Jacobbs Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Belgium

Jacobbs Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jacobbs Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Jacobbs Last Name Facts

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

Jacobbs is found most frequently in The United States. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jacobbs? popularity and diffusion

The surname Jacobbs is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is mostly found in The Americas, where 64 percent of Jacobbs are found; 64 percent are found in North America and 64 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 60,409,822. In The United States Jacobbs is primarily concentrated in: California, where 67 percent live, Louisiana, where 17 percent live and Maryland, where 17 percent live. Without taking into account The United States this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 18 percent live and Belgium, where 9 percent live.

Jacobbs Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Jacobbs has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Jacobbs last name contracted 79 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Jacobbs Last Name Statistics demography

Jacobbs earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 21.93% less than the national average, earning $33,688 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaccobbs930/
Jacobb9225/
Jacobvs862/
Jacovbs861/
Jaccobb861/
Jacobv7712/
Yacobb771/
Jakobb771/
Giacobb715/
Jacobvz712/
Jacobvx711/
Jakabb6217/
Yaqobb623/
Jokkabb575/
Yaqoobb574/
Yakoubb571/
Yakkobb571/
Jaykkabb531/
Jeykkabb531/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Jacobbs
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