Jason Family History
- Jason Name Meaning
- English: probably a patronymic from James or any of various other personal names beginning with J-. Possibly also Greek: shortened and Americanized form of Iassonides, patronymic from the personal name Iason, which is derived from the Greek vocabulary word iasthai to ‘heal’. This was borne by a saint mentioned in St. Paul’s Epistle to the Romans, traditionally believed to have been martyred. In classical mythology this is the name (English Jason) of the leader of the Argonauts, who captured the Golden Fleece with the aid of Medea, daughter of the king of Colchis.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
- 56,402 Historical Documents with Jason on Ancestry
- 23,580 Birth, Marriage, and Deaths
- 11,453 Census and Voter Lists
- 3,466 Military Records
- 2,117 Immigration Records
- 15,786 Member Trees
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Number of Jason families
 35 - 67  12 - 34 |
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from the 1920 US Federal Census Data
Number of Jason families
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9 - 16 4 - 8 |
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from the 1891 England and Wales Census Data
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from the 1891 Scotland Census Data
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from the New York Passengers List
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from 1880 Federal Census Data
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- All Jason
- 24
- Confederate
- 3
- Union
- 21
from the Civil War Service Records
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