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Jacob

in Virginia

There are 414 people with the last name "Jacob" in Virginia.

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Jacob 1,976
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  1. is 1,972nd most common Shively
  2. is 1,973rd most common Cope
  3. is 1,974th most common Crigger
  4. is 1,975th most common Hussain
  5. is 1,976th most common Jacob
  6. is 1,977th most common Keesee
  7. is 1,978th most common Snell
  8. is 1,979th most common Thomason
  9. is 1,980th most common Turman

Similar Names and Nicknames

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

Most Common First Names for Jacob

John, George, Robert, Richard, Thomas, Joseph, Michael, Paul, Rebecca, Anne

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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