Last Name JAMESON

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Meaning The son of James. The purely English Jamison and its variants are almost entirely confined to North England, and indeed the great majority are of Lowland Scottish descent. On the other hand, James as a surname is as often South English as North, which accounts for the multitude of its modern representatives.
The son of James, which signifies He that supplants.
The son of James.
Origin English, Scottish, Irish, Falkland, Belgian

Rank 2,588 (2000 US census) 2,220 (1990 US census)
Count 12,868 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 86.29%, or 11104 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 8.53%, or 1098 total occurrences, as black,
  • 0.69%, or 89 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.09%, or 140 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 1.33%, or 171 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.07%, or 266 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


American Surnames

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English surnames

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How many distinct last names exist in the United States of America?

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