as a Last Name
- 112,422
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Jacobs
Meaning & Origins
Jewish and English: patronymic from the personal name Jacob. As a Jewish surname it has also assimilated various other patronymics from the same personal name, as for example Jacobowitz.
| 227th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Tens of Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 112,422
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Carolina
- has the most people named Jacobs per capita
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