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Jerome

in the US

There are 7,444 people with the last name "Jerome" in the United States.

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Ranking in the US

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Jerome 3,725
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  2. is 3,722nd most common Dayton
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  5. is 3,725th most common Jerome
  6. is 3,726th most common Rayburn
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  8. is 3,728th most common Valdivia
  9. is 3,729th most common Sander

Similar Names and Nicknames

Jiron, Jeronimo, Jaroma, Jarome, Jeron, Jarone, Jerone, Jarom, Jaron, Jaromay

Most Common First Names for Jerome

Joseph, James, David, Michael, John, William, Marie, Robert, Mary, Richard

Meaning & History

French (Jérôme) and English: from the medieval personal name Jérôme (French), Jerome (English), from Greek Hierōnymos (see Hieronymus). This achieved some popularity in France and elsewhere, being bestowed in honor of St Jerome (?347–420), creator of the Vulgate, the standard Latin version of the Bible.

English (of Norman origin): from a personal name, Gerram, composed of the Germanic elements gār, gēr ‘spear’ + hraban ‘raven’.

FOREBEARS A Jerome is recorded in Montreal in 1655 with the secondary surnames Beaune and Leblanc. Another bearer of the name, from Brittany, is recorded in Montreal in 1705 with the secondary surname Latour.

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