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

Jacquet, 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 Jacquet surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jacquet in America

Jacquet is the 19131st most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jacquet surname appeared 1,421 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 Jacquet.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jacquet 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 Jacquet

The surname JACQUET is of French origin, derived from the medieval French personal name Jacques, which is the French form of the Latin name Jacobus, meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows". The name Jacobus comes from the Hebrew name Ya'aqov, which was later translated into Greek as Iakobos and then into Latin as Jacobus.

The surname JACQUET first appeared in the northern regions of France, particularly in Normandy and Brittany, during the 12th and 13th centuries. It is a diminutive form of Jacques, created by adding the French diminutive suffix "-et" to the root name, resulting in the meaning "little Jacques" or "son of Jacques".

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname JACQUET can be found in the Domesday Book of 1086, where a person named Jacobus is mentioned as a landowner in Normandy. This suggests that the surname JACQUET may have originated as a patronymic, identifying the son or descendant of someone named Jacques.

In the 14th century, the JACQUET family had established themselves in the region of Brittany, where they held lands and titles. One notable member of the family was Jean JACQUET, a nobleman born in 1382, who served as a knight in the service of the Duke of Brittany.

Another prominent figure with the surname JACQUET was Guillaume JACQUET, born in 1520 in Normandy. He was a renowned scholar and theologian who served as a professor at the University of Paris and published several influential works on religious philosophy.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the JACQUET surname spread beyond France and can be found in various records throughout Europe. For example, Pieter JACQUET was a Dutch artist and engraver born in 1625 in Antwerp, known for his intricate etchings and engravings.

In the 18th century, Jean-Baptiste JACQUET, born in 1730 in Paris, was a celebrated architect who designed several notable buildings in the neoclassical style, including the Théâtre de l'Odéon in Paris.

Another notable figure with the surname JACQUET was Charles JACQUET, a French composer and violinist born in 1808. He was a prominent figure in the Romantic period of classical music and composed several operas and chamber works.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jacquet

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

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

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