Jemison is used as a family name or surname in United States. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jemison
No. of characters: 7
Origin: United States
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Jemison

How popular is Jemison?

Jemison is common in United States.

Jemison is ranked 88150 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Jemison bearers increased by 5.238359 per cent in 2010 US census to 3797 since 2000, the surname slipped by 239 spots and ranked at 8653. The last name was found in around 13 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 69.34 65.94
White 24.1 29.35
Others 3.32 2.66
Hispanic or Latino 1.45 1
American Indian and Alaska Native 1.32 0.86
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.47 0.19
Jemison is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Jamaica is ahead in terms of density. Around 4885 people have been found who wears Jemison as their family name. Jemison is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
497,106 Indonesia8
720,003 Russia4
90,215 Germany3
1,500,361 India2
21,529 Singapore2
50,549 Georgia1
15,162 Costa Rica1
169,904 Brazil1
18,969 Wales1
492,292 Ukraine1
7,191 Afghanistan1
38,841 Scotland1
12,270 Lebanon1
29,046 Japan1
10,190 Bahrain1
2,613 The Bahamas1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
24,534 New Zealand17
62,309 Zimbabwe13
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
28,954 Australia80
54,886 Canada55
Countries with hundreds of Jemison:
23,671 England210
2,171 Jamaica107
Countries with thousands of Jemison:
8,535 United States4,373
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Mary-Anne Jemison worked as sewer and hailed from Ireland. During the great famine, 22 years old embarked for USA from Liverpool on Asburton and arrived on July 3, 1850. 50 years old Sarah Jemison, are others that migrated to US.

Jemison Namesakes

  • Demetrius Jemison, Basketball Player
  • Demetrius Jemison, Basketball Player
  • Eddie Jemison, Film actor
  • Eddie Jemison, Film actor
  • Kimble Jemison, Actor
  • Mae C. Jemison, Physician
  • Mae C. Jemison, Physician
  • Thad Jemison, Tra'Von Chapman's father
  • Mae C. Jemison, Physician
  • Mae C. Jemison, Physician

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