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

Jasperse, 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 Jasperse surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jasperse in America

Jasperse is the 88685th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jasperse surname appeared 209 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Jasperse.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jasperse 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 Jasperse

The surname Jasperse finds its origins in the Netherlands, with earliest records dating back to the 17th century. It is derived from the Dutch personal name "Jasper," which itself stems from the Persian "Gizbar" or "Gaspar," meaning "treasurer." The name Jasper was particularly popular among Dutch Protestants during the Reformation period.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Jasperse surname can be found in the Dutch province of Friesland, where a Jappe Jaspers is mentioned in church records from the village of Balk in 1632. It is likely that the surname Jasperse emerged as a patronymic form, denoting "son of Jasper."

By the late 17th century, the Jasperse family had spread to other regions of the Netherlands, with records indicating their presence in the provinces of Groningen and Drenthe. In the town of Emmen, a Jasperse family is listed among the landowners in 1684.

Notably, the Jasperse surname is also linked to the historic village of Jaspersgathuizen, located in the municipality of Koggenland in the province of North Holland. This village, whose name translates to "houses of the Jaspers family," likely derived its name from an early settlement of the Jasperse clan in the area.

Among the notable historical figures bearing the Jasperse surname is Pieter Jasperse (1688-1762), a Dutch artist known for his landscape paintings and etchings. Another prominent individual was Hendrik Jasperse (1793-1867), a Dutch politician who served as a member of the States-General, the Dutch parliament, in the mid-19th century.

Other notable Jasperses include Joannes Jasperse (1807-1881), a Dutch Protestant minister and theologian, and Cornelis Jasperse (1848-1923), a Dutch architect who designed several churches and public buildings in the Netherlands.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Jasperse surname in North America dates back to the late 17th century, when Gerrit Jasperse, a Dutch immigrant, settled in the Dutch colony of New Netherland (present-day New York) around 1680.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jasperse

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

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

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