Jeanmary last name popularity, history, and meaning

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

Meaning of Jeanmary

A French surname derived from a combination of the given names "Jean" and "Mary".

Jeanmary, 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 Jeanmary surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jeanmary in America

Jeanmary is the 50362nd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jeanmary surname appeared 415 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 Jeanmary.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jeanmary 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.

2010 2000 Change (%)
Rank 50362 65668 -26.38%
Count 415 282 38.16%
Proportion per 100k 0.14 0.10 33.33%

The history of the last name Jeanmary

The surname JEANMARY is of French origin, originating in the Normandy region of northern France during the Middle Ages. It is believed to be a combination of the common French given names "Jean" and "Marie," which were often joined together in this manner to form a single surname.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the JEANMARY surname can be found in the Livre Terrier de Norville, a medieval land registry from the 13th century that lists several individuals with this name residing in the village of Norville, near the town of Caen. Records from this time period also show variations in spelling, such as "Jeanmarie" and "Jeanmari."

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the JEANMARY name began to spread beyond Normandy as French settlers migrated to other parts of Europe and the New World. In 1624, a man named Jacques JEANMARY was recorded as one of the earliest French colonists to settle in what is now Quebec, Canada.

One notable bearer of the JEANMARY name was François JEANMARY, a French philosopher and theologian who lived from 1627 to 1696. He was a prominent figure in the Jansenist movement and authored several works on theology and moral philosophy.

In England, the JEANMARY surname can be traced back to the late 17th century, when Huguenot refugees fleeing religious persecution in France sought refuge in Britain. One of the earliest recorded instances is Étienne JEANMARY, who was born in 1683 and settled in London.

Another significant figure was Pierre JEANMARY, a French naval officer who served in the American Revolutionary War as an ally of the Continental forces. He was born in 1738 and played a crucial role in several key battles against the British.

Throughout the 19th century, the JEANMARY name continued to be found across various parts of Europe and the Americas, with individuals bearing this surname making contributions in fields such as art, literature, and politics.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jeanmary

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

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 Jeanmary was:

Race/Ethnicity Percentage Total Occurrences
Non-Hispanic White Only 1.45% 6
Non-Hispanic Black Only 92.77% 385
Non-Hispanic Asian and Pacific Islander Only (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% (S)
Non-Hispanic of Two or More Races 1.20% 5
Hispanic Origin 3.86% 16

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 Jeanmary has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

2010 2000 Change (%)
White 1.45% 2.84% -64.80%
Black 92.77% 88.65% 4.54%
Asian and Pacific Islander (S)% 0.00% (S)%
American Indian and Alaskan Native (S)% 0.00% (S)%
Two or More Races 1.20% 6.03% -133.61%
Hispanic 3.86% 2.48% 43.53%

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

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