Jackets Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Jackets 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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Jackets Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England401:1,392,95161,553
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
China21:683,660,78330,601
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England191:1,282,91446,315

Jackets 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
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Jackets Demographics

Average Jackets Salary in
England

£30,052

Per year
Rank:
19,105 of 88,641
Percentage of all salaries earned by bearers:
0.000234575
Rank: 31,081 of 88,641
Percentage of national average salary:
111.4%
Sample size: 18 (2014)

Average Salary in
England

£26,976

Per year
Per month:
£2,248
Per week:
£500
Per day:
£74

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Jackets Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jackets occurs more in England more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jackets? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,530,696th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Jackets reside; 69 percent reside in Northern Europe and 69 percent reside in British Isles.

Jackets is most frequent in England, where it is borne by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England it is mostly found in: Cambridgeshire, where 40 percent live, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 40 percent live and Staffordshire, where 10 percent live. Not including England this last name is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in South Africa, where 28 percent live and China, where 3 percent live.

Jackets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jackets has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname increased 211 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jacketts9348/
Sackets860/
Jacquets8011/
Jakits7785/
Jakecs7714/
Eakets779/
Jackez778/
Eaketts7169/
Jochets716/
Jackiez713/
Sockets711/
Jaquets711/
Jakitsch6742/
Jakez6739/
Yakhedts679/
Jakec673/
Jackquez673/
Jacquezs671/
Jakaites671/
Jackeech671/
Cocketts671/
Sackitts670/
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