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Jameson
JamesonSay it JAYM-sun
- Meaning today
- Son of James, supplanter
- Original meaning
- "son of James, ultimately from Jacob" Online Etymology Dictionary, s.v. James; Jacob
- Say it
- JAYM-sun
- Other spellings
- Jamison, Jamieson
Jameson
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Jameson meaning
Jameson is an international boy's name of English and Scottish origin (surname).
Son of James, ultimately from Jacob
Also used to mean: supplanter
Jameson is a surname meaning "son of James", found in Scotland and northern England and now used as a first name. The Online Etymology Dictionary explains that James is the Middle English form of Late Latin Jacomus, a variant of Jacobus, the Latin form of Jacob; the same source gives Spanish Jaime and Italian Giacomo. Jacob is the Hebrew Yaʿăqōb, which Genesis connects with the word for "heel", since he was born holding his twin brother's heel, and name lists often give "supplanter". Two apostles were called James. Jameson pairs well with Indian surnames, and Jamie is a gentle short form.
Source: Online Etymology Dictionary (etymonline.com), s.v. James; Jacob · entry James · See the entry · checked 25 Oct 2026
References: Online Etymology Dictionary, James · Online Etymology Dictionary, Jacob
Popularity abroad
- #137 United States, boys 2025 (down 19 from 118 in 2024)
US Social Security Administration
Official birth registrations. India publishes no national name statistics.
Spellings
Jameson · Jamison · Jamieson