Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.
JAMES
There are approximately 138,069 people named James in the UK. That makes it the 41th most common surname overall. Out of every million people in the UK, approximately 2,185 are named James.
Region of origin
British Isles
Country of origin
Wales
Language of origin
Welsh
Religion of origin
Christian
Classification
Celtic
From name of parent
Related and similar surnames
GemesJamison
Jameson
Jamieson
Jaimes
Jame
Jaime
Jam
Jaimez
Geames
Geimes
Geams
Giemes
Gemmes
Geemes
Geame
Gems
Jaemes
Jaems
Jaames
Jaims
Jahms
Jamaes
Jahme
Jambs
Jamas
Jaem
Jaimz
Jaehme
The James surname in historical dictionaries
Patronymica Britannica (1860)
JAMES. The first appearance of this Christian name in our annals is in Domesday. It afterwards became a common surname, besides giving rise to Jameson, Jamieson, Jempson, Jemmett. and probably through its French form, Jacques, to Jeakes, Jacklin, and the widely-spread Jackson ; tliough John, through its accepted nickname Jack, may have an equal claim to that familiar patronymic.