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Jacob

in New York

There are 1,536 people with the last name "Jacob" in New York.

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Ranking in New York

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Jacob 955
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  1. is 951st most common Hu
  2. is 952nd most common Kemp
  3. is 953rd most common Herbert
  4. is 954th most common Sharp
  5. is 955th most common Jacob
  6. is 956th most common Cortez
  7. is 957th most common Chow
  8. is 958th most common Mackey
  9. is 959th most common Mckay

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Jacob

Thomas, John, Joseph, James, William, George, Robert, Mary, Matthew

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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