Jacket Surname
Approximately 532 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameJacket Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 288 | 1:59,441 | 8,056 |
| Zimbabwe | 76 | 1:203,135 | 23,436 |
| United States | 52 | 1:6,970,364 | 322,914 |
| Liberia | 30 | 1:146,951 | 10,677 |
| Nigeria | 21 | 1:8,435,369 | 179,591 |
| China | 15 | 1:91,154,771 | 4,767 |
| England | 11 | 1:5,065,278 | 148,650 |
| Afghanistan | 5 | 1:6,430,637 | 27,710 |
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Burundi | 1 | 1:9,804,852 | 2,349 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 19 | 1:1,282,914 | 46,315 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,247,739 | 24,719 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 68 | 1:738,510 | 47,095 |
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.
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."
A diminutive of Jacques, i. e. James.
Jacket Demographics
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Jacket Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Jacket Come From? nationality or country of origin
Jacket (Arabic: جاكيت) is borne by more people in Malawi than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jacket? popularity and diffusion
Jacket is the 587,571st most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 13,698,395 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Jacket reside; 69 percent reside in Southern Africa and 69 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Jacket is also the 1,068,082nd most frequently occurring given name internationally, borne by 81 people.
The surname Jacket is most frequently occurring in Malawi, where it is held by 288 people, or 1 in 59,441. Excluding Malawi Jacket is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Zimbabwe, where 14 percent are found and The United States, where 10 percent are found.
Jacket Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Jacket has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 24 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 42 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Jacket Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Jacket surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the 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
Jacket Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Jacket in the Arabic language | ||
| جاكيت | jakyt | - |
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