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UK surname

Jerram

A surname likely derived from the Hebrew name "Jerahmeel" meaning "God has mercy".

In the 1881 census there were 364 people recorded with the Jerram surname, ranking it #8,525 among surnames in the records. By 2016, the modern count was 597, ranked #8,748, down from #8,525 in 1881.

The strongest historical links point to St Peter, Aldbourn and London parishes. In the modern distribution records, the strongest local clusters include Halton, Amber Valley and Thurrock.

Across the surname records, the highest recorded count for Jerram is 654 in 2000. Compared with 1881, the name has grown by 64.0%.

1881 census count

364

Ranked #8,525

Modern count

597

2016, ranked #8,748

Peak year

2000

654 bearers

Map years

9

1851 to 2016

Key insights

  • Jerram had 364 recorded bearers in 1881, making it the #8,525 surname in that year.
  • The latest modern count shown here is 597 in 2016, ranked #8,748.
  • Within the historical census years, the highest count was 592 in 1911.
  • The contemporary neighbourhood profile most associated with the surname is Rural Amenity.

Jerram surname distribution map

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

Distribution map

Jerram surname density by area, 1881 census.

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Timeline

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Jerram 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 201 #10,364
1861 historical 257 #9,629
1881 historical 364 #8,525
1891 historical 430 #8,344
1901 historical 553 #7,500
1911 historical 592 #6,912
1997 modern 614 #8,019
1998 modern 630 #8,104
1999 modern 634 #8,118
2000 modern 654 #7,906
2001 modern 616 #8,128
2002 modern 622 #8,239
2003 modern 614 #8,178
2004 modern 610 #8,246
2005 modern 606 #8,216
2006 modern 608 #8,206
2007 modern 636 #8,009
2008 modern 626 #8,140
2009 modern 633 #8,240
2010 modern 641 #8,336
2011 modern 629 #8,370
2012 modern 610 #8,499
2013 modern 626 #8,448
2014 modern 615 #8,628
2015 modern 594 #8,798
2016 modern 597 #8,748

Geography

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Where Jerrams are most common

Historical parish links are strongest around St Peter, Aldbourn, London parishes, Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard and St Werburgh. These are the places where the surname stands out most clearly in the older records.

The modern local-area list points to Halton, Amber Valley, Thurrock and Charnwood. 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 St Peter Derbyshire
2 Aldbourn Berkshire
3 London parishes London 3
4 Lenton, Radford, Papplewick, Nuthall, Greasley, Brewhouse Yard Nottinghamshire
5 St Werburgh Derbyshire

Top modern areas

Rank Area District
1 Halton 004 Halton
2 Halton 006 Halton
3 Amber Valley 004 Amber Valley
4 Thurrock 018 Thurrock
5 Charnwood 009 Charnwood

Forenames

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First names often paired with Jerram

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

Modern profile

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Neighbourhood profile for Jerram

Modern surname records can be compared with neighbourhood classifications. For Jerram, 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

Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities

Group

Rural Amenity

Nationally, the Jerram surname is most associated with neighbourhoods classed as Rural Amenity, within Suburbanites and Peri-Urbanities. This does not mean every Jerram household fits that profile, but it gives a useful signal about where the modern surname distribution is strongest.

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Group profile

This Group comprises older parents or retirees, with no resident dependent children, and with the lowest residential densities in this Supergroup. Predominantly UK-born, residents typically live in detached houses, although others do live in semi-detached and terraced properties. The level of multiple car ownership is the highest in this Supergroup. Most houses are owner occupied although social renting is also present. Many concentrations occur in high amenity rural locations, such as Areas of Outstanding Natural Beauty.

Wider pattern

Pervasive throughout the UK, members of this Supergroup typically own (or are buying) their detached, semi-detached or terraced homes. They are also typically educated to A Level/Highers or degree level and work in skilled or professional occupations. Typically born in the UK, some families have children, although the median adult age is above 45 and some property has become under-occupied after children have left home. This Supergroup is pervasive not only in suburban locations, but also in neighbourhoods at or beyond the edge of cities that adjoin rural parts of the country.

London neighbourhood type

London Output Area Classification

Supergroup

The Greater London Mix

Group

Social Rented Sector Professional Support Workers

Within London, Jerram is most associated with areas classed as Social Rented Sector Professional Support 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

Mainly located in Inner London, these neighbourhoods retain a diverse employment structure, with some concentration in associated professional and technical occupations rather than skilled trades or construction. Social renting is more common and levels of homeownership are low. Many residents identify as Black. There is a lower than average rate of marriage or civil partnership, few that are very old (85 or over) and higher than average incidence of disability.

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

Jerram is most concentrated in decile 7 for access to healthy assets and hazards. This places the surname near the middle of the scale.

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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Lower access Higher access

Neighbourhood deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation

Jerram falls in decile 9 for neighbourhood deprivation. This puts the surname towards the less deprived end of the index.

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 Jerram is most associated with a typical fixed broadband download band of 25-30 mbit/s.

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

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Area snapshot

Ethnic group estimate

Most common ethnic group estimate
White - British

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

Meaning and origin of Jerram

The surname Jerram is of Anglo-Saxon origin, derived from the Old English personal name 'Gerraed' or 'Gerhard', which means 'brave spear' or 'hardy spear'. This name was common in England during the Anglo-Saxon period, which lasted from the 5th to the 11th centuries AD.

The Jerram surname is believed to have originated in the region of Gloucestershire, England, where it was first recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086. The Domesday Book was a comprehensive survey of land ownership and taxation commissioned by William the Conqueror after the Norman Conquest of England in 1066.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the Jerram surname is in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire from the year 1198, which mention a person named 'Gerardus de Jerham'. This spelling variation, 'Jerham', is thought to be an early form of the modern Jerram surname.

In the 13th century, the Jerram surname appeared in various records across southern England, including the Curia Regis Rolls of Hampshire and Oxfordshire. During this period, the name was often spelled as 'Jerham', 'Jerume', or 'Jeram'.

Notable individuals with the Jerram surname throughout history include:

1. John Jerram (c. 1505 - 1585), an English landowner and member of the gentry from Gloucestershire. 2. Edward Jerram (1618 - 1684), an English Puritan minister and author from Somerset. 3. Samuel Jerram (1778 - 1853), an English divine and scholar who served as the Master of Magdalen College School in Oxford. 4. Charles Jerram (1770 - 1853), an English solicitor and High Sheriff of Gloucestershire in 1841. 5. Alfred Jerram (1847 - 1923), an English cricketer who played first-class cricket for Gloucestershire County Cricket Club.

The surname Jerram has also been associated with various place names in England, such as Jerram's Court in Gloucestershire, which was named after a local landowner in the 16th century.

Sourced from namecensus.com.

1881 census detail

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Jerram families in the 1881 census

These tables use 1881 census entries for people recorded with the Jerram 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. Derbyshire leads with 112 Jerrams recorded in 1881 and an index of 19.88x.

County Total Index
Derbyshire 112 19.88x
Hampshire 97 13.15x
Nottinghamshire 37 7.63x
Middlesex 31 0.86x
Wiltshire 26 8.17x
Surrey 9 0.51x
Berkshire 8 2.96x
Staffordshire 8 0.66x
Devon 6 0.80x
Channel Islands 5 4.69x
Gloucestershire 5 0.71x
Kent 5 0.41x
Lancashire 5 0.12x
Somerset 4 0.69x
Warwickshire 4 0.44x
Yorkshire 3 0.08x
Cheshire 2 0.25x
Lincolnshire 1 0.17x
Pembrokeshire 1 0.87x

Top districts and towns

Districts give a more local view than counties. Total shows raw records, while frequency and index show local concentration. Derby St Peter in Derbyshire leads with 48 Jerrams recorded in 1881 and an index of 267.41x.

Place Total Index
Derby St Peter 48 267.41x
Portsea 28 19.37x
Nottingham St Mary 26 20.72x
Aldbourn 25 1351.35x
Kirk Langley 18 2142.86x
Southampton St Mary 17 36.65x
Millbrook 15 80.73x
Binsted 13 462.63x
Derby St Werburgh 13 39.95x
Kensington London 11 5.50x
Spondon 8 368.66x
Burton Extra 7 100.43x
Radbourne 7 2258.06x
Reading St Giles 7 26.41x
Plymouth St Andrew 6 10.40x
Westminster St Margaret 6 34.56x
Chelsea London 5 4.61x
Daglingworth 5 1219.51x
Romsey Extra 5 113.90x
Southampton All Sts 5 39.49x
St Faith Winchester 5 145.35x
St Helier 5 14.40x
Woolwich 5 11.02x
Bridgewater 4 25.43x
Chellaston 4 655.74x
Coventry St Michael 4 13.72x
Normanton 4 84.03x
Bearwardcote 3 7500.00x
Brightside Bierlow 3 4.29x
Godalming 3 27.17x
Holy Rood 3 201.34x
Islington London 3 0.86x
Litchurch 3 13.23x
Snenton 3 15.74x
St George Hanover Square 3 4.73x
Beeston 2 35.91x
Caythorpe 2 540.54x
Lymm 2 34.60x
Manchester 2 1.04x
Portsmouth 2 11.77x
Radford 2 8.11x
Sandiacre 2 99.50x
St Thomas Winchester 2 38.39x
Battersea 1 0.76x
Broughton In Salford 1 2.56x
Burton Upon Trent 1 3.52x
Camberwell 1 0.43x
Cheetham 1 3.14x
Clewer 1 9.03x
Cropwell Butler 1 149.25x
Croydon 1 1.03x
Fleet 1 60.98x
Kingston On Thames 1 2.37x
Lambeth 1 0.32x
Little Bedwyn 1 161.29x
Mark Eaton 1 117.65x
Mottisfont 1 156.25x
Nottingham St Nicholas 1 15.13x
Paddington London 1 0.76x
Pembroke St Mary 1 6.79x
Ryde 1 6.31x
St George Martyr London 1 13.72x
St Giles In Fields London 1 5.66x
Thornton In Fylde 1 10.71x
Warlingham 1 70.42x
Willington 1 158.73x

Top female names

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

Name Count
Mary 23
Sarah 15
Ann 13
Elizabeth 13
Emma 11
Ellen 7
Jane 6
Alice 5
Ada 4
Annie 4
Eliza 4
Hannah 4
Harriett 4
Louisa 4
Maria 4
Fanny 3
Lydia 3
Martha 3
Minnie 3
Amelia 2
Charlotte 2
Clara 2
Eliz. 2
Elizth. 2
Ida 2
Kate 2
Mabel 2
Matilda 2
Agnis 1
Bertha 1
Bessie 1
Caroline 1
Catharine 1
Catherine 1
Crisstina 1
Dora 1
Ella 1
Ellinor 1
Emily 1
Ethel 1
Florence 1
Grace 1
Harriet 1
Henrietta 1
Judith 1
Julia 1
Leonora 1
Margaret 1
Myra 1
Tilda.Annie 1

Top male names

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

Name Count
George 24
John 19
William 19
Thomas 16
Charles 9
Robert 9
James 8
Frank 6
Alfred 5
Herbert 5
Francis 4
Frederick 4
Walter 4
Edward 3
Ernest 3
Geo. 3
Henry 3
Joseph 3
Albert 2
Arthur 2
Fredrick 2
Richard 2
Robt. 2
Willm. 2
Wm. 2
A.Y.Of 1
Archibald 1
Arnold 1
Ashton 1
Daniel 1
Edwin 1
Fred. 1
Harry 1
Jno. 1
Leonard 1
Mary 1
Matthew 1
Oldershaw 1
Robin 1
Samuel 1
Sydney 1
T.A. 1
Thos. 1
Tom 1
Wray 1

FAQ

Jerram surname: questions and answers

How common was the Jerram surname in 1881?

In 1881, 364 people were recorded with the Jerram surname. That placed it at #8,525 in the surname rankings for that year.

How common is the Jerram surname today?

The latest modern count shown here is 597 in 2016. That gives Jerram a modern rank of #8,748.

What does the Jerram surname mean?

A surname likely derived from the Hebrew name "Jerahmeel" meaning "God has mercy".

What does the Jerram map show?

The map shows local surname concentration for the selected year. Darker areas have a stronger concentration of Jerram 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.