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

Jamieson, 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 Jamieson surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jamieson in America

Jamieson is the 4812th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jamieson surname appeared 7,338 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 people would have the surname Jamieson.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jamieson 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 Jamieson

The surname Jamieson originated in Scotland and is a patronymic name derived from the personal name James. It is believed to have emerged in the 12th century, with the earliest known spelling being "Jamesson" or "Jameson."

In the early medieval period, the name was prevalent in the Scottish Lowlands, particularly in the regions of Lanarkshire and Renfrewshire. It is thought to have derived from the Gaelic form "Seumas," which was anglicized to "James."

The name Jamieson is found in several historical records, including the Ragman Rolls of 1296, which list persons who swore fealty to King Edward I of England. One such entry mentions "William Jamesone del counte de Lanark."

The Domesday Book, a great survey of England and Wales commissioned by William the Conqueror in 1086, does not contain the surname Jamieson, as it predates the widespread use of hereditary surnames in Scotland.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name is Robert Jamesone (c. 1570–1644), a prominent Scottish portrait painter who was nicknamed the "Scottish Vandyck." He was born in Aberdeen and is renowned for his portraits of Scottish noblemen and clergymen.

Another notable figure is George Jamesone (1589–1644), a Scottish scholar and theologian who served as the rector of the University of St Andrews. He was a prolific writer and published several works on theology and philosophy.

In the 18th century, John Jamieson (1759–1838) was a Scottish lexicographer and philologist who compiled the "Etymological Dictionary of the Scottish Language," a pioneering work on the Scots language and its origins.

Robert Jamieson (1802–1880) was a Scottish minister and biblical scholar who co-authored the "Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary," a widely used reference work on the Bible.

In the literary world, John Jamieson (1828–1905) was a Scottish poet and author who wrote under the pen name "Hugh Haliburton." He is best known for his collection of poems titled "Lays of the Lowlands."

The surname Jamieson has also been associated with various places in Scotland, such as Jamiesonton in East Ayrshire and Jameston in Renfrewshire, which may have derived their names from early settlers with the Jamieson surname.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jamieson

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

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 Jamieson 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 Jamieson 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 Jamieson was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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