as a Last Name
- 12,387
- people in the U.S. have this name View all people named Jaeger
Meaning & Origins
German (mostly Jäger) and Jewish (Ashkenazic): occupational name for a hunter, Middle High German jēger(e), Middle Low German jeger(e) (agent derivatives of jagen ‘to hunt’); as a Jewish surname, it is mainly ornamental, derived from German Jäger. The surname is also established in Scandinavia (Swedish Jäger; Danish and Norwegian Jæger) and has been Latinized as Venator.
| 2,515th in the U.S. for 2011 |
Nicknames & variations
Quick facts
- Thousands
- of people in the U.S have this name
- 12,387
- to be exact (as of February 2011)
- North Dakota
- has the most people named Jaeger per capita
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