Jepson

English

Etymology

From a Middle English diminutive of the given name Jeffrey +‎ -son.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈd͡ʒɛpsən/

Proper noun

Jepson (plural Jepsons)

1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

Derived terms

• Jepson claim

Statistics

• According to the 2010 United States Census, Jepson is the 10204^th most common surname in the United States, belonging to 3157 individuals. Jepson is most common among White (95.31%) individuals.

Further reading

• Hanks, Patrick, editor (2003), “Jepson”, in Dictionary of American Family Names, volume 2, New York: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 249.