Given name
Jerrold
“one who rules with the spear”
Jerrold is a variant of Jerald. In English use, Jerald carries the interpretation “one who rules with the spear.”
Meaning & origin
What it means
Jerrold is a variant of Jerald. In English use, Jerald carries the interpretation “one who rules with the spear.”
Explained through its name family
Where it comes from
In English use, Jerrold has a related form in Gerald. Gerald has been associated with Germanic and Celtic naming traditions.
Explained through its name family
The story
Published U.S. birth records include this spelling as early as 1911. This is the earliest published observation available here, rather than a date for the name’s origin. In English use, Jerrold has a related form in Gerald. The history of Gerald gives this family its wider story. Gerald’s historical bearers include members of the aristocracy.
Combines direct and name-family evidence
Jerrold through the years
- Babies since 1880
- 8,467
- 8,467 boys · 0 girls
- Most popular year
- 1954
- 343 babies
- 2025
- 0
- Outside the ranked list
- 2021–25 vs 2016–20
- —
- Too few births to compare
By the numbers
The most recent published U.S. birth count for boys is 5 in 2024. Later missing counts do not mean the name went unused. Its largest published annual count for boys was 343 in 1954. Published U.S. population figures for this spelling include 5,598 as a first name in 2020.
From Social Security birth records and U.S. Census name counts for this exact spelling. Other spellings are counted separately.
Jerrold’s family of names
In English usage, Jerrold has a diminutive in Jerry. Jerrold has a related form in Gerald. Jerrold has a related form in Jerald.
The ring: nicknames and forms.
Nicknames & forms 3
Diminutives, pet forms, short forms and variants used alongside the name.
People named Jerrold
- Jerrold MeinwaldAmerican chemist and pharmacologist1927–2018
- Jerrold E. MarsdenCanadian-American mathematician1942–2010
- Napoleon XIVAmerican musician (1938–2023)
- Jerrold ImmelUnited States television music composer (born 1936)
- Jerrold KatzAmerican academic (1932–2002)
- Jerrold R. ZachariasAmerican physicist (1905–1986)
- Jerrold RobertshawBritish actor (1866-1941)
Listed by how widely each person is written about, which says nothing about the name itself.
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