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First Name
25k
in the U.S.
since 1880
Last Name
2k
in the U.S.
in 2010
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Meaning and Origin

What does the name Jess mean? Keep reading to find the user submitted meanings, dictionary definitions, and more.

Origin and Meaning of Jess

User Submitted Origins

English
82%
Hebrew
18%

User Submitted Meanings

  1. According to a user from Ireland, the name Jess is of English origin and means "Gift of god".
  2. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Jess means "A gift from the heavens".
  3. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Jess means "Was originally from a Shakespeare play".
  4. According to a user from the United Kingdom, the name Jess means "Amazing and Friendly".
  5. A submission from the United Kingdom says the name Jess means "Awesome" and is of English origin.
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Webster's Unabridged Dictionary
noun Jess
A short strap of leather or silk secured round the leg of a hawk, to which the leash or line, wrapped round the falconer's hand, was attached when used. See Illust. of Falcon.

Etymology: OF. gies giez, prop. pl. of giet get jet, F. jet, a throwing, jess. See Jet a shooting forth
Wiktionary

From Jesse, Jessica, or Jessamy.

  1. A diminutive of the male given name Jesse.
  2. A diminutive of the female given names Jessica or Jessamy.
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Notable Persons Named Jess

Notable Persons Named Jess

Jess Glynne

Jess Glynne is a pop music, soul music, dance-pop, house music, and contemporary r&b musician. Her ongoing career started in 2012. Jess was given the name Jessica Hannah Glynne on October 20th, 1989.

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Jess McMahon

Jess McMahon was a professional boxing and wrestling promoter. Jess was born on May 26th, 1882 in Manhattan. He died on November 22nd, 1954.

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Jess Harnell

Jess Harnell is a voice actor, singer, announcer, and voice acting. His ongoing career started in 1987. Jess was born in Englewood, New Jersey.

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Jess Greenberg

Jess Greenberg is an acoustic music musician. Jess was born on December 20th, 1994.

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Jess Weixler

Jess Weixler is an actress. Her ongoing career started in 2003. Jess was given the name Jessica Weixler in 2011 in Louisville, Kentucky, US.

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Jess Phillips

Jess Phillips is a for Birmingham Yardley and Member of parliament. She was most active from 2015 to present. Jess was born on October 9th, 1981 in Birmingham.

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  • Jess Margera
    Musician
  • Jess Willard
    Boxer
  • Jess Barker
    Actor
  • Jess Walter
  • Jess Smith
  • Jess Oppenheimer
    Radio
  • Jess Fishlock
    Soccer Player
  • Jess Sum
    Actor
  • Jess Row
    Writer
  • Jess Vanstrattan
    Soccer Player
  • Jess Cameron
  • Jess Klein
    Musician
  • Jess Kersey
  • Jess Brallier

Notable Persons With the Last Name Jess

Notable Persons With the Last Name Jess

Jess

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Eoin Jess

Eoin Jess is a soccer player for the Rangers F.C., Aberdeen F.C., Coventry City F.C., Bradford City A.F.C., Nottingham Forest F.C., Northampton Town F.C., and Scotland national football team. Eoin was born on December 13th, 1970 in Portsoy, Scotland, UK.

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Tyehimba Jess

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Matt Jess

Matt Jess is a rugby player for the Exeter Chiefs. His most notable accomplishments were from 2005 to 2006. Matt was born on April 4th, 1984 in Coventry.

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Carl Herman Jess

Carl Herman Jess was a military person. His military service ended in 1946. Carl was born on February 16th, 1884 in Bendigo. Carl is also known as Jess and Lieutenant General Sir Carl Herman. He passed away on June 16th, 1948.

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Jim Jess

Jim was born on January 25th, 1955.

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Common last names for Jess

Common first names for Jess

Ethnicity Distribution

Ethnicity Jess U.S.
█  White 90.64% 64.26%
█  African American 4.68% 11.96%
█  Asian, Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander 0.95% 4.85%
█  American Indian and Alaska Native 0.32% 0.69%
█  Two or More Ethnicities 1.64% 1.76%
█  Hispanic or Latino 1.77% 16.26%

Of Last Name Jess

People with the last name Jess are most frequently White

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Fun Facts about the name Jess

  • How Popular is the name Jess? Jess is the 1,545th most popular name of all time. As a last name Jess was the 17,720th most popular name in 2010.
  • How many people with the first name Jess have been born in the United States? From 1880 to 2019, the Social Security Administration has recorded 25,372 babies born with the first name Jess in the United States. That's more than enough people named Jess to occupy the territory of British Virgin Islands (United Kingdom) with an estimated population of 24,000 (as of July 1, 2012).
  • What year were 5 or more babies first named Jess? The name was first given to 5 or more babies in the year 1880 when it was given as a first name to 103 new born babies.
  • When was Jess first recorded in the United States? The oldest recorded birth by the Social Security Administration for the first name Jess is Friday, February 15th, 1867.
  • What year had the most people named Jess born? The highest recorded use of the first name Jess was in 1915 with a total of 577 babies.
  • Random Jess Factoid: According to the 1911 U.S. Social Security Administration data, the first name Jess ranks 63rd in popularity as a baby boy's name in Colorado. Imagine that, 6 babies in Colorado have the same name in 1911.
  • Weird things about the name Jess: The name spelled backwards is Ssej. A random rearrangement of the letters in the name (anagram) will give Ssje. How do you pronounce that?
  • How many people have the last name Jess? In 2010, the U.S. Census Bureau surveyed 1,582 people with the last name Jess.
  • How likely are you to meet someone with the last name of Jess? Chances are, most people haven't met someone with Jess as their last name since less than 1 person in 185k people have that last name. If you know one, consider yourself lucky!
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