Jacob is used as a family name or surname in Ireland, Spain, Germany, England. It is 5 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jacob
No. of characters: 5
Origin: Ireland, Spain, Germany, England
Meaning:

The first occurrence of this baptismal name in England, is probably in Domesday. It is now very common as a surname, especially in Jewish families.

The son of Jacob meaning "the supplanter".

A variant form of Jacobs. The son of Jacob meaning "the supplanter".

Descendant of Jacobus meaning "the supplanter".

How popular is Jacob?

Jacob is common in Nigeria, Tanzania, India, France, United States, Germany, Philippines, South Sudan, Chad, Papua New Guinea, Mozambique, Kenya, Sudan, Brazil, Canada, United Arab Emirates, Angola, England, South Africa, Liberia, Belgium, Australia, Malawi, Ethiopia, Oman, Argentina, Indonesia, Sri Lanka, Cameroon, Ghana, Namibia, Zimbabwe, Egypt, Mexico, Haiti, Malaysia, Kuwait, Portugal, Botswana, Saudi Arabia, Trinidad and Tobago, Ireland, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Vanuatu, Bahrain, New Zealand, Spain, Morocco, Netherlands, Chile, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Wales, Qatar, Thailand, Marshall Islands, Saint Lucia, Venezuela, Sweden, Benin, DR Congo, Dominican Republic, Dominica, Solomon Islands, Scotland, Norway, Guyana, Lesotho, Micronesia, Italy.

Jacob is ranked 1002 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Jacobs grew by 15.61 per cent to 24688 since 2000 and ranked 1444 after elevating 97 spots. The last name was found in around 8 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 59.98 67.58
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 22.53 15.67
Black 10.26 10.05
Hispanic or Latino 4.12 3.11
Others 2.15 2.55
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.97 1.03
Jacob is quite popular family name mostly used in Nigeria while Marshall Islands is ahead in terms of density. Around 534258 people have been found who wears Jacob as their family name. Jacob is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with hundred thousands of Jacob:
161 Nigeria144,606
Countries with ten thousands of Jacob:
88 Tanzania70,314
1,381 India44,036
131 France31,719
1,520 United States29,452
295 Germany27,745
465 Philippines18,079
154 South Sudan15,324
192 Chad12,902
21 Papua New Guinea11,561
637 Mozambique10,506
Countries with thousands of Jacob:
699 Kenya9,294
602 Sudan8,960
1,399 Brazil6,445
836 Canada6,407
173 United Arab Emirates6,155
642 Angola6,113
1,678 England4,904
1,390 South Africa4,837
128 Liberia4,601
317 Belgium3,642
1,196 Australia3,358
720 Malawi3,346
3,612 Ethiopia3,220
159 Oman3,146
1,271 Argentina3,023
4,998 Indonesia3,013
1,070 Sri Lanka2,851
1,127 Cameroon2,393
1,707 Ghana2,078
150 Namibia2,031
959 Zimbabwe1,884
4,917 Egypt1,830
3,139 Mexico1,770
719 Haiti1,760
1,760 Malaysia1,610
314 Kuwait1,533
659 Portugal1,500
116 Botswana1,417
3,358 Saudi Arabia1,272
166 Trinidad and Tobago1,218
742 Ireland1,075
Countries with hundreds of Jacob:
5,900 Bangladesh991
5,745 Pakistan695
93 Vanuatu551
388 Bahrain544
1,453 New Zealand537
7,898 Spain490
13,257 Morocco443
6,916 Netherlands415
2,094 Chile401
428 Hong Kong394
3,399 Switzerland386
935 Wales369
849 Qatar306
43,043 Thailand279
14 Marshall Islands238
134 Saint Lucia235
4,431 Venezuela217
3,830 Sweden199
7,121 Benin180
38,110 DR Congo157
3,477 Dominican Republic139
141 Dominica134
560 Solomon Islands130
3,932 Scotland125
6,444 Norway114
1,132 Guyana113
3,892 Lesotho111
214 Micronesia111
54,819 Italy105
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
584 Djibouti100
10,358 Israel98
2,192 Jamaica98
6,319 Denmark90
23,926 Japan89
7,373 Iraq84
245 Grenada83
852 Belize74
17,157 Austria69
12,150 Ivory Coast69
3,065 Northern Ireland64
817 New Caledonia62
4,338 Guatemala58
8,726 Colombia55
1,842 Luxembourg54
154,559 Russia52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
1,487 China50
61,940 Poland50
19,309 Hungary41
3,773 Panama40
7,224 Lebanon39
20,300 Zambia38
47,064 Uganda34
610 Isle of Man29
19,774 Peru29
566 Seychelles29
5,934 Taiwan28
10,313 Singapore26
908 Guam25
2,355 Madagascar25
19,121 Finland23
25,726 Uzbekistan22
620 Antigua and Barbuda21
435 Cayman Islands20
1,557 Iceland20
305 Northern Mariana Islands19
931 United States Virgin Islands18
180 Nauru17
1,390 Libya16
2,071 Rwanda16
695 São Tomé and Príncipe16
15,474 Estonia15
1,336 Jersey15
293 British Virgin Islands14
16,126 Ecuador13
3,937 Costa Rica11
84,692 Greece11
2,003 Maldives11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
480 Cook Islands10
153,484 Iran10
6,372 Togo9
130,497 Turkey9
855 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines8
12,820 Tunisia8
379 Turks and Caicos Islands8
668 Monaco7
49,802 Niger7
11,022 Syria7
8,537 Mauritius6
26,877 Uruguay6
Show Full Last Name Distribution

Immigrants to US

From Ireland

Albert Jacob worked as chandler and hailed from Germany. During the great famine, 31 years old embarked for New-York from Liverpool on Arrick and arrived on January 25, 1849. Johanna Jacob, aged 21, Margt. Jacob, aged 60, 24 years old Joseph Jacob, Immigrant Mary-Anne Jacob, Jane Jacob (26) Maid, Morris Jacob, aged 30, Dennis Jacob, Mary Jacob (20) Immigrant, and 31 other Jacob majority of whom were workman and others worked as carriage builder/maker migrated to US.

From Italy

Abraham Jacob was 18 years old when he migrated to USA on December 12, 1881. He lived in Italy where he worked as mechanic and took Champlain from Liverpool. 28 years old Martin Jacob, Farmer P. Jacob, Laborer Pietro Jacob, are other Jacob that migrated to US.

From Germany

Carl Jacob was 16 years old when he migrated to USA on June 17, 1852. He lived in Germany and took Tantivy from Liverpool. 16 years old Peter-Joseph Jacob, 4 months old Ann Jacob, Ann Jacob, aged 4 months old, 31 years old John Jacob, M Jacob, aged 25, Joseph Jacob, aged 14, Josephine Jacob, aged 19, Farmer Julie Jacob, Farmer Marie Jacob, Farmer R. Jacob, and 2296 other Jacob around 38.55% of whom were farmer while others worked as tailor and turner, boot &, shoe maker, shoemaker, laborer, merchant, student, glazier, cultivator, clerk, miner, clothier, servant, lender, joiner, smith, daughter, tanner, musician, baker, miller, butcher, mason, mechanic, basket maker, painter, peddler, brewer, weaver, carpenter, printer, confectioner, watchmaker, gardener, barber, stone cutter, cigar maker, locksmith, cooper, blacksmith, hatter, artist, matron, spinster, undefined code, bricklayer, cook, waiter, jeweler, gentleman, goldsmith, driver, tourist, steward, domestic, dealer, engineer, dressmaker, bar keeper migrated to US.

Jacob Namesakes

  • John Edward Jacob, U.S. civil rights leader
  • Violet Jacob, Scottish writer
  • Nissim ben Jacob, by which title he is also known
  • Gordon Jacob, English composer and teacher
  • Alaric Jacob, English writer and journalist
  • Wendy Jacob, multidisciplinary artist
  • E. F. Jacob, British medievalist and scholar
  • Zacharie Jacob, famed French actor and playwright of the 17th century
  • Edgar Jacob, English churchman
  • Marius Jacob, French anarchist illegalist
  • Giles Jacob, British legal writer whose works included a well-received law dictionary that became the most popular and widespread law dictionary
  • Richard Jacob, Richard L. Jacob Ph
  • Edward Jacob, antiquary, naturalist and mayor
  • Judith Jacob, British actress best
  • Paul Jacob, American activist, organizer
  • Georges Jacob, was one of the two most prominent Parisian master 'menuisiers'
  • Meshullam ben Jacob, Franco-Jewish Talmudist of the twelfth century CE. He had a Talmudic Yeshiva
  • Louis Léon Jacob, French admiral
  • Charles Donald Jacob, American politician
  • Richard Taylor Jacob, American attorney and politician
  • Luis Jacob, artist, writer, curator and educator living
  • Suzanne Jacob, French Canadian novelist, poet, playwright
  • Doris Jacob, Nigerian sprinter
  • William Jacob, English merchant, shipowner, scientist
  • Sarah Jacob, Welsh child
  • Bruno E. Jacob, professor at Ripon College
  • Charlee Jacob, American author specializing
  • David Kalonymus ben Jacob, Italian Jewish astrologer of the fifteenth century
  • Antoine Jacob, French actor and playwright and a rival of Molière
  • Henry Jacob, English clergyman of Calvinist views
  • George Andrew Jacob, English clergyman and schoolmaster and author of many books about education and Christianity
  • Benno Jacob, liberal rabbi and Bible scholar
  • Steffi Jacob, German skeleton racer
  • Malou Jacob, Filipino playwright
  • François Jacob, French biologist who, together with Jacques Monod
  • Max Jacob, French poet, painter, writer, and critic
  • Irène Jacob, French-Swiss actress
  • Ian Jacob, British Army officer,
  • Anund Jacob,
  • Bruce Jacob, was Assistant Attorney General for the State of Florida during the early 1960s
  • Marcel Jacob, Swedish musician
  • Joe Jacob, former Irish Fianna Fáil politician
  • J. F. R. Jacob, Indian Army officer
  • Alex Jacob, former professional poker player and game show contestant
  • Claud Jacob, British Indian Army officer
  • Jean-Marc Jacob, member of the House of Commons of Canada
  • Michael Jacob, Irish sportsperson
  • Matthias Jacob, former East German biathlete
  • Naomi Jacob, English author, actress and broadcaster
  • Arthur Jacob, Irish ophthalmologist

Jacob Namesakes

  • John Edward Jacob, U.S. civil rights leader
  • Violet Jacob, Scottish writer
  • Nissim ben Jacob, by which title he is also known
  • Gordon Jacob, English composer and teacher
  • Alaric Jacob, English writer and journalist
  • Wendy Jacob, multidisciplinary artist
  • E. F. Jacob, British medievalist and scholar
  • Zacharie Jacob, famed French actor and playwright of the 17th century
  • Edgar Jacob, English churchman
  • Marius Jacob, French anarchist illegalist
  • Giles Jacob, British legal writer whose works included a well-received law dictionary that became the most popular and widespread law dictionary
  • Richard Jacob, Richard L. Jacob Ph
  • Edward Jacob, antiquary, naturalist and mayor
  • Judith Jacob, British actress best
  • Paul Jacob, American activist, organizer
  • Georges Jacob, was one of the two most prominent Parisian master 'menuisiers'
  • Meshullam ben Jacob, Franco-Jewish Talmudist of the twelfth century CE. He had a Talmudic Yeshiva
  • Louis Léon Jacob, French admiral
  • Charles Donald Jacob, American politician
  • Richard Taylor Jacob, American attorney and politician
  • Luis Jacob, artist, writer, curator and educator living
  • Suzanne Jacob, French Canadian novelist, poet, playwright
  • Doris Jacob, Nigerian sprinter
  • William Jacob, English merchant, shipowner, scientist
  • Sarah Jacob, Welsh child
  • Bruno E. Jacob, professor at Ripon College
  • Charlee Jacob, American author specializing
  • David Kalonymus ben Jacob, Italian Jewish astrologer of the fifteenth century
  • Antoine Jacob, French actor and playwright and a rival of Molière
  • Henry Jacob, English clergyman of Calvinist views
  • George Andrew Jacob, English clergyman and schoolmaster and author of many books about education and Christianity
  • Benno Jacob, liberal rabbi and Bible scholar
  • Steffi Jacob, German skeleton racer
  • Malou Jacob, Filipino playwright
  • François Jacob, French biologist who, together with Jacques Monod
  • Max Jacob, French poet, painter, writer, and critic
  • Irène Jacob, French-Swiss actress
  • Ian Jacob, British Army officer,
  • Anund Jacob,
  • Bruce Jacob, was Assistant Attorney General for the State of Florida during the early 1960s
  • Marcel Jacob, Swedish musician
  • Joe Jacob, former Irish Fianna Fáil politician
  • J. F. R. Jacob, Indian Army officer
  • Alex Jacob, former professional poker player and game show contestant
  • Claud Jacob, British Indian Army officer
  • Jean-Marc Jacob, member of the House of Commons of Canada
  • Michael Jacob, Irish sportsperson
  • Matthias Jacob, former East German biathlete
  • Naomi Jacob, English author, actress and broadcaster
  • Arthur Jacob, Irish ophthalmologist

Related Family Names: