How common is the surname Jameson?

13,255 people in the United States had the surname Jameson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,293 Americans. It ranked 2,715th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jameson?

Jenna Jameson, American pornographic actress, followed by Fredric Jameson.

Where is the surname Jameson most common?

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

How do you pronounce Jameson?

Jameson is /ˈd͡ʒeɪməsən/, 2 syllables.

Is the surname Jameson getting more or less common?

More common. 12,868 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,255 in 2010, up 3.0%.

Is Jameson also a first name?

Yes. Jameson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Jameson

A patronymic surname, carried by 13,255 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒeɪməsən/ 2 syllables Soundex J525 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jameson is more common than 98.3% of them.

Origin

From James + -son.

Jameson is a patronymic surname: formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 13,255 people named Jameson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 23,293 Americans. That is up 3.0% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,868.

#2,715

rank among US surnames

13,255

people in 2010

4.5

per 100,000 Americans

+3%

change since 2000 (was #2,588)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,706	Carrington	13,320	23,179
#2,707	Jasso	13,318	23,183
#2,708	Ko	13,312	23,193
#2,709	Stockton	13,306	23,203
#2,710	Graf	13,301	23,212
#2,711	Noonan	13,286	23,238
#2,712	Spear	13,284	23,242

Who is named Jameson

Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

84% of people named Jameson identified as white (not Hispanic), 8.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.1% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

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

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jamesons

8 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Jenna Jameson
American pornographic actress, born 1974
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, born 1950
Jerry Jameson
American film director, born 1934
Claude Jameson
American soccer player (1886-1943)
Henry Jameson
American soccer player (1883-1938)

Notable Jamesons come mostly from the United States (7) and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Jameson

Jameson has the Soundex code J525, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J525.

Questions

Where does the surname Jameson come from?: From James + -son.
How common is the surname Jameson?: 13,255 people in the United States had the surname Jameson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 23,293 Americans. It ranked 2,715th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jameson?: In the 2010 Census, 84% of people named Jameson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 8.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jameson?: Jenna Jameson, American pornographic actress, followed by Fredric Jameson.
Where is the surname Jameson most common?: Wikidata records people named Jameson in the United States and the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland.
How do you pronounce Jameson?: Jameson is /ˈd͡ʒeɪməsən/, 2 syllables.
What type of surname is Jameson?: Jameson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Jameson getting more or less common?: More common. 12,868 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 13,255 in 2010, up 3.0%.
Is Jameson also a first name?: Yes. Jameson is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.