Jaeger is used as a family name or surname in Germany. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Jaeger
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Germany
Meaning:

The variation of Jagger. A north-country word for a man who works draught horses for hire.

The lastname Jaeger is a form of Yager. Same as Jager that means "hunter".

Surname Jaeger is form of the Jager. Hunter.

One who hunted for game, a huntsman.

Jaeger is variation of Yaeger. One who hunted game, a huntsman.

Surname is a variation of the Yeager. One who hunted game, a huntsman.

How popular is Jaeger?

Jaeger is common in United States, Germany, France, Brazil, Canada, Switzerland, Australia, England, Netherlands, Austria, Luxembourg, Thailand, Poland, Belgium, Sweden.

Jaeger is ranked 13536 on our list.

Despite the fact that the number of Jaeger bearers increased by 1.12 per cent in 2010 US census to 12436 since 2000, the surname slipped by 192 spots and ranked at 2887. The last name was found in around 4 per hundred thousand population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 94.89 96.19
Hispanic or Latino 2.32 1.62
Others 1.28 0.89
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 0.88 0.69
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.38 0.37
Black 0.25 0.24
Jaeger is quite popular family name mostly used in United States however Luxembourg lie ahead in terms of density. Around 41248 people have been found who wears Jaeger as their family name. Jaeger is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with ten thousands of Jaeger:
2,496 United States18,289
793 Germany12,376
Countries with thousands of Jaeger:
2,556 France3,022
3,160 Brazil2,546
Countries with hundreds of Jaeger:
5,526 Canada821
1,661 Switzerland810
5,417 Australia635
17,003 England290
11,836 Netherlands243
5,862 Austria235
383 Luxembourg192
75,990 Thailand163
37,737 Poland117
16,114 Belgium107
6,708 Sweden107
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
11,933 Peru93
36,028 Argentina88
27,603 Spain80
7,171 Denmark78
2,887 Estonia77
26,665 Japan70
9,381 Iraq58
8,983 Chile56
61,925 South Africa54
20,469 Mexico52
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
31,645 Czechia47
13,667 New Zealand44
15,719 Norway43
9,432 Dominican Republic39
3,539 Paraguay39
6,884 Singapore34
4,028 Suriname32
15,561 Venezuela29
12,265 Portugal28
8,697 Namibia25
96,069 Italy23
9,887 Ireland17
4,443 China17
4,719 New Caledonia16
41,023 Israel15
38,752 Hungary14
24,061 United Arab Emirates14
18,166 Scotland12
17,636 Ecuador11
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 6 - 10:
38,675 Croatia8
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Immigrants to US

From Germany

Farmer Elisabeth Jaeger from Baden aboard the Cardine Tucker from Havre. She is registered to be 23 years old when she arrived in New York on June 22, 1852. Farmer Georg-Jacob Jaeger, 22 years old Johann Jaeger, Adolph Jaeger, aged 20, Conrad Jaeger (6 months old), Henry Jaeger (25) Shoemaker, 23 years old Marie Jaeger, Ludwig Jaeger (18) Weaver, 27 years old Gesina Jaeger, 39 years old Math. Jaeger, Math. Jaeger, aged 39, and 2297 other Jaeger around 45.86% of whom were farmer while others worked as clerk and shoemaker, weaver, mason, tailor, cultivator, dealer, laborer, baker, brewer, undefined code, servant, confectioner, merchant, smith, daughter, carpenter, bricklayer, bookbinder, seamstress, rope maker, gardener, butcher, joiner, miller, peasant, blacksmith, cooper, musician, saddler, cigar maker, sailor, engineer, landlord, painter, tanner, locksmith, watchmaker, stone cutter, spinster, steward, waiter, goldsmith, miner, barber, tinman, tourist, dressmaker migrated to US from Havre, Hamburg, Bremen and Antwerp.

Jaeger Namesakes

  • Werner Jaeger, classicist of the 20th century
  • Hans Jæger, Norwegian writer
  • Frank Jæger, Danish writer most
  • Maximilian Jaeger, Swiss Minister in Budapest from 1925 to 1944
  • August Jaeger, Anglo-German music publisher
  • Richard Jaeger, German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria
  • Charles de Jaeger, cameraman for the BBC
  • Edmund Jaeger, D.Sc
  • Andrea Jaeger, former World No. 2 professional tennis player
  • Friedrich Gustav Jaeger, resistance fighter
  • Hermann Jaeger, celebrated enologist
  • Frederick Jaeger, German-born actor
  • Alvin Jaeger, North Dakota politician with the Republican Party
  • Jeff Jaeger, placekicker
  • Lorenz Jaeger, German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

Jaeger Namesakes

  • Werner Jaeger, classicist of the 20th century
  • Hans Jæger, Norwegian writer
  • Frank Jæger, Danish writer most
  • Maximilian Jaeger, Swiss Minister in Budapest from 1925 to 1944
  • August Jaeger, Anglo-German music publisher
  • Richard Jaeger, German politician of the Christian Social Union of Bavaria
  • Charles de Jaeger, cameraman for the BBC
  • Edmund Jaeger, D.Sc
  • Andrea Jaeger, former World No. 2 professional tennis player
  • Friedrich Gustav Jaeger, resistance fighter
  • Hermann Jaeger, celebrated enologist
  • Frederick Jaeger, German-born actor
  • Alvin Jaeger, North Dakota politician with the Republican Party
  • Jeff Jaeger, placekicker
  • Lorenz Jaeger, German Cardinal of the Roman Catholic Church

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