Find out how popular the last name Jacobe is in the United States and learn more about the meaning, history, and race and ethnic origin of people in America who are named Jacobe.

Jacobe, like all of the last names we have data for, is identified by the U.S. Census Bureau as a surname which has more than 100 occurrences in the United States in the Decennial Census survey. The most recent statistics we have for the Jacobe surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jacobe in America

Jacobe is the 41886th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jacobe surname appeared 519 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 people would have the surname Jacobe.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jacobe to data from the previous census in 2000. The table below contains all of the statistics for both years in a side-by-side comparison.

The history of the last name Jacobe

The surname Jacobe originated from the personal name Jacob, which has Hebrew roots tracing back to the biblical patriarch Jacob from the Old Testament. This name was widely adopted across Europe during the medieval period, particularly in regions with significant Jewish populations.

Jacobe is believed to have emerged as a surname in Germany, where it likely derived from the German masculine name Jakob or its variations, such asJakobsohn or Jacobson. These surnames were often given to distinguish individuals by their father's name or place of origin.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Jacobe can be found in the Judenschreinsbuch, a Jewish tax record from the 14th century in Nuremberg, Germany. This document contains entries for individuals with the surname Jacobe, indicating its usage during that time.

In England, the surname Jacobe is thought to have been introduced by Jewish immigrants from continental Europe, particularly from Germany and the Netherlands. Records from the 16th and 17th centuries show instances of the surname in various English communities.

Notable individuals with the surname Jacobe include:

1. Joseph Jacobe (1813-1879), a German-American rabbi and scholar who served as the spiritual leader of the Congregation Rodef Shalom in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
2. Friedrich Jacobe (1764-1847), a German jurist and legal scholar who served as a professor of law at the University of Göttingen.
3. Johann Jacobe (1598-1652), a German composer and organist who worked in the court of the Duke of Brunswick-Lüneburg.
4. Isaac Jacobe (1768-1828), an English merchant and philanthropist who was involved in the development of the Jewish community in London.
5. Samuel Jacobe (1629-1692), a Dutch-Jewish philosopher and theologian who authored works on Jewish philosophy and theology.

The surname Jacobe has also been associated with various place names, particularly in Germany and the Netherlands, where it may have originated from or been influenced by local geographic locations. Examples include the town of Jacobsdorf in Brandenburg, Germany, and the village of Jacobswoude in the Netherlands.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jacobe

We also have some data on the ancestry of people with the surname Jacobe.

The below race categories are the modified race categories used in the Census Bureau's population estimates program. All people were categorized into six mutually exclusive racial and Hispanic origin groups:

1. White only
2. Black only
3. American Indian and Alaskan Native only
4. Asian and Pacific Islander only
5. Hispanic
6. Two or More Races

For the most recent 2010 census data, the race/ethnic origin breakdown for Jacobe was:

Note: Any fields showing (S) means the data was suppressed for privacy so that the data does not in any way identify any specific individuals.

Since we have data from the previous census in 2000, we can also compare the values to see how the popularity of Jacobe has changed in the 10 years between the two census surveys.

Data source

The last name data and ethnic breakdown of last names is sourced directly from the Decennial Census survey, conducted every 10 years by the United States Census Bureau.

The history and meaning of the name Jacobe was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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