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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

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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.

Lower, Mark A (1860) Patronymica Britannica: a dictionary of the family names of the United Kingdom. London: J.R. Smith. Public Domain.

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