Jewson Surname

391,429th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 904 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Jewson Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the Jew's son'. Nevertheless, the instance below seems to refute this statement since Peter would not be used as a personal name by a strict Jew. With the variant Juson, compare Jury for Jewry; v.

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Jewson Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England4131:134,91113,250
United States1981:1,830,601119,637
Australia1791:150,81415,978
Canada601:614,09350,489
South Africa181:3,009,872112,058
Wales61:515,75523,171
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Scotland51:1,070,76331,189
Northern Ireland51:369,00715,220
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
France11:66,422,722504,397
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2571:94,8469,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States391:1,287,65971,386

Jewson (22) may also be a first name.

Jewson Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from a nickname. 'the Jew's son'. Nevertheless, the instance below seems to refute this statement since Peter would not be used as a personal name by a strict Jew. With the variant Juson, compare Jury for Jewry; v. Jewison for a second and different origin.

Peter fil. Gewe, Lincolnshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

1600. Thomas Fewson, or Jewson, Buckinghamshire: Register of the University of Oxford.

1745. Married — Samuel Cobley and Elizabeth Jewson: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1778. — Jarrett Juson and Hannah Hickman: St. George, Hanover Square.

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

The Jew's Son: v. Jew.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

The son of a Jew.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

From the Frisian, Juist; from the Dutch, Joosten; from the Flemish, Jossen; from the Danish, Justesen; in the Domesday Book, Justan, Justin (?); a personal name.

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

Jewson Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jewson is carried by more people in England than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Jewson? popularity and diffusion

It is the 391,429th most prevalent surname on earth, held by around 1 in 8,061,445 people. The surname Jewson is predominantly found in Europe, where 49 percent of Jewson live; 48 percent live in Northern Europe and 47 percent live in British Isles. Jewson is also the 2,301,746th most common given name internationally, held by 22 people.

The surname is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 413 people, or 1 in 134,911. In England it is primarily concentrated in: Durham, where 17 percent live, Greater London, where 13 percent live and West Yorkshire, where 13 percent live. Other than England Jewson is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 22 percent live and Australia, where 20 percent live.

Jewson Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jewson has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Jewson surname rose 161 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 508 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jewson Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is primarily Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Jewson last name are 30.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 83.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Jewson earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 196% more than the national average, earning R 703,404 per year; in United States they earn 15.37% more than the national average, earning $49,780 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.53% less than the national average, earning $46,934 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jebson83614/
Jefson83194/
Jewsen837/
Jevson832/
Gewson832/
Jewsan830/
Jephson77662/
Jeffson77113/
Jewsang774/
Jefsson771/
Yewsoon771/
Efson7334/
Evson734/
Djeefson711/
Jheyvson711/
Jeawsang711/
Jesffson711/
Seewsuon711/
Ephson67879/
Jebsen67779/
Jefsen67187/
Gebson6726/
Yebson6722/
Jivson679/
Gevson678/
Jiwsan671/
Sewsen671/
Zevson671/
Jefsun671/
Jebsan671/
Sefson670/

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