How common is the surname Jemison?

3,797 people in the United States had the surname Jemison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,313 Americans. It ranked 8,653rd of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jemison?

Mae Jemison, American doctor and NASA astronaut, followed by Eddie Jemison.

Where is the surname Jemison most common?

Wikidata records people named Jemison in the United States.

Is the surname Jemison getting more or less common?

More common. 3,608 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,797 in 2010, up 5.2%.

The surname Jemison

A surname, carried by 3,797 people in the United States.

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). Jemison is more common than 94.7% of them.

Origin

A surname.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 3,797 people named Jemison in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 81,313 Americans. That is up 5.2% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,608.

#8,653

rank among US surnames

3,797

people in 2010

1.3

per 100,000 Americans

+5.2%

change since 2000 (was #8,414)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#8,649	Cancel	3,801	81,227
#8,650	Reichard	3,799	81,270
#8,651	Silvey	3,798	81,292
#8,653	Casella	3,797	81,313

Who is named Jemison

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

69% of people named Jemison identified as Black (not Hispanic), 24% as white (not Hispanic) and 3.3% as two or more races.

Black (not Hispanic) 69%
White (not Hispanic) 24%
Two or more races 3.3%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 1.4%
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.3%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.5%

Compare: most common surnames among Black Americans.

Famous Jemisons

3 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Mae Jemison
American doctor and NASA astronaut, born 1956
Eddie Jemison
American actor, born 1963
Trey Jemison
American basketball player (born 1999)

Spellings and sound-alikes

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Surnames that sound like Jemison

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

Questions

How common is the surname Jemison?: 3,797 people in the United States had the surname Jemison in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 81,313 Americans. It ranked 8,653rd of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jemison?: In the 2010 Census, 69% of people named Jemison identified as Black (not Hispanic), and 24% as white (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jemison?: Mae Jemison, American doctor and NASA astronaut, followed by Eddie Jemison.
Where is the surname Jemison most common?: Wikidata records people named Jemison in the United States.
Is the surname Jemison getting more or less common?: More common. 3,608 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,797 in 2010, up 5.2%.