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

Jaegers, 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 Jaegers surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jaegers in America

Jaegers is the 56444th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jaegers surname appeared 362 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 Jaegers.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jaegers 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 Jaegers

The surname Jaegers originated in Germany during the medieval period. It is derived from the German word "Jäger," which means "hunter" or "huntsman." This occupation-based surname was initially given to those who worked as professional hunters or game wardens in forested areas.

The name Jaegers can be traced back to various regions of Germany, including Bavaria, Saxony, and the Rhineland. Historical records indicate that the name was prevalent among families living in rural areas, where hunting and forestry were essential parts of the local economy.

One of the earliest known references to the Jaegers surname is found in the Codex Traditionum Fuldensium, a medieval manuscript from the Fulda Abbey in Hesse, Germany, dating back to the 8th century. This document mentions a person named "Gerhardus Iagere," which is considered an early spelling variation of the name.

In the 14th century, the Jaegers surname appeared in the Bürgermeisterbuch (Book of Mayors) of the city of Augsburg, where a certain "Chunrat der Jeger" was listed as a citizen and likely a hunter by profession.

Notable individuals with the surname Jaegers include Johannes Jaegers (1543-1603), a German poet and humanist from Nuremberg, and Johann Wolfgang Jaegers (1647-1720), a Lutheran theologian and professor at the University of Tübingen.

During the 16th and 17th centuries, the Jaegers surname spread beyond Germany to other parts of Europe, including the Netherlands, where it was sometimes spelled as "Jagers." One prominent figure from this period was Joachim Jaegers (1576-1641), a Dutch Golden Age painter known for his still-life compositions.

In the 18th century, Johann Jaegers (1720-1786), a German architect and urban planner, made significant contributions to the reconstruction of the city of Mannheim after it was devastated by wars and fires.

The Jaegers surname also found its way to the United States and other parts of the world through German immigration. August Jaegers (1828-1898), a German-American architect and civil engineer, was responsible for designing several notable buildings in New York City, including the Old New York County Courthouse.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jaegers

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

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

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