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UK surname

Jarmin

A surname derived from a variant spelling of the English town name Yarmouth.

In the 1881 census there were 165 people recorded with the Jarmin surname, ranking it #14,559 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 80, ranked #33,030, down from #14,559 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to Colchester St Botolph, St Mary at the Walls, St Giles, St Mary Magdalen, Holy Trinity, St Runwald, a, Sudbury All Saints, Sudbury St Gregory, Sudbury St Peter, Sudbury St Bartholomew and Haverhill, Little Wratting. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Babergh, Dacorum and Cornwall.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Jarmin is 165 in 1881. Compared with 1881, the name has fallen by 51.5%.

1881 census count

165

Ranked #14,559

Modern count

80

2016, ranked #33,030

Peak year

1881

165 bearers

Map years

5

1851 to 1911

Key insights

  • Jarmin had 165 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #14,559 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 80 in 2016, ranked #33,030.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 165 in 1881.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Challenged Communities.

Jarmin surname distribution map

The map shows where the Jarmin surname is concentrated in each census or modern distribution year. Darker areas mean a stronger local concentration.

Distribution map

Jarmin surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Jarmin over time

The table below tracks recorded surname counts and rank from the 19th-century census years through the modern adult-register period.

Year Period Count Rank
1851 historical 101 #17,036
1861 historical 71 #24,765
1881 historical 165 #14,559
1891 historical 128 #20,393
1901 historical 128 #19,822
1911 historical 121 #20,336
1997 modern 94 #27,781
1998 modern 98 #27,923
1999 modern 99 #27,906
2000 modern 105 #27,001
2001 modern 99 #27,534
2002 modern 95 #28,666
2003 modern 90 #29,260
2004 modern 91 #29,345
2005 modern 80 #30,842
2006 modern 83 #30,808
2007 modern 86 #30,808
2008 modern 93 #30,123
2009 modern 93 #30,682
2010 modern 92 #31,366
2011 modern 90 #31,564
2012 modern 76 #33,191
2013 modern 79 #33,142
2014 modern 81 #33,061
2015 modern 79 #33,127
2016 modern 80 #33,030

Geography

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Where Jarmins are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around Colchester St Botolph, St Mary at the Walls, St Giles, St Mary Magdalen, Holy Trinity, St Runwald, a, Sudbury All Saints, Sudbury St Gregory, Sudbury St Peter, Sudbury St Bartholomew, Haverhill, Little Wratting, Glemsford and Redbourn. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Babergh, Dacorum, Cornwall, Wiltshire and Leeds. Treat these as concentration signals, not proof that every family line began there.

Some modern areas include a three-digit suffix, such as Leeds 110. The suffix is a small-area code, so it stays in the table while the prose uses the plain place name.

Top historical parishes

Rank Parish Area
1 Colchester St Botolph, St Mary at the Walls, St Giles, St Mary Magdalen, Holy Trinity, St Runwald, a Essex
2 Sudbury All Saints, Sudbury St Gregory, Sudbury St Peter, Sudbury St Bartholomew Suffolk
3 Haverhill, Little Wratting Suffolk
4 Glemsford Suffolk
5 Redbourn Hertfordshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Babergh 007 Babergh
2 Dacorum 010 Dacorum
3 Cornwall 040 Cornwall
4 Wiltshire 023 Wiltshire
5 Leeds 050 Leeds

Forenames

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First names often paired with Jarmin

These lists show first names that appear often with the Jarmin surname in historical and recent records.

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Jarmin

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Jarmin, this points to the kinds of places where the surname is most concentrated today.

These neighbourhood labels describe areas, not individual people. They are useful because surnames often cluster through family history, migration, housing patterns and local work. A surname can be strongest in one type of neighbourhood even when people with that name live across the country.

The UK classification gives the national picture. The London classification is more specific to the capital, where housing, age profile, tenure and population mix can look quite different from the rest of the UK.

UK neighbourhood type

UK Output Area Classification

Supergroup

Baseline UK

Group

Challenged Communities

Nationally, the Jarmin surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Challenged Communities, within Baseline UK. This does not mean every Jarmin household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

Residents of these neighbourhoods typically live in households with dependent children, and there are fewer-than-average residents of normal retirement age or over. Identification with ethnic minorities, particularly Black, or Mixed or Multiple ethnicities is common. The rate of Christian religious affiliation is low. Housing predominantly consists of semi-detached houses, along with a significant number of terraced properties and flats. Overcrowded social housing is common, and private renting occurs at average UK levels. Those in employment work mainly in caring leisure and other services; process, plant and machine operation; or elementary occupations. Unemployment is high, and few individuals have degree level qualifications. Many of these neighbourhoods occur in commuter towns or less accessible areas of larger towns and cities.

Wider pattern

This Supergroup exemplifies the broad base to the UK’s social structure, encompassing as it does the average or modal levels of many neighbourhood characteristics, including all housing tenures, a range of levels of educational attainment and religious affiliations, and a variety of pre-retirement age structures. Yet, in combination, these mixes are each distinctive of the parts of the UK. Overall, terraced houses and flats are the most prevalent, as is employment in intermediate or low-skilled occupations. However, this Supergroup is also characterised by above average levels of unemployment and lower levels of use of English as the main language. Many neighbourhoods occur in south London and the UK’s other major urban centres.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Skilled Trades and Construction Workers

Within London, Jarmin is most associated with areas classed as Skilled Trades and Construction Workers, part of The Greater London Mix. This gives the surname a London-specific profile rather than forcing the capital into the same pattern as the rest of the country.

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Group profile

These scattered, peripheral and often low residential density neighbourhoods house more workers in skilled trades and construction. Few households rent social housing and there are few students. Multiple car ownership is higher than the Supergroup average, perhaps because of poorer public transport connectivity. Incidence of mixed or multiple ethnicity is below the Supergroup average, and the absence of individuals identifying as Pakistani or Other Asian groups is also less pronounced. Flatted accommodation is less dominant than elsewhere in the Supergroup.

Wider London pattern

A Supergroup embodying London's diversity in many respects, apart from low numbers of residents identifying as of Bangladeshi, Indian, Pakistani or Other (non-Chinese) Asian ethnicity. There is lower than average prevalence of families with dependent children, while there are above average occurrences of never-married individuals and single-person households. The age distribution is skewed towards younger, single residents and couples without children, with many individuals identifying as of mixed or multiple ethnicity. Social rented or private rented housing is slightly more prevalent than average, and many residents live in flats. Individuals typically work in professional and associated roles in public administration, education or health rather than in elementary occupations in agriculture, energy, water, construction or manufacturing. Incidence of students is slightly below average. Individuals declaring no religion are more prevalent than average and non-use of English at home is below average.

Healthy neighbourhoods

Access to healthy assets and hazards

Jarmin is most concentrated in decile 8 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname towards the healthier end of the index.

Lower deciles point towards weaker access to healthy assets or stronger exposure to local hazards. Higher deciles point towards stronger access and fewer hazards.

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Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Jarmin falls in decile 6 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname near the middle of the scale.

Decile 1 represents the more deprived end of the scale. Decile 10 represents the less deprived end.

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More deprived Less deprived

Broadband speed

Fixed broadband download speed

The modern neighbourhood pattern for Jarmin is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 60-70 mbit/s.

The scale below places that band in context, from slower local download bands through to faster ones.

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Slower band Faster band

Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

This describes the area pattern most associated with Jarmin, not the ethnicity of every person with the surname.

Meaning and origin of Jarmin

The surname Jarmin is believed to have originated in England, specifically in the northern counties of Yorkshire and Lancashire. It is thought to have derived from the Old English personal name "Gærmund," which is composed of the elements "gær" meaning "spear" and "mund" meaning "protection" or "hand."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where it appears as "Germund" and "Germund de Gernun." This suggests that the name may have been brought to England by Norman settlers following the Norman conquest of 1066.

During the Middle Ages, the name underwent various spelling variations, including "Jarmin," "Jermyn," "Jermain," and "Germain." These variations likely arose due to regional dialects and the inconsistent spelling practices of the time.

The surname Jarmin has been associated with several notable individuals throughout history. One such individual was Sir Robert Jermyn (1538-1614), a member of the English gentry from Norfolk, who served as a Member of Parliament and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I.

Another prominent bearer of the name was Henry Jermyn, 1st Earl of St. Albans (1604-1684), a courtier and politician during the reigns of Charles I and Charles II. He was a close friend and confidant of Queen Henrietta Maria and held various important positions, including Lord Chamberlain and Warden of the New Forest.

In the literary world, the name was borne by Laurence Jermyn (1624-1700), an English poet and courtier who served as the Master of the Horse to King James II.

The name can also be found in the annals of military history. Major-General Thomas Jermyn (1633-1659) was an English soldier who fought for the Royalist cause during the English Civil War and was killed in action at the Battle of Litchfield.

Another notable bearer of the name was Sir William Jermyn (1677-1743), a British naval officer who served as Governor of the Bahamas and played a role in the War of the Quadruple Alliance against Spain.

These examples illustrate the longstanding presence of the Jarmin surname in various spheres of English society, from politics and literature to the military and colonial administration.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Jarmin families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Jarmin surname. Use the location tables for concentration, then the name and occupation tables for the people behind the surname.

Top counties

Total is the county count. Frequency and index adjust for local population size, so they are better concentration signals. Suffolk leads with 88 Jarmins recorded in 1881 and an index of 44.89x.

County Total Index
Suffolk 88 44.89x
Middlesex 22 1.37x
Lancashire 18 0.94x
Essex 17 5.35x
Kent 8 1.46x
Hampshire 2 0.61x
Surrey 2 0.26x
Brecknockshire 1 3.11x
Buckinghamshire 1 1.03x
Cornwall 1 0.55x
Devon 1 0.30x
Herefordshire 1 1.52x
Huntingdonshire 1 3.13x
Lincolnshire 1 0.39x
Somerset 1 0.39x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Glemsford in Suffolk leads with 58 Jarmins recorded in 1881 and an index of 4202.90x.

Place Total Index
Glemsford 58 4202.90x
Kensington London 12 13.41x
Fordham 9 2307.69x
Urmston 9 725.81x
Spotland 8 37.68x
Stoke Newington London 8 63.80x
Bury St Edmunds St James 7 133.59x
Hadleigh 7 368.42x
Lewisham 5 17.08x
Colchester St Mary At 4 353.98x
Long Melford 4 219.78x
Shimpling 4 1481.48x
Stanstead 4 1904.76x
Bury St Edmunds St Mary 2 54.35x
Greenwich 2 7.81x
Battle 1 1428.57x
Bracebridge 1 85.47x
Burnham 1 50.76x
Cheetham 1 7.02x
Cheriton 1 294.12x
Copford 1 270.27x
Fletton 1 98.04x
Gazeley 1 217.39x
Halstead 1 26.95x
Hedgerley 1 1428.57x
Huntington In Kington 1 714.29x
Lambeth 1 0.71x
Mile End Old Town London 1 2.92x
New Alresford 1 117.65x
Plymouth Charles The 1 6.78x
Romford 1 19.92x
Southwark St George Martyr 1 3.09x
Spitalfields London 1 8.26x
Wangford 1 270.27x
Warleggan 1 769.23x
West Bergholt 1 169.49x
Woolwich 1 4.93x

Top female names

These are the female first names most often recorded with the Jarmin surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

Name Count
Mary 9
Emma 6
Sarah 6
Eliza 5
Hannah 5
Elizabeth 4
Annie 3
Ellen 3
Jane 3
Kate 3
Maria 3
Susan 3
Charlotte 2
Edith 2
Emily 2
Harriet 2
Agnes 1
Agness 1
Alice 1
Amelia 1
Ann 1
Anna 1
Anne 1
Beatrice 1
Bertha 1
Bertina 1
Bessie 1
Catherine 1
Celia 1
Clara 1
Ethel 1
Fanny 1
Flora 1
Harriett 1
Jessie 1
Lilly 1
Louisa 1
Mahala 1
Martha 1
Pricilla 1
Rachel 1
Rosa 1
Rose 1
Roseanna 1

Top male names

These are the male first names most often recorded with the Jarmin surname in 1881. Names are not merged, so initials, variant spellings and transcription quirks can appear as separate rows.

FAQ

Jarmin surname: questions and answers

How common was the Jarmin surname in 1881?

In 1881, 165 people were recorded with the Jarmin surname. That placed it at #14,559 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Jarmin surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 80 in 2016. That gives Jarmin a modern rank of #33,030.

What does the Jarmin surname mean?

A surname derived from a variant spelling of the English town name Yarmouth.

What does the Jarmin map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Jarmin bearers relative to the surrounding population.

What records is this surname page based on?

The historical counts come from census surname records. The modern counts and neighbourhood summaries come from later surname distribution records. Counts are recorded bearers in those records, not a live estimate of everyone with the name today.