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

Jerrett, 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 Jerrett surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jerrett in America

Jerrett is the 65964th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jerrett surname appeared 300 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 Jerrett.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jerrett 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 Jerrett

The surname Jerrett has its origins in England, dating back to the 13th century. It is believed to have derived from the medieval French personal name "Garret" or "Gerard," which itself originated from the Germanic name "Gerhard" meaning "brave with a spear."

Jerrett is a variant spelling of the more common surname Jarrett or Jarratt. The earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in various historical documents from the counties of Staffordshire, Warwickshire, and Worcestershire in the English Midlands.

One notable early reference to the name appears in the Subsidy Rolls of Worcestershire from 1327, where a William Jerrett is listed as a taxpayer. Additionally, the Lay Subsidy Rolls of Staffordshire from 1332 mention a John Jerrett.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the surname Jerrett was particularly prevalent in the village of Hartlebury, Worcestershire. Several members of the Jerrett family were recorded in the parish registers of Hartlebury Church, including Richard Jerrett, who was born in 1583.

A notable individual bearing the Jerrett surname was Sir Thomas Jerrett (c. 1570-1638), an English politician and landowner who served as a Member of Parliament for Worcestershire in the early 17th century. He was also the High Sheriff of Worcestershire in 1619.

Another prominent figure was John Jerrett (1638-1723), an English clergyman who served as the Rector of Stoke Lyne in Oxfordshire and later as the Archdeacon of Barnstaple in Devon.

In the 18th century, the Jerrett surname can be found in various records from the county of Gloucestershire, including the parish registers of Cheltenham. One notable individual from this period was William Jerrett (1739-1805), a farmer and landowner from the village of Badgeworth near Cheltenham.

During the 19th century, several members of the Jerrett family emigrated from England to other parts of the British Empire, including Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. One such individual was John Jerrett (1820-1895), who was born in Gloucestershire but later settled in Christchurch, New Zealand, where he became a successful businessman and community leader.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jerrett

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

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

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