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

Jeremy, 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 Jeremy surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jeremy in America

Jeremy is the 61745th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jeremy surname appeared 325 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 Jeremy.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jeremy 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 Jeremy

The surname JEREMY has its origins in France, tracing back to the Middle Ages. It is believed to have derived from the ancient French given name "Jeremai," which itself stems from the Biblical Hebrew name "Yeremyahu," meaning "Yahweh exalts." The name was likely brought to England by Norman settlers in the 11th century following the Norman Conquest.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname JEREMY can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Jeremia" and "Jeremias." This suggests that the name had already gained a foothold in England by the late 11th century. Over time, various spellings emerged, including Jermy, Jermyn, and Jermine, reflecting regional dialects and variations in pronunciation.

During the 13th century, the surname JEREMY began appearing in official records throughout England. Notable early bearers include William Jermy, who was recorded in the Pipe Rolls of Oxfordshire in 1230, and Reginald Jermy, mentioned in the Hundred Rolls of Lincolnshire in 1273.

In the 14th century, the JEREMY name was associated with several prominent individuals. One such figure was Sir Thomas Jermyn (c. 1370-1444), a Member of Parliament for Norfolk who served as a Justice of the Peace and Sheriff of Norfolk and Suffolk. Another notable bearer was Sir Robert Jermyn (c. 1390-1459), a landowner and military commander who fought in the Hundred Years' War.

The 16th century saw the rise of the influential Jermyn family of Rushbrooke, Suffolk. Among its members was Sir Thomas Jermyn (1573-1645), a Member of Parliament and High Sheriff of Suffolk, and his son Henry Jermyn (1604-1684), who served as a courtier to King Charles I and Charles II.

Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the JEREMY surname continued to be associated with prominent figures, such as Sir Ambrose Jermyn (1637-1689), a Member of Parliament and landowner, and Sir Robert Jermyn (1637-1707), a naval officer and Member of Parliament for Bury St Edmunds.

Other notable bearers of the JEREMY surname include Sir Samuel Jermyn (1756-1820), a British naval officer and colonial administrator, and George Jermyn (1822-1891), a British Army officer and colonial administrator in India and South Africa.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jeremy

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

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

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