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

Jacquez, 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 Jacquez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jacquez in America

Jacquez is the 8073rd most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jacquez surname appeared 4,105 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 1 people would have the surname Jacquez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jacquez 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 Jacquez

The surname "JACQUEZ" is of Spanish origin and can be traced back to the late 15th century in the regions of Andalusia and Catalonia. It is believed to have derived from the name "Jaques" or "Jaque," which was a medieval Spanish variant of the name "Jacob." This name is rooted in the Hebrew word "Ya'akov," meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name "JACQUEZ" can be found in the Catalan town of Castellar del Vallès, where a certain Jaume Jacquez was documented in 1487. Another early reference is in the records of the Spanish Inquisition, where a Pedro Jacquez was mentioned in 1492 in connection with the expulsion of Jews and Muslims from Spain.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, many individuals bearing the name "JACQUEZ" were involved in the Spanish colonization of the Americas. One notable figure was Juan Jacquez, a settler who arrived in New Mexico in the late 1500s and was among the founders of the town of Santa Fe.

In the 18th century, a prominent bearer of the name was José Jacquez, a Spanish military officer and explorer who participated in expeditions to the Pacific Northwest and helped establish the Spanish presence in what is now Oregon and Washington.

Another noteworthy individual was María Jacquez, a 19th-century landowner and businesswoman in California who played a significant role in the early development of the city of Los Angeles. She was born in 1805 and owned large tracts of land in the area.

In the realm of literature, one of the earliest known authors with the surname "JACQUEZ" was Pedro Jacquez de Ayala, a 16th-century Spanish playwright and poet who was active in the court of King Philip II.

While the name "JACQUEZ" has its roots in Spain, it has since spread to various parts of the world, particularly to Latin American countries and regions with a significant Spanish colonial influence, such as Mexico, Central America, and the southwestern United States.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jacquez

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

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

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