Jessup is used as a family name or surname in Hebrew. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jessup
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Hebrew
Meaning: From Italian Giuseppe, same as Joseph

How popular is Jessup?

Jessup is common in England.

Jessup is ranked 40122 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Jessups plummeted by 0.9106432 per cent to 6964 since 2000 and slipped by 422 spots and ranked at 5037. The last name was found in around 24 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 81.85 84.28
Black 12.68 11.91
Hispanic or Latino 2.56 1.41
Others 1.81 1.27
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.57 0.47
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.53 0.67
Jessup is quite popular family name mostly used in United States while Australia is ahead in terms of density. Around 12185 people have been found who wears Jessup as their family name. Jessup is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
96,935 Spain10
607,991 Indonesia5
4,138 Bahrain3
9,097 Wales3
50,640 Switzerland2
9,185 Hong Kong2
18,718 Thailand2
123,175 Tanzania1
83,428 United Arab Emirates1
37,493 Austria1
7,895 South Korea1
2,190 Barbados1
169,904 Brazil1
12,741 Ecuador1
3,993 El Salvador1
120,357 Argentina1
277,603 France1
8,859 Iraq1
2,057 Isle of Man1
56,169 Mexico1
118,015 Netherlands1
50,307 Saudi Arabia1
17,575 Kuwait1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
43,662 Belgium30
11,387 Ireland22
15,050 Singapore18
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
8,843 Scotland53
Countries with hundreds of Jessup:
5,670 Canada767
20,379 South Africa292
71,225 Germany134
5,808 New Zealand130
Countries with thousands of Jessup:
4,811 United States8,242
2,493 Australia1,244
5,880 England1,210
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Immigrants to US

From Ireland

During the great famine, 26 years old immigrant Elizabeth Jessup who was residing in Great Britain migrated to USA on November 8, 1851 by Davic Cannon put out from Liverpool.

Jessup Namesakes

  • Philip Jessup, Diplomat
  • Henry Harris Jessup, Author
  • Thomas 'Deuce' Jessup, Actor
  • Clara Jessup Moore, Writer
  • Connor Jessup, Actor
  • Philip Jessup, Diplomat
  • Ted Jessup, Television writer
  • Harley Jessup, Production Designer
  • William Jessup, Henry Harris Jessup's father
  • Paul Jessup, Writer

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