The Jamerson surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 5,273 people carried this name — #6,440 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 55,900 people counted. That is up 10% from 4,782 in 2000.

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In print

Jamerson in American newspapers,
1898–1910.

Newspaper page from The Record carrying the name Jamerson
The Record 1910-06-16
Newspaper page from Yorkville Enquirer carrying the name Jamerson
Yorkville Enquirer 1910-09-27
Newspaper page from The Herald carrying the name Jamerson
The Herald 1898-08-25

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 5,338 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Jamerson in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1950s.

94 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Jamerson. The most, 16, date from the 1900s. Weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, it stands out most in New South Wales, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 40
South Australia 18
Victoria 14
Western Australia 11
Queensland 9
ACT (Canberra) 1

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Jamerson.

Who carried it

People named Jamerson,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Dejour Lamon Jamerson d. 2016
  • James Jamerson 1936–1983 · musician
  • James Jamerson 1939–1983 · musician

Wikidata (CC0) · 9 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Jamerson,
in the records of 3 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States252 records

252 records of the Jamerson name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 148
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 69
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 15
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 10
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 3
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 2
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 2
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 2
  • Irish Famine arrivals at New York, 1846–1851 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Frank O. Jamerson

    Born 1926; from Dallas County, Texas. U.S. Army, light weapons infantry leader; killed in action 1953 in North Korea. Buried at Little Rock National Cemetery, Arkansas.

    U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record Herbert A. Jamerson

    Born 1902 in Maryland. Enlisted 1942 at Baltimore; driver from Baltimore City. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1961, buried at Baltimore National Cemetery, Maryland.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain); U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)
  3. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Susan Jamerson

    Arrived at New York in 1885 aboard the City of Berlin from Liverpool and Queenstown, aged 24. From Dublin, Ireland; bound for New York.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)

Showing 3 of 252 records for Jamerson in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Famine Irish Passenger Records (public domain). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Vietnam Veterans Memorial, photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Michael J. Carden, 2009 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Australia4 records

4 records of the Jamerson name in Australia
  • Tasmanian Names Index 2
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 1
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Jamerson

    Sailed from Victoria in 1859 aboard the Havilah, bound for Adelaide, aged 20.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Doris Jamerson

    Of Beechworth, Victoria; died 1980.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 2 of 4 records for Jamerson in Australia.

Counts: Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

Canada3 records

3 records of the Jamerson name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 2
  • Canadian Virtual War Memorial 1
  1. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Robert Jamerson

    Served in the No. 2 Construction Battalion in the First World War, private; of Athabasca Landing, Alberta.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  2. A Canadian First World War grave register card for a soldier who died of wounds in 1917
    Example: Canadian war grave register, 1917
    War record Gordon Clarence Jamerson

    Died in service in 1916.

    Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Sherman Edward Jamerson

    Born 1910 in Amherst, Cumberland, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · Veterans Affairs Canada. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Canada. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Canadian First World War circumstances-of-death register (scan by Scottgraham87 via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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