Upon investigation concerning the country of origin of the surname Jamison, one finds its source in England. Jameson is a variation of the name Jamison. It would be daring, to say the least, to pretend to have found the very first individual who used this surname; entire centuries have passed since that time, no doubt erasing virtually every trace of him to whom we might justly refer as the “original Jamison”. However, our investigations have uncovered records of certain people who were possibly among the earliest to bear the name: William Jamesson (1379), John Jameson (1440) and Richard Jamieson (1642). the surname Jamison can be classified as a so-called topographic name, that is one which referred to a certain feature in the landscape, in this case, a Alexander Jemison. Centuries ago, many families displayed mottoes – concise phrases which might express anything from a pun on the name to a religious or philosophical guiding principle – on scrolls, or below their coat of arms. The motto used by one branch of the Jamison family was “Sine Metu”: “Without fear”. Probably one of the first indivi…