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    The surname Jepson

    An English patronymic surname, carried by 3,157 people in the United States.

    Pronounced /ˈd͡ʒɛpsən/ 2 syllables Soundex J125

    Jepson: #10,204 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Jepson #10,204, 3,157 people Jepson: #10,204 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Jepson #10,204, 3,157 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jepson is more common than 93.7% of them.

    Origin

    English origin

    From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Geoffrey + -son.

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

    One of 1,446 English surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 3,157 people named Jepson in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 97,797 Americans. That is up 5.1% since 2000, when the Census counted 3,003.

    #10,204
    rank among US surnames
    3,157
    people in 2010
    1.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +5.1%
    change since 2000 (was #9,909)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #10,197Garr3,16097,704
    #10,199Swint3,15997,735
    #10,200Hunsinger3,15897,766
    #10,204Thakkar3,15797,797
    #10,211Broadus3,15697,828

    Who is named Jepson

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

    95% of people named Jepson identified as white (not Hispanic), 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race) and 1.1% as two or more races.

    • White (not Hispanic) 95%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.6%
    • Two or more races 1.1%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.4%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.3%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Jepsons

    1 notable person on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Willis Linn Jepson
      American botanist (1867-1946)

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Jepson

    Jepson has the Soundex code J125, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J125.

    Other English surnames

    All 1,446 English surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Jepson come from?
    From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Geoffrey + -son.
    How common is the surname Jepson?
    3,157 people in the United States had the surname Jepson in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 97,797 Americans. It ranked 10,204th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Jepson?
    In the 2010 Census, 95% of people named Jepson identified as white (not Hispanic), and 2.6% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).
    Who is the most famous person named Jepson?
    Willis Linn Jepson, American botanist (1867-1946).
    Where is the surname Jepson most common?
    Wikidata records people named Jepson in the United States.
    How do you pronounce Jepson?
    Jepson is /ˈd͡ʒɛpsən/, 2 syllables.
    What type of surname is Jepson?
    Jepson is a patronymic surname, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name.
    Is the surname Jepson getting more or less common?
    More common. 3,003 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 3,157 in 2010, up 5.1%.