How common is the surname Jamieson?

7,338 people in the United States had the surname Jamieson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,075 Americans. It ranked 4,812th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jamieson?

Bradford Jamieson IV, American professional soccer player, followed by Brian Jamieson.

Where is the surname Jamieson most common?

Wikidata records people named Jamieson in Australia and the United States.

How do you pronounce Jamieson?

Jamieson is /ˈd͡ʒeɪmɪsən/, 3 syllables.

Is the surname Jamieson getting more or less common?

More common. 7,164 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,338 in 2010, up 2.4%.

The surname Jamieson

A patronymic surname, carried by 7,338 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒeɪmɪsən/ 3 syllables Soundex J525

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jamieson is more common than 97% of them.

Origin

From Jamie + -son.

Jamieson 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 7,338 people named Jamieson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 42,075 Americans. That is up 2.4% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,164.

#4,812

rank among US surnames

7,338

people in 2010

2.5

per 100,000 Americans

+2.4%

change since 2000 (was #4,546)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#4,804	Irons	7,358	41,961
#4,805	McKeown	7,357	41,966
#4,806	Spradlin	7,356	41,972
#4,807	Pettis	7,354	41,983
#4,808	Juan	7,350	42,006
#4,809	Keiser	7,348	42,018
#4,810	Button	7,341	42,058

Who is named Jamieson

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

87% of people named Jamieson identified as white (not Hispanic), 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 87%
Black (not Hispanic) 5.5%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 3.3%
Two or more races 2.3%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.4%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jamiesons

6 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Bradford Jamieson IV
American professional soccer player, born 1996
Brian Jamieson
American rower, born 1969
Mark Jamieson
Australian racing cyclist, born 1984
Scott Jamieson
Australian soccer player, born 1988
Jane Jamieson
Australian heptathlete, born 1975
Sarah Jamieson
Australian middle distance runner, born 1975

Notable Jamiesons come mostly from Australia (4) and the United States (2).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Jamieson

Jamieson 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 Jamieson come from?: From Jamie + -son.
How common is the surname Jamieson?: 7,338 people in the United States had the surname Jamieson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 42,075 Americans. It ranked 4,812th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jamieson?: In the 2010 Census, 87% of people named Jamieson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 5.5% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jamieson?: Bradford Jamieson IV, American professional soccer player, followed by Brian Jamieson.
Where is the surname Jamieson most common?: Wikidata records people named Jamieson in Australia and the United States.
How do you pronounce Jamieson?: Jamieson is /ˈd͡ʒeɪmɪsən/, 3 syllables.
What type of surname is Jamieson?: Jamieson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
Is the surname Jamieson getting more or less common?: More common. 7,164 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 7,338 in 2010, up 2.4%.