Jepson is an English language patronymic surname meaning "Geoffrey’s son". The prefix "Jep" is also the diminutive given name. Jepson has alternate spellings, including Jepsen and Jephson. Jepson as a given name is rare.^[1]

Notable people with the surname Jepson include:

• Arthur Jepson (1915–1997), English first-class cricketer and football goalkeeper
• Benjamin Jepson (1832–1914), American music educator
• Bert Jepson (1902–1981), footballer
• Brian Jepson (born 1970), American voice actor
• Duncan Jepson, British solicitor in Hong Kong
• Edgar Jepson (1863–1938), English novelist
• Harry Benjamin Jepson (1870–1952), American organist and composer
• Harry Jepson (1920–2016), English rugby league player
• Helen Jepson (1904–1997), American opera singer
• Herbert Jepson (1908–1993), American artist and founder of the Jepson Art Institute
• Jack Jepson, New Zealand footballer
• James Jepson Binns (1855–1928), English pipe-organ builder
• Jim Jepson (1942–1989), Canadian politician
• Joanna Jepson (born 1976), English Church of England curate
• Kristine Jepson (1962–2017), American opera singer
• Margaret Jepson (1907–2003), English writer
• Robert S. Jepson Jr. (born 1942), American philanthropist and businessman
• Ronnie Jepson (born 1963), English footballer
• Selwyn Jepson (1899–1989), British author, screenwriter and director
• Steven B. Jepson (born 1960), American opera singer
• Toby Jepson (born 1967), English musician and actor
• Tristan Jepson (1978–2004), Australian writer
• Vicky Jepson (born 1988), English footballer
• Warner Jepson (1930–2011), American composer
• Willis Linn Jepson (1867–1946), American botanist

See also

• Belita, Olympic figure skater, dancer and early film actress Maria Belita Gladys Olivie Lynn Jepson-Turner (1923–2005)
• Peter Jepson-Young (born 1957), Canadian AIDS-awareness educator
• Jepson (disambiguation), for other uses
• Jepsen
• Jepsonia

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