Find out how popular the last name Jaime is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Jaime.

Jaime, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Jaime surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jaime in America

Jaime is the 2665th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jaime surname appeared 13,532 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 5 people would have the surname Jaime.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jaime to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Jaime

The surname Jaime originated in Spain during the medieval period. It is derived from the Spanish variant of the biblical name Jacob, which comes from the Hebrew name Ya'aqov. The name Jaime was first used as a Spanish personal name, and over time, it became adopted as a surname as well.

Jaime is a patronymic surname, meaning it was originally formed by adding a suffix to a given name to indicate a familial relationship. In the case of Jaime, the suffix "-ez" was added to the name Jacob or Jacobo, creating the surname Jacobez or Jacopez. Over time, this evolved into the modern spelling of Jaime.

One of the earliest recorded mentions of the surname Jaime can be found in the Catalan Grand Chronicles, a historical narrative written in the 13th century. The chronicles mention several individuals with the surname Jaime, including Ramon Jaime, a prominent figure in the Kingdom of Aragon during the 12th century.

Another early reference to the surname Jaime appears in the Libro de la Montería, a hunting treatise written in the 14th century during the reign of King Alfonso XI of Castile. The book mentions several places named after individuals with the surname Jaime, such as Jaime Sayago and Jaime Martínez.

Over the centuries, several notable individuals have carried the surname Jaime. One of the earliest was Jaime I of Aragon (1208-1276), also known as Jaime the Conqueror, who was a influential monarch in the medieval Crown of Aragon. Other notable bearers of the surname include Jaime de Aragón y Navarra (1334-1347), a prince of Aragon and Navarre, and Jaime Olesa Muñido (1857-1939), a Spanish painter and illustrator.

The surname Jaime has also been associated with various places and geographic features in Spain. For example, there is a municipality in the Valencian Community called Jaime de las Olivas, which likely derived its name from an individual with the surname Jaime who resided there. Additionally, there are several streets and plazas named after individuals with the surname Jaime in various Spanish cities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jaime

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Jaime.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Jaime was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Jaime has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Jaime was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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