Jessee is a given name and surname. It is a variant spelling of Jesse or Jessie.[1][2]
Given name
edit- Jessee Wyatt (born 1996), Australian Paralympic athlete
Surname
editThe 2010 United States Census found 4,108 people with the surname Jessee, making it the 8,067th-most-common name in the country, compared with 3,952 people (7,752nd-most-common) in the 2000 Census. In both censuses, more than 95% of the bearers of the surname identified as white.[3]
- Dan Jessee (1901–1970), American baseball player
- Margaret Jessee (1921–2001), American tennis player and vintner
- Dean C. Jessee (born 1929), American historian
- Jason Jessee (born 1969), American professional skateboarder
- Darren Jessee (born 1971), American drummer
See also
edit- McGarrah Jessee, American marketing company founded in 1996
- Jessee/Miller Field, football field, named in part for Dan Jessee
- Jessey
- Jessy (disambiguation)
References
edit- ^ Hanks, Patrick, ed. (2003). Dictionary of American Family Names. Oxford University Press. p. 250. ISBN 9780199771691.
- ^ Lansky, Bruce (2009). 100,000+ Baby Names: The Most Complete, Fascinating, and Helpful Name Book You Can Find. Simon and Schuster. p. 169. ISBN 9781439183571.
- ^ "How common is your last name?". Newsday. Retrieved 5 September 2018.