An English and Scottish surname, Justice comes from the Latin terms ’justitia’ and ‘justus’ which refers to being honorable, fair-minded and righteous. The spelling variations for Justice include Justus and Justine. In England the Justice surname is scattered across the country. In the north there are many Justice families in Yorkshire, Lancashire and Nottinghamshire. In the central region, the Justice population is in Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire. In the southern portion in the city of London, Kent, Surry and Hampshire have the higher Justice family populations. In Scotland the major concentrations of Justice families are in Midlothian, Lanarkshire, Fife, Angus, Perthshire and Argyll. Within the United States the Justice surname originated in Virginia, North Carolina, Ohio, Kentucky, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Maryland, Georgia, Alabama, Texas and Indiana. Famous: Victoria Justice (actress), Donald Justice (poet and winner of the Pulitzer Prize for poetry), Arthur Justice (professional rugby player and coach in Australia), James Robertson Justice (English actor), Katherine Justice (actress), Sid Justice (professional wrestler) and David Justice (professional baseball player).