Jessop
| Pronunciation | /ˈdʒɛsəp/ |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Origin | |
| Language | Middle English |
| Meaning | Joseph |
| Other names | |
| Alternative spelling | Jessopp, Jessope, Jessup, Jessep |
| [1][2] | |
Jessop is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Bob Jessop (born 1946), British Marxist theoretician
- Carolyn Jessop (born 1968), American author
- Charles Minshall Jessop (1861–1939), mathematician
- Christine Jessop (1974–1984), Canadian child murdered in 1984
- Clytie Jessop (1929–2017), British actress
- Craig Jessop (born 1949), American academic
- Elisha Jessop (1843–1918), Canadian doctor and politician
- Flora Jessop (born 1969), American social activist
- Gilbert Jessop (1874–1955), English cricketer
- Gilbert Jessop (cricketer, born 1906), his son, also an English cricketer
- Graham Jessop (1957–2012), English marine archaeologist
- Greg Jessop, fictional character from the British soap opera EastEnders
- Job Dean Jessop (1926–2001), American thoroughbred jockey
- Josias Jessop (1781–1826), English civil engineer notable for work on canals and railways
- Keith Jessop (1933–2010), English salvage diver
- Peter Jessop (born 1964), American film actor
- Violet Jessop (1887–1971), Argentine nurse and ocean liner stewardess who survived the sinking of the RMS Titanic in 1912
- William Jessop (disambiguation), multiple people
- Willie Jessop, leader of Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
See also
- Jessep, a surname
- Jessop & Company, Indian engineering company
- Jessop & Son, department store in the English city of Nottingham now trading as John Lewis & Partners
- Jessop of Leicester, British photography retailer now trading as Jessops
- Jessup (disambiguation)
References
- ^Wells, John C. (2008). Longman Pronunciation Dictionary (3rd ed.). Longman. p. 431. ISBN 978-1-4058-8118-0.
- ^Reaney, P. H.; Wilson, R. M. (1991) [1958]. A Dictionary of English Surnames (3 ed.). London and New York: Routledge. p. 1774. ISBN 0-415-05737-X.
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