Is There a Jemison Coat of Arms?

Jemison is a branch of the Jamison name tree. Surname dictionaries give the meaning as “The son of Jamie, Scotch pet form of James (the supplanter)”.

• Jemison writes “e” in place of the “a” found in Jamison, a typical scribal difference.
• Related forms: Jameson.
• According to the 2010 US Census, the Jemison surname had 3,797 bearers. That puts it inside the top 10,000 US surnames.

Family crest and blazon

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