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

Jacobo, 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 Jacobo surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jacobo in America

Jacobo is the 3105th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jacobo surname appeared 11,590 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 4 people would have the surname Jacobo.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jacobo 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 Jacobo

The surname Jacobo is of Spanish origin, derived from the Latin name Jacobus, which was a form of the Biblical name Jacob. It first appeared in Spain during the Middle Ages, around the 12th century.

The name is believed to have originated in the region of Galicia, located in northwestern Spain. It may have been derived from the Latin word "Jacobus," meaning "supplanter" or "he who follows." Variants of the name include Jacabo, Jácobo, and Yacobó.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Jacobo can be found in the Cartulario de Eslonza, a collection of medieval documents from the 12th century. This manuscript mentions a certain "Jacobo de Castrillo" in the year 1170.

During the 13th century, the surname Jacobo was associated with several notable figures. For instance, Jacobo de Vorágine (c. 1230-1298) was an Italian writer and Archbishop of Genoa, best known for his famous work, the Golden Legend.

In the 14th century, the name appeared in the chronicles of the Kingdom of Aragon, where a certain Jacobo de Aragón (c. 1320-1387) was a prominent nobleman and military leader during the War of the Two Peters.

Another notable bearer of the surname was Jacobo Fitz-James Stuart (1718-1785), a Spanish nobleman and Duke of Berwick, who served as a general in the Spanish army during the 18th century.

As the name spread across Spain and its territories, it also took on various place-name associations. For example, the surname "Jacobo de Sevilla" likely referred to someone from the city of Seville, while "Jacobo de las Canarias" indicated origins in the Canary Islands.

Throughout history, there have been several other prominent individuals with the surname Jacobo, including Jacobo Cusanio (1452-1515), a German philosopher and theologian, and Jacobo Ziegler (1470-1549), a German humanist and cartographer.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jacobo

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

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

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