The Jesse surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,855 people carried this name — #8,536 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 76,300 people counted. That is up 4% from 3,723 in 2000.

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In Poland’s population register

172 people named Jesse have a registered home in Poland.

Of the 223 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 9 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Greater Poland 82
Kuyavian-Pomeranian 20
West Pomeranian 16
Opole 15
Lower Silesian 12
Silesian 11
Masovian 9
Lubusz 5

PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.

In Argentina’s national register

At least 72 people named Jesse live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Santa Fe.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Santa Fe 50
Buenos Aires Province 12
Misiones 10

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In Switzerland’s population statistics

26 people named Jesse live in Switzerland.

They live in 5 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Basel-Stadt.

Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.

Where they live today

Basel-Stadt 7
Bern 6
Basel-Landschaft 6
Zurich 4
St. Gallen 3

Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.

In print

Jesse in American newspapers,
1905–1919.

Newspaper page from The Wheatland World carrying the name Jesse
The Wheatland World 1905-09-08
Newspaper page from The Columbus Dispatch carrying the name Jesse
The Columbus Dispatch 1919-07-02
Newspaper page from The Evening Missourian carrying the name Jesse
The Evening Missourian 1919-10-22

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 38,305 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Jesse in Australian newspapers,
1810s–2010s.

25,653 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Jesse. The most, 3,357, date from the 1900s.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 9,054
Queensland 4,969
Victoria 4,729
South Australia 3,206
Western Australia 2,226
Tasmania 1,207
ACT (Canberra) 165
Northern Territory 14

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

Who carried it

People named Jesse,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Matilda Jesse d. 1892
  • Harriet Sarah Jesse d. 1924
  • Edward Jesse 1780–1868 · naturalist
  • Joseph Jesse 1781–1849 · Landrat
  • John Jesse 1801–1863 · surgeon
  • John Heneage Jesse 1808–1874 · writer

Wikidata (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Jesse,
in the records of 7 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 States514 records

514 records of the Jesse name in the United States
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 231
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 116
  • Other U.S. records 167
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record William Clifton Jesse

    Born 1949; from Lawton, Oklahoma. U.S. Army, utility/observation helicopter pilot; killed in action 1972 in Quang Tri, South Vietnam. Buried at Barrancas National Cemetery, Florida.

    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 Raymond A. Jesse

    Born 1920 in Minnesota. Enlisted 1943 at Fort Snelling; farm hand from Redwood County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1997, buried at Fort Snelling National Cemetery, Minnesota.

    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 Jules Jesse

    Arrived at New York in 1852 aboard the Avalanche from Havre, aged 39; farmer. From Prussia, Germany; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 514 records for Jesse in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data) · U.S. National Archives, Defense Casualty Analysis System (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).

Netherlands803 records

803 records of the Jesse name in the Netherlands
  • Dutch population registers 398
  • Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths) 367
  • Dutch church registers before 1811 38
  1. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Anna Catharina Jesse

    Married in 1856 in Amsterdam; domestic servant. Died 1905 in Hilversum, aged 69.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Joannes Paulus Augustinus Jessé

    Married in 1817 in Maastricht; lawyer, born 1772 in Maastricht. Died 1834 in Maastricht, aged 61.

    Open Archives, Regionaal Historisch Centrum Limburg (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record Willem Jesse

    Married in 1924 in Amsterdam; office clerk. Died 1967 in 's-Gravenhage, aged 67.

    Open Archives, Noord-Hollands Archief (CC BY 4.0); Open Archives, Haags Gemeentearchief (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 803 records for Jesse in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain).

Germany271 records

271 records of the Jesse name in Germany
  • Germany's First World War casualty lists, 1914–1919 269
  • German emigration and citizenship files 2
  1. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Johannes Jesse

    From Lemnitz. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 10 November 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 34).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)
  2. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Johanne Pauline Jesse

    Emigrated to Australia in 1874.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Brandenburgisches Landeshauptarchiv (CC0)
  3. A page of the German First World War casualty lists, 18 April 1918
    Example: German casualty list, 1918
    Casualty list Franz Jesse

    From Kolmar i. P. Reported wounded in the Prussian casualty list of 9 October 1915 (Reserve Infantry Regiment No. 48).

    Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0)

Showing 3 of 271 records for Jesse in Germany.

Counts: Verein für Computergenealogie e.V. (2026). Deutsche Verlustlisten des Ersten Weltkriegs – Datensammlung (Version 1.0), DOI 10.5281/zenodo.18330751 (CC0) · Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Deutsche Verlustlisten, Prussian list 1116, 18 April 1918 (scan via Wikimedia Commons, CC BY 3.0); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

Australia140 records

140 records of the Jesse name in Australia
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 68
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 48
  • Other Australian records 24
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Jesse

    Arrived in Victoria in 1885 aboard the Carlisle Castle, aged 42; English.

    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 Norman Henry Jesse

    Bank inspector of Brighton, South Africa; died 1978.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. The first page of an emigration file from Gündlingen, Baden, 1883
    Example: German emigration file, 1883
    Emigration record Manuel Jesse

    Left Hobart Town in 1850 aboard the Venice, bound for Whaling Voyage, as crew.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 140 records for Jesse in Australia.

Counts: Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Museums of History NSW – State Archives Collection (CC BY) · Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (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); Emigration file, Gündlingen, 1883, Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg, Staatsarchiv Freiburg B 694/1 Nr. 1389 (CC BY 4.0).

France9 records

9 records of the Jesse name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Claudine Jeanne Louisette Jesse

    Born 1934 in Troyes (Aube); died 1991 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gilbert Jesse

    Born 1962 in Marseille; died 1999 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Gerard Michel Jesse

    Born 1951 in Marseille; died 1995 in Marseille (Bouches-du-Rhône).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 9 records for Jesse in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Canada8 records

8 records of the Jesse name in Canada
  • Nova Scotia Archives name indexes 6
  • Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver 1
  • City of Winnipeg cemetery records 1
  1. Fairview Lawn Cemetery in Halifax, Nova Scotia
    Example: Canadian cemetery
    Burial record Jane Wright Jesse

    Died 1918; buried at Mountain View Cemetery, Vancouver, British Columbia.

    City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver.
  2. A marriage entry in the civil register of Tilburg, 1911
    Example: marriage register, 1911
    Marriage record William Jesse

    Married 1896 in Colchester, Nova Scotia.

    Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia.
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Civil record George Jesse

    Listed at Cornwallis, Kings, Nova Scotia in the census and tax rolls of 1795.

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

Showing 3 of 8 records for Jesse in Canada.

Counts: Nova Scotia Archives. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence - Nova Scotia. · City of Vancouver. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Vancouver. · City of Winnipeg. Contains information licensed under the Open Government Licence – Winnipeg. Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, photo by Edgar El (CC BY 3.0); Marriage register, Tilburg, 1911, Regionaal Archief Tilburg (public domain); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Belgium3 records

3 records of the Jesse name in Belgium Belgian civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Gabriella Eugenia Jesse

    Born 1868 in Aelst.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Germana Joanna Margareta Jesse

    Born 1871 in Aelst.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Joanna Camilla Jesse

    Born 1869 in Aelst.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Aalst (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

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