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

Jacobitz, 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 Jacobitz surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jacobitz in America

Jacobitz is the 82044th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jacobitz surname appeared 230 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 Jacobitz.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jacobitz 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 Jacobitz

The surname Jacobitz is of German origin, tracing its roots back to the late medieval period in the region of Saxony. It is derived from the personal name Jacob, which itself stems from the Hebrew name Ya'aqov, meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows." The suffix "-itz" indicates a patronymic naming convention, signifying that the bearer was the son or descendant of someone named Jacob.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jacobitz can be found in the annals of the city of Leipzig, where a merchant by the name of Hans Jacobitz is mentioned in a trade register from the year 1482. This suggests that the Jacobitz family may have been involved in commerce and trade in the bustling cities of Saxony during the late 15th century.

In the 16th century, the Jacobitz name appears in various church records and legal documents from the towns and villages surrounding the city of Dresden. One notable figure from this era was Martin Jacobitz, a Lutheran pastor who served in the village of Lohmen from 1543 until his death in 1578.

As the Jacobitz family spread across Germany in subsequent centuries, they left their mark in various professions and fields. Johann Gottfried Jacobitz (1733-1819) was a renowned architect and urban planner who designed several notable buildings in the city of Berlin during the late 18th and early 19th centuries.

The 19th century saw the Jacobitz name appearing in the world of academia and literature. Karl Eduard Jacobitz (1804-1867) was a respected philologist and professor of classical literature at the University of Jena, while his contemporaries included the writer and journalist Friedrich Jacobitz (1812-1891), who worked as an editor for several prominent German newspapers.

Another notable figure was Heinrich Jacobitz (1864-1924), a pioneering photographer and cinematographer who was instrumental in the early development of motion picture technology. His work helped pave the way for the emergence of the film industry in Germany in the early 20th century.

While the Jacobitz name may have originated in the region of Saxony, it has since spread across Germany and beyond, with bearers of the name making their mark in various fields throughout history.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jacobitz

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

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 Jacobitz 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 Jacobitz 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 Jacobitz was researched and written by our team of onomatology and genealogy experts.

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