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Jacob in the US

  1. #1,560 Goode
  2. #1,561 Sheets
  3. #1,562 Hadley
  4. #1,563 Lanier
  5. #1,564 Jacob
  6. #1,565 Irvin
  7. #1,566 Metzger
  8. #1,567 Spivey
  9. #1,568 Wesley
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Meaning & Origins

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.
1,564th in the U.S. for 2011

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Quick facts

Tens of Thousands
of people in the U.S have this name
23,185
to be exact (as of February 2011)
Louisiana
has the most people named Jacob per capita

Top state populations

U.S. Distribution Map

Jacob is most likely to live in Texas, New York, California, Florida, and Illinois

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