Jessup Surname

37,567th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 14,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Australia

Jessup Surname Definition:

(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.

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Jessup Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States9,7031:37,3554,621
Australia1,6391:16,4712,320
England1,2971:42,9595,471
Canada8701:42,3515,261
Thailand1691:417,97873,233
New Zealand1491:30,3915,294
South Africa531:1,022,22162,590
Wales261:119,0209,008
Scotland191:281,78013,396
Singapore171:323,98313,856
France111:6,038,429280,838
Iceland91:42,2322,922
Bahrain91:149,8455,469
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Hong Kong21:3,667,74211,574
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
United States Virgin Islands21:55,1886,229
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Barbados11:287,4482,772
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
El Salvador11:6,343,8888,415
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland21:2,214,93333,683
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England8341:29,2273,943
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884
Guernsey11:32,6562,283
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States2,1251:23,6322,948

Jessup (191) may also be a first name.

Jessup Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(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

“Joseph”. Variation in Old English.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

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

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

Giuseppe, Italian, the same as Joseph.

An Etymological Dictionary of Family and Christian Names (1857) by William Arthur

The Kentish family of Jessup, a name also represented in Essex, may possess a namesake, if not an ancestor, in Jessuppe, the vicar of Preston church in 1579 (H.). There were two freeholders of the name of Jesopp living at Mattersey, Notts, in 1698 (Harl. MS. 6846).

Homes of Family Names in Great Britain (1890) by Henry Brougham Guppy

Jessup Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jessup occurs more in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Jessup click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jessup? popularity and diffusion

Jessup is the 37,567th most common family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 519,908 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Jessup reside; 72 percent reside in North America and 72 percent reside in Anglo-North America. Jessup is also the 657,437th most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 191 people.

The last name Jessup is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 9,703 people, or 1 in 37,355. In The United States it is mostly found in: North Carolina, where 18 percent are found, California, where 10 percent are found and Texas, where 6 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 43 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 12 percent are found and England, where 9 percent are found.

Jessup Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jessup has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Jessup last name increased 457 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 156 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Scotland it increased 950 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it declined 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Jessup Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Jessup last name are 19.47% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.24% being registered with the political party.

The amount Jessup earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.1% more than the national average, earning R 399,480 per year; in United States they earn 0.7% less than the national average, earning $42,846 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.97% less than the national average, earning $48,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Jessous771/
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Jessutt770/
Jesus73112,700/
Essau735,606/
Essou732,957/
Essui731,238/
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Esoup7367/
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Jesut731/
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Yessouph712/
Djessous711/
Esu6710,364/
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Jesuit6760/
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Jessoe6723/
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Jesuis677/
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Jessoo676/
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Essouh674/
Jitsup674/
Heasup673/
Jieshu673/
Gessou673/
Jesous673/
Jesult672/
Jijesu672/
Zessou672/
Juisup672/
Heesup671/
Jessob671/
Jetsou671/
Jeuseu671/
Yessub671/
Jeshau671/
Seissu671/
Zessuh671/
Ziessu671/
Yessuh671/
Sesseu671/
Sessuh671/
Esssui671/
Djissu671/
Djehessou671/
Jidsup671/
Dgesup671/
Sesshu671/
Yoesup671/
Jehsus671/
Jeisus671/
Jesuiz671/
Jesusb671/
Jeasau670/

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Jessup Reference & Research

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jessup
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