English: from the personal name Jemot a diminutive of Jem a pet form of James . This surname is frequent in Barbados Trinidad and Tobago and Saint Lucia.
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names 2nd edition, 2022
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You can see how Jemmott families moved over time by selecting different census years. The Jemmott family name was found in the USA, the UK, Canada, and Scotland between 1891 and 1920. The most Jemmott families were found in United Kingdom in 1891. In 1920 there were 13 Jemmott families living in New York. This was about 42% of all the recorded Jemmott's in USA. New York had the highest population of Jemmott families in 1920.
Use census records and voter lists to see where families with the Jemmott surname lived. Within census records, you can often find information like name of household members, ages, birthplaces, residences, and occupations.
In 1940, Porter and Cook were the top reported jobs for men and women in the USA named Jemmott. 50% of Jemmott men worked as a Porter and 15% of Jemmott women worked as a Cook. Some less common occupations for Americans named Jemmott were Mechanic and Maid. .
Between 1959 and 2004, in the United States, Jemmott life expectancy was at its lowest point in 1963, and highest in 1991. The average life expectancy for Jemmott in 1959 was 57, and 75 in 2004.