Last Name JEROME

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Meaning The son of Jerome. The spear raven, Gerramn, is the old English Jerram that has become lost in Jerome. Jerrems is the genitive form, as in Jones, Williams, etc.
The same as Jeremiah.
Origin English, Jewish, Irish, Haitian, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank 3,987 (2000 US census) 4,966 (1990 US census)
Count 8,179 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 73.35%, or 5999 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 18.43%, or 1507 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.12%, or 92 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 1.9%, or 155 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 3.03%, or 248 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 2.18%, or 178 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Longest last names

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Scottish surnames

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In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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English surnames

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