Jameś
surname · Latin script
Jameś is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in the United States than in any other country, where it is the 4th most common given name. Recorded meaning: From English James, the English New Testament form of Jacob, from Old French James, from Vulgar Latin Iacomus, spoken and altered pronunciation of Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos),.
- KPNorth Korea≈1 in 64(inferred from the name graph)
- IEIreland≈1 in 65
- GBUnited Kingdom≈1 in 70
carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.
- United States (measured from records)
- #14 (measured from records)
- 3 (measured from records)
- Record sources
- 715 (measured from records)
- ≈1 in 64 (inferred from the name graph)
2,996,421 people, 2020
of 15M given names, spellings grouped
recorded for this name
corpus datasets behind its best-documented spelling
strongest: highest-authority source
North Korea, est.
measured from records inferred from the name graph
Spellings & scripts
(measured from records)One other spelling is counted as the same name:
Locally spelled James in US United States, GB United Kingdom, IT Italy and 5 more.
Spellings marked ● are how people bearing the name write it in our records, and ○ marks a model's transliteration; click a spelling to open its page.
Meaning & origin
(measured from records)- EnglishJames(measured from records)
- Old FrenchJames(measured from records)
- Vulgar LatinIacomus(measured from records)
- Ancient GreekἸάκωβοςIákōbos(measured from records)
- Biblical HebrewיַעֲקֹבYaʿăqōḇ(measured from records)
From English James, the English New Testament form of Jacob, from Old French James, from Vulgar Latin Iacomus, spoken and altered pronunciation of Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos), from Ἰακώβ (Iakṓb), from Biblical Hebrew יַעֲקֹב (Yaʿăqōḇ).
Cited for this meaning 11
- A concise dictionary of first names
- A dictionary of surnames
- DUDEN Lexikon der Vornamen
- Dictionary of American Family Names
- The Oxford Dictionary of Family Names in Britain and Ireland
Attested across 26 languages in the etymology graph.
Where in the world
(measured from records)Jameś counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.
Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.
| Country | Most common spelling | Sources | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| US United States | #4 | 2,996,421 | 1 in 111 | 3M | James | 715 |
| GB United Kingdom | #4 | ≈940,000 est. | ≈1 in 70 | 1.3K | James | 490 |
| NG Nigeria | #34 | ≈620,000 est. | ≈1 in 343 | — | James | 162 |
| IT Italy | #14 | ≈420,000 est. | ≈1 in 150 | listed | James | 168 |
| KP North Korea | #2 | ≈400,000 est. | ≈1 in 64 | — | James | 19 |
| IE Ireland | #4 | ≈80,000 est. | ≈1 in 65 | — | James | 223 |
| SG Singapore | #1 | ≈67,000 est. | ≈1 in 92 | — | James | 188 |
| NZ New Zealand | #2 | ≈67,000 est. | ≈1 in 73 | — | James | 267 |
2,996,421 people counted by Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex, 2020. Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.
Registers cited: Census Bureau — First Name Frequency 2020 by sex; ONS — Baby names England and Wales (2024). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.
Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).
Evidence
(measured from records)No register attests this spelling yet
Frequently asked questions
- What does the name Jameś mean, and where does it come from?
- From English James, the English New Testament form of Jacob, from Old French James, from Vulgar Latin Iacomus, spoken and altered pronunciation of Latin Iacobus, from Ancient Greek Ἰάκωβος (Iákōbos),… Recorded by A concise dictionary of first names and A dictionary of surnames and 9 other sources.
- In which country does Jameś have the most bearers?
- In the United States, the national register counted about 3.0 million people named Jameś, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled james.
- How common is the name Jameś?
- In the United States, the national register counted 2,996,421 people named Jameś in 2020, about 1 in 111 residents.
- How common is Jameś compared with other names?
- In the United States, Jameś is the 4th most common given name of 2,815,431 given names recorded there.
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About this data
measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated
These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.
Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.
Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.
Cite this page Mondonomo, “Jameś” — the 4th most common given name in United States. Data snapshot 2026-10-13.