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Jacob

in New Jersey

There are 792 people with the last name "Jacob" in New Jersey.

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Ranking in New Jersey

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Jacob 884
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  1. is 880th most common Dagostino
  2. is 881st most common Driscoll
  3. is 882nd most common Forte
  4. is 883rd most common Oleary
  5. is 884th most common Jacob
  6. is 885th most common Jain
  7. is 886th most common Espinosa
  8. is 887th most common Horvath
  9. is 888th most common Schmitt

Similar Names and Nicknames

Jacobs, Jacobson, Jacobsen, Jacoby, Jacobo, Jacobi, Jacobus, Jaco, Jacome, Jacobowitz

Most Common First Names for Jacob

David, Michael, James, Thomas, Joseph, George, Susan, John, Karen, Brian

Meaning & History

Jewish, English, German, Portuguese, French, Dutch, and southern Indian: derivative, via Latin Jacobus, from the Hebrew personal name ya‘aqobh (Yaakov). In the Bible, this is the name of the younger twin brother of Esau (Genesis 25:26), who took advantage of the latter's hunger and impetuousness to persuade him to part with his birthright ‘for a mess of potage’. The name is traditionally interpreted as coming from Hebrew akev ‘heel’, and Jacob is said to have been born holding on to Esau's heel. In English Jacob and James are now regarded as quite distinct names, but they are of identical origin (see James), and in most European languages the two names are not distinguished. It is used as a given name among Christians in India, and in the U.S. has come to be used as a surname among families from southern India.

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