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

Jacobsmeyer, 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 Jacobsmeyer surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jacobsmeyer in America

Jacobsmeyer is the 62903rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jacobsmeyer surname appeared 318 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 Jacobsmeyer.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jacobsmeyer 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 Jacobsmeyer

The surname Jacobsmeyer is of German origin, tracing its roots back to the Middle Ages. It is a compound surname formed by combining the German given name Jakob or Jacob with the occupational term "meier," which referred to a bailiff, steward, or overseer of an estate or farm.

In the medieval German states, the practice of adopting hereditary surnames was gradually adopted by the landed gentry and later by commoners. Jacobsmeyer likely originated as a descriptive surname, identifying an individual as the son or descendant of someone named Jakob who held the position of a meier or steward.

Variations in spelling were common in the early days of surname adoption, and similar surnames such as Jacobsmeyr, Jacobsmayer, or Jacobsmair may have existed in different regions. The earliest known record of the Jacobsmeyer name is found in the town records of Nuremberg, Bavaria, dating back to the late 15th century.

Notable individuals bearing the Jacobsmeyer surname include Hans Jacobsmeyer (1518-1592), a prominent merchant and alderman in the city of Hamburg, and Johann Jacobsmeyer (1621-1688), a Lutheran theologian and author from Württemberg. In the 18th century, Wilhelm Jacobsmeyer (1737-1811) was a respected jurist and legal scholar in the Duchy of Saxe-Weimar.

Another figure of note was Karl Jacobsmeyer (1849-1921), a German industrialist and entrepreneur who founded the Jacobsmeyer Machinery Works in Solingen, which became a leading manufacturer of precision tools and equipment. Closer to modern times, Gerhard Jacobsmeyer (1914-1995) was a German politician and member of the Bundestag, representing the Social Democratic Party of Germany.

While the surname Jacobsmeyer may have originated in specific regions of Germany, it eventually spread to other parts of Europe and beyond as individuals migrated and established new roots. Today, the name continues to be borne by descendants of these early bearers, carrying on the legacy of their ancestors' occupations and geographic origins.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jacobsmeyer

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

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

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