Jacket Surname

587,571st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 532 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malawi
Highest density in:
Malawi

Jacket Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jack,' from diminutive Jacket; compare Old French Jaquette, a girl's name. The dictionary 'jacket' has probably a similar origin, being the diminutive of Old French Jaque, a jack or coat of mail, which Ducange assigns to the Jacquerie, or revolt of the peasantry nicknamed Jacques Bonhomme, A.

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Jacket Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malawi2881:59,4418,056
Zimbabwe761:203,13523,436
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Liberia301:146,95110,677
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
China151:91,154,7714,767
England111:5,065,278148,650
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
India51:153,413,076951,030
France21:33,211,361423,184
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States681:738,51047,095

Jacket (81) may also be a first name.

Jacket Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Jack,' from diminutive Jacket; compare Old French Jaquette, a girl's name. The dictionary 'jacket' has probably a similar origin, being the diminutive of Old French Jaque, a jack or coat of mail, which Ducange assigns to the Jacquerie, or revolt of the peasantry nicknamed Jacques Bonhomme, A.D. 1358; v. Skeat.

John Jaket, Close Rolls, 1 Henry V.

1411. Roger Jaket: Cal. of Wills in Court of Husting (2).

1680. Married — Thomas Stringfeild and Deboray Jacket: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1753. — John Nash and Ann Jackett: St. George's Chapel, Mayfair.

1788. — William Jackett and Susannah Norman: St. George, Hanover Square.

1808. — Thomas Jacquet and Mary Hanell: ibid.

Robert Jaquet and Sarah Springford: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

1. Jacquet, a diminutive of the French Jacques, James. 2. The garment called a doublet. 3. Cotgrave has "Jaquet, a pilgrim to St. James of Compostella; also a parasite, sychophant, clawbacke, pick-thanke, flattering smell-feast."

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

A diminutive of Jacques, i. e. James.

Ludus Patronymicus (1868) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Jacket Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Jacket Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Jacket (Arabic: جاكيت) is found in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Jacket? popularity and diffusion

Jacket is the 587,571st most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 13,698,395 people. The last name Jacket is predominantly found in Africa, where 78 percent of Jacket reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,068,082nd most commonly occurring given name on earth It is held by 81 people.

This surname is most frequent in Malawi, where it is carried by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Without taking into account Malawi it occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent reside and The United States, where 10 percent reside.

Jacket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Jacket has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jacket surname declined 24 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Jacket Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Jacket last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 100% being registered with the political party.

Jacket earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 11.79% less than the national average, earning $38,063 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jackett92941/
Jaecket921/
Jaket9151/
Jacet9145/
Jacketts8648/
Jackette8624/
Jackquet8616/
Sacket83285/
Jackit8337/
Jachet8334/
Jakete839/
Djaket836/
Cacket834/
Jakett833/
Jakeit833/
Jakhet832/
Eacket832/
Jakiet832/
Jocket832/
Jacqet831/
Jaycet831/
Jahket831/
Jakket831/
Yacket830/
Zacket830/
Jacquet7751,834/
Sackett778,572/
Cackett77695/
Jakhete77311/
Jockett7730/
Jacheet7711/
Jakeite778/
Jackitt772/
Jackytė772/
Jackait772/
Jaccett771/
Jackyte771/
Jackhed771/
Jockeit771/
Djachet771/
Jockket771/
Zackett770/
Sacketh770/
Jachett770/
Jackquette750/
Saket7350,970/
Yaket7353/
Yacet7337/
Jakit7334/
Jaked7314/
Caket7312/
Zaket738/
Joket736/
Jaced735/
Jocet734/
Coket733/
Jacquest71167/
Jacquett71162/
Jacquiet7133/
Jacquets7111/
Jacquete712/
Sacckett711/
Jaucquet711/
Heackett710/
Jackquit710/
Jacqueit710/
Jaquet676,653/
Jakait671,041/
Saiket671,038/
Jacquette67964/
Sakhet67784/
Saketh67162/
Jahkit67137/
Yakhet67127/
Sakett67120/
Yakete6786/
Socket6781/
Sakeet6753/
Zakete6746/
Jokeit6744/
Ajoket6730/
Jakite6729/
Sakket6724/
Zakett6722/
Jakkit6718/
Saaket6717/
Jaikit6716/
Jakhed6715/
Zachet6714/
Joicet6713/
Cocket6711/
Giackette6711/
Sauket6710/
Jakhit6710/
Jaukit6710/
Ojoket674/
Iatket674/
Sakiet673/
Ziaket672/
Ijakit672/
Jiakit672/
Cakett671/
Sakeut671/
Jauqet671/
Jakked671/
Heaket671/
Jokest671/
Jokett671/
Jochet671/
Jached671/
Jacitt671/
Djakit671/
Cokett671/
Yakket671/
Zaccet671/
Yatket671/
Yaceht671/
Jakeed671/
Ijoket671/
Jakitt671/
Jokete671/
Seaket671/
Djoket671/
Jokiet671/
Yakeat671/
Juiket671/
Sackit670/
Eachet670/
Josket670/

Jacket Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jacket in the Arabic language
جاكيتjakyt-

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