Jeager Surname
Approximately 127 people bear this surname
Jeager Surname User-submission:
This surname derives from Jäger, which is German for 'hunter'. It was commonly chosen by people who were hunters or livestock farmers.
Jeager Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 79 | 1:4,588,088 | 240,017 |
| Hungary | 12 | 1:818,023 | 42,199 |
| Germany | 7 | 1:11,500,780 | 305,602 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 54 | 1:929,976 | 55,839 |
Jeager (54) may also be a first name.
Jeager Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname derives from Jäger, which is German for 'hunter'. It was commonly chosen by people who were hunters or livestock farmers.
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Where Does The Last Name Jeager Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Jeager occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Jeager? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,596,935th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 57,382,251 people. The last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 72 percent of Jeager reside; 62 percent reside in North America and 62 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,350,955th most widely held forename worldwide, held by 54 people.
The surname is most commonly used in The United States, where it is held by 79 people, or 1 in 4,588,088. In The United States Jeager is most common in: Wisconsin, where 15 percent are found, Georgia, where 13 percent are found and Virginia, where 10 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 19 countries. It also occurs in Hungary, where 9 percent are found and Germany, where 6 percent are found.
Jeager Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Jeager has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Jeager last name expanded 146 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Jeager Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Jeager surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 53.33% registered with the party.
Jeager earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.57% more than the national average, earning $43,828 USD per year.
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Jeager Reference & Research
Yeager DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.
Yeager FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.
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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
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- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
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