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

Jagow, 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 Jagow surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jagow in America

Jagow is the 54990th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jagow surname appeared 374 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 Jagow.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jagow 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 Jagow

The surname Jagow is believed to have originated in Germany, specifically in the region of Brandenburg. It is thought to have derived from the Old German word "jago," which means "hunt" or "chase." This suggests that the name may have been occupational in origin, referring to individuals who were hunters or foresters.

The earliest known records of the Jagow surname date back to the 13th century. One of the earliest documented individuals with this name was Henricus de Jagowe, who was mentioned in a document from the town of Pritzwalk in Brandenburg in 1280.

In the following centuries, the Jagow name appeared in various historical records and manuscripts from the region. One notable example is the mention of a Johannes Jagow in the Landbuch of Charles IV, a registry of land ownership and taxation in the Mark Brandenburg, compiled in the 14th century.

The name Jagow is also associated with several place names in Brandenburg, such as the village of Jagow, which was first mentioned in records in 1375. It is possible that the surname originated from this place name or that the place name was derived from the surname itself.

Throughout history, there have been several notable individuals with the Jagow surname. One of the earliest was Joachim Jagow, a German theologian and Lutheran preacher who lived in the 16th century (c. 1540-1604). Another was Johann Friedrich Jagow, a German jurist and legal scholar who lived in the 18th century (1728-1800).

In the 19th century, a prominent figure with the Jagow surname was Carl Friedrich von Jagow, a Prussian general and military theorist (1792-1874). He served in the Napoleonic Wars and later became a member of the Prussian State Council.

Another notable individual was Otto von Jagow, a German diplomat who served as the Foreign Secretary of the German Empire from 1913 to 1916, during the crucial early years of World War I (1863-1946).

More recently, Friedrich-Carl Jagow was a German politician and member of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) who served as a member of the Bundestag, the German parliament, from 1965 to 1976 (1909-1990).

While the Jagow surname has its roots in Germany, it has since spread to other parts of the world through migration and immigration. However, its origins and earliest recorded instances can be traced back to the region of Brandenburg in the medieval period.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jagow

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

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

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