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

Jacot, 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 Jacot surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jacot in America

Jacot is the 33941st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jacot surname appeared 670 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 Jacot.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jacot 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 Jacot

The surname Jacot is of French origin and can be traced back to the late 16th century. It is derived from the medieval French personal name Jacques, which was a vernacular form of the Latin name Jacobus, meaning "supplanter" or "holding by the heel." The name Jacobus itself was derived from the Hebrew name Ya'aqov, which was the name of one of the biblical patriarchs.

The earliest recorded instances of the Jacot surname are found in the regions of Franche-Comté and Burgundy in eastern France. Some of the earliest known bearers of the name were Jean Jacot, who was mentioned in records from the village of Damprichard in 1586, and Pierre Jacot, who was recorded in the town of Montbéliard in 1592.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, the surname Jacot began to spread beyond its original homeland, appearing in various parts of France and Switzerland. One notable bearer of the name was Jean-François Jacot (1720-1779), a Swiss watchmaker from the village of Le Locle, who is credited with developing the first Swiss lever escapement for watches.

The Jacot name also found its way to other parts of Europe and the Americas through emigration. For example, Louis Jacot (1803-1874) was a French-born watchmaker who emigrated to the United States and established a successful watchmaking business in New York City.

Another notable individual with the Jacot surname was Émile Jacot (1837-1909), a Swiss-born journalist and politician who served as a member of the Swiss Federal Council (the country's executive branch) from 1888 to 1892.

In the 20th century, one of the most famous bearers of the Jacot name was Maurice Jacot (1909-1999), a French-Swiss actor and film director who appeared in numerous films and television productions throughout his career.

Other notable individuals with the Jacot surname include Jean-Claude Jacot (1911-1996), a Swiss politician and member of the Federal Council from 1977 to 1979, and Gérard Jacot (born 1954), a French author and journalist who has written several books on history and politics.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jacot

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

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

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