The Jessie surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 3,916 people carried this name — #8,435 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 75,200 people counted. That is up 2% from 3,828 in 2000.

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In print

Jessie in American newspapers,
1911–1922.

Newspaper page from The Wichita Searchlight carrying the name Jessie
The Wichita Searchlight 1911-01-07
Newspaper page from East Mississippi Times carrying the name Jessie
East Mississippi Times 1922-11-17
Newspaper page from The Grenada Sentinel carrying the name Jessie
The Grenada Sentinel 1917-12-28

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 4,506 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Jessie in Australian newspapers,
1830s–2010s.

194,305 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Jessie. The most, 37,494, date from the 1930s. New South Wales has the most articles, but weighed against how much of each state’s press from the same decades has been digitised, the name stands out most in Victoria, at 1.3 times its expected share.

Articles, by state

New South Wales 60,727
Victoria 50,100
Queensland 37,527
South Australia 19,085
Western Australia 17,429
Tasmania 8,307
ACT (Canberra) 520
Northern Territory 161

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

Who carried it

People named Jessie,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Young Jessie 1936–2020 · singer
  • Ron Jessie 1948–2006 · American football player
  • Brandon Jessie 1977–2023 · basketball player

Wikidata (CC0) · 4 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Jessie,
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 States157 records

157 records of the Jessie name in the United States
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 91
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 37
  • New York State death index (outside NYC), 1957–2001 10
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 6
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 6
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 5
  • U.S. service members who died in the Korean War 1
  • U.S. service members who died in the Vietnam War 1
  1. Names engraved on the Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Washington, D.C.
    Example: U.S. war memorial
    War record Marshall Jessie

    Born 1947; from New York, New York. U.S. Army, infantryman; killed in action 1966 in South Vietnam. Buried at Long Island National Cemetery, New York.

    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 Buford R. Jessie

    Born 1918 in Kentucky. Enlisted 1941 at Louisville; farm hand from Metcalfe County. U.S. Army veteran of World War II; died 1999, buried at Wilson County Memorial Park, Lebanon, Tennessee.

    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 Annunziato Jessie

    Arrived at New York in 1892 aboard the Anglia from Naples and Palermo, aged 22; laborer. From Italy; bound for New York.

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

Showing 3 of 157 records for Jessie in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · New York State Department of Health, Genealogical Research Death Index · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · 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).

Australia15 records

15 records of the Jessie name in Australia
  • Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923 11
  • Victoria wills and probate, deaths to 2001 2
  • Queensland State Archives indexes 1
  • Tasmanian Names Index 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record John Jessie

    Arrived in Victoria in 1853 aboard the Kent, aged 29; 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 Nuske Jessie

    Of Heathmont, Victoria; died 1989.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record McReady Jessie

    Born 1864 in Launceston, Tasmania.

    Libraries Tasmania, Tasmanian Names Index (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 15 records for Jessie in Australia.

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0) · Queensland State Archives (CC BY 4.0) · 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); Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Netherlands5 records

5 records of the Jessie name in the Netherlands Dutch population registers
  1. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Masje Jessie

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1846 in s Hage.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Valentine Jessie

    In a population register; born 1887.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Rotterdam (CC BY 4.0)
  3. A page of the 1910 United States census, Milwaukee
    Example: U.S. census, 1910
    Population register Hendrik Jacob Jessie

    In the population register of Amsterdam; born 1850 in Amsterdam.

    Open Archives, Stadsarchief Amsterdam (CC BY 4.0)

Showing 3 of 5 records for Jessie in the Netherlands.

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: U.S. census of 1910, Milwaukee (public domain).

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