Type Surname (from given name)
Usage German

Meaning & History

Derived from a diminutive of the given name Jakob.

Related Names

Other Languages & CulturesHagopian, Hakobyan(Armenian) Jacobsen, Jakobsen, Ibsen, Jeppesen(Danish) Jacobs, Jacobse(Dutch) Jacobs, Jacobson, James, Jameson, Jamison(English) Jacques, Jacquet(French) Jakab(Hungarian) Jakobsson(Icelandic) Como(Italian) Jakobsen(Norwegian) Yakovlev, Yakovleva(Russian) Jakobsson(Swedish) Yakovenko(Ukrainian)
Entry updated February 28, 2019