# Jameson (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/jameson/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

A Scottish and Northern Irish surname originating as a patronymic derived from the given name James.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 13,255 |
| US rank (2010) | 2,715 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 23,293 people |
| Change since 2000 | +3.0% (12,868 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈd͡ʒeɪməsən/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

From James + -son.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Jameson in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 84% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 8.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 3.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 1.0% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.2% |
| Two or more races | 1.8% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Jameson in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.

## People named Jameson

- Jenna Jameson, American pornographic actress
- Fredric Jameson, American academic and literary critic (1934–2024)
- Anna Brownell Jameson, author, penwoman, art historian, governess, literary critic (-1860)
- Joyce Jameson, actress (1932–1987)
- Nick Jameson, American actor
- Jerry Jameson, American film director
- Claude Jameson, American soccer player (1886-1943)
- Henry Jameson, American soccer player (1883-1938)

## Similar surnames

Jamison, Jamieson, Jemison, Jimison, Jansen, Jenson, Janson, Jansson, Johnson, Jenkins, Jensen, Janssen.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.