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

Jeremias, 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 Jeremias surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jeremias in America

Jeremias is the 60636th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jeremias surname appeared 332 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 Jeremias.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jeremias 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 Jeremias

The surname Jeremias is of Greek origin, derived from the Hebrew name "Yirmeyahu" meaning "appointed by God". It is believed to have first emerged in the 5th century BC, when the prophet Jeremiah lived and preached in ancient Judah.

During the Byzantine era, the name Jeremias was relatively common among Greek-speaking Christians, particularly in regions like modern-day Greece and Asia Minor. It is likely that the surname arose as a way to identify families or individuals associated with the prophet Jeremiah or the biblical book bearing his name.

In the Middle Ages, the surname Jeremias can be found in various medieval records and manuscripts across Europe, particularly in areas with Greek cultural influences. One notable example is a 13th-century manuscript from the Monastery of Vatopedi on Mount Athos, which mentions a monk named Jeremias.

The earliest recorded instances of the surname Jeremias can be traced back to the 14th century in regions like Italy and the Iberian Peninsula. For instance, a man named Jeremias de Salamanca was recorded in a legal document from Salamanca, Spain, in the year 1378.

Throughout history, several notable individuals have borne the surname Jeremias, including:

1. Jacobus Jeremias (1510-1590), a German Lutheran theologian and educator.
2. Johann Friedrich Jeremias (1668-1743), a German orientalist and theologian.
3. Alfred Jeremias (1864-1935), a German Protestant theologian and scholar of the Old Testament.
4. Joachim Jeremias (1900-1979), a German Lutheran theologian and scholar of the New Testament.
5. Gert Jeremias (born 1938), a German jurist and legal scholar.

It is worth noting that the surname Jeremias has also been associated with various place names and geographical locations throughout history, such as the town of Jeremias in Portugal and the village of Jeremías in Spain.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jeremias

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

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

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