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

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

Jackets Last Name Facts

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

The surname Jackets is found most frequently in England. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Jackets click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jackets? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,530,696th most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 69 percent of Jackets are found; 69 percent are found in Northern Europe and 69 percent are found in British Isles.

Jackets is most frequent in England, where it is carried by 40 people, or 1 in 1,392,951. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Cambridgeshire, where 40 percent reside, East Riding of Yorkshire, where 40 percent reside and Staffordshire, where 10 percent reside. Other than England it occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 28 percent reside and China, where 3 percent reside.

Jackets Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Jackets has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Jackets surname grew 211 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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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