes Jesop, 1379: ibid.

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Jessop Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4,6261:12,0451,771
United States3,5091:103,29411,391
Australia1,4481:18,6432,598
Canada1,0231:36,0174,595
New Zealand3811:11,8852,069
Samoa2841:682204
South Africa2841:190,76720,712
Scotland1151:46,5554,133
Ireland1001:47,0893,474
Trinidad and Tobago981:13,9181,807
Wales531:58,3875,284
France441:1,509,607143,950
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines321:3,521512
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Gibraltar161:2,122483
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Denmark141:403,19427,097
American Samoa141:3,983910
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
British Virgin Islands111:2,872356
Niue101:16122
Vanuatu91:29,253714
Hong Kong71:1,047,9264,985
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Chile61:2,936,07935,997
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Netherlands31:5,629,059132,535
Northern Ireland31:615,01218,081
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Guyana31:254,07411,262
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cayman Islands21:31,9461,715
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Wallis and Futuna11:13,610185
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Guam11:160,1214,893
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland651:68,1525,061
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England3,5431:6,8801,065
Wales61:261,4039,165
Scotland51:748,64318,576
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3781:132,85412,672

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.

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

(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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

(English) Descendant of Joseph (He shall add).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

From the Italian Giuseppe, Joseph?

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Danish, Jess; a personal name Jesshope; a location name.

British Family Names: Their Origin and Meaning (1903) by Henry Barber

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jessopp92116/
Jesshop9245/
Jessope921/
Jiessop921/
Jessops920/
Jessoup920/
Essop915,362/
Jesso911,430/
Jesop91102/
Jesshope86110/
Djesso8362/
Jesoph8329/
Cessop8314/
Essopp8313/
Essoop8312/
Jessoo836/
Jeesop831/
Jessap831/
Jessoa831/
Jessob831/
Jessot831/
Jesosp831/
Jessoh831/
Jessos831/
Jetsop831/
Jeusso831/
Essoup831/
Jessoi831/
Hessop830/
Jesiop830/
Jessoy830/
Esso8018,492/
Esop80860/
Jeso80101/
Djessou772,584/
Jesophe774/
Jesseup772/
Jeissou772/
Jessous771/
Jietsop771/
Juissop771/
Djetsop771/
Djissop771/
Djeisso771/
Yessoup771/
Jessott770/
Gesshop770/
Essou732,957/
Jessa732,800/
Sesso731,575/
Gesso73989/
Yesso73831/
Essoo73624/
Essoi73233/
Essob73178/
Cesso73137/
Jehso7390/
Esoup7367/
Esoop7347/
Jezso7335/
Yesop7332/
Eshop7320/
Essap7318/
Jesõp7315/
Jeiso7314/
Jisso7313/
Jesoi7311/
Esoph7310/
Zesso739/
Jesoh739/
Jesap738/
Jesos737/
Jeeso735/
Jeaso735/
Jesas734/
Jesio734/
Cesop734/
Jisop732/
Djeso732/
Jesho732/
Jesou731/
Jesoa731/
Jetso731/
Jésop731/
Essço731/
Essoy731/
Ijeso731/
Jesuo731/
Essoj731/
Jheso731/
Jesoo731/
Jesoy731/
Jeyso730/
Hesop730/
Yessouph712/
Djessous711/
Eso676,378/
Yessoh671,437/
Djisso67907/
Jehsoh67786/
Djessa67506/
Jessah67455/
Jessat67267/
Sessho67127/
Zetsop6781/
Yessou6763/
Jõesoo6742/
Yessoo6737/
Soysop6731/
Djesou6726/
Hyssop6720/
Zessos6717/
Seasso6715/
Gessot6713/
Giesso6712/
Gessod6712/
Ijessa6712/
Sessoi6712/
Ijesoh6711/
Jeshoi679/
Gissop677/
Gessos676/
Jehsoo676/
Jissou675/
Yessho675/
Hiesso675/
Jeasoh675/
Hessov674/
Essouh674/
Jeesas673/
Yhesso673/
Hesiop673/
Jessha673/
Gessou673/
Cessap673/
Jesous673/
Essobh672/
Zessou672/
Essoih672/
Jitsop672/
Yesoph672/
Chesop672/
Jissho672/
Jissov671/
Jetsou671/
Heshop671/
Jeshov671/
Jessad671/
Jeussa671/
Jissot671/
Zeusso671/
Yesope671/
Sessoh671/
Seysso671/
Tcesso671/
Essooh671/
Djehessou671/
Djesio671/
Djesoo671/
Eessoh671/
Yessod671/
Esooph671/
Jesahs671/
Jeshoa671/
Jeisho671/
Saisop671/
Seusso671/
Sessuo671/
Jetsoh671/
Jetsuo671/
Jheiso671/
Jesjoh671/
Ieisso671/

Jessop Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jessop in the Hindi language
जेसपjesapa-

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