Type Surname (from given name)
Usage English, Dutch
Pronounced Pron. /ˈd͡ʒeɪ.kəbz/(English)  [key·simplify]

Meaning & History

Derived from the given name Jacob.

Related Names

RootJacob (given name)
VariantsJacobson(English) Jacobse(Dutch)
Other Languages & CulturesHagopian, Hakobyan(Armenian) Jacobsen, Jakobsen, Ibsen, Jeppesen(Danish) Jacques, Jacquet(French) Kopp(German) Jakab(Hungarian) Jakobsson(Icelandic) Como(Italian) Jakobsen(Norwegian) Yakovlev, Yakovleva(Russian) Jakobsson(Swedish) Yakovenko(Ukrainian)

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Entry updated November 16, 2019