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

Jakobi, 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 Jakobi surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jakobi in America

Jakobi is the 88685th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jakobi surname appeared 209 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 Jakobi.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jakobi 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 Jakobi

The surname Jakobi originated in Germany, tracing its roots back to the Middle Ages. It derives from the personal name Jakob, the German form of the biblical name Jacob. The name Jakob itself comes from the Hebrew name Ya'akov, meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows."

Jakobi is a patronymic surname, meaning it was initially formed by adding the suffix "-i" to the father's given name, Jakob. This practice was common in Germanic regions during the Middle Ages, creating surnames that identified individuals as the sons or descendants of a particular person.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the surname Jakobi can be found in the Bremisches Urkundenbuch, a collection of historical documents from Bremen, Germany, dating back to the 13th century. The name appeared in various spellings, including Jacobi, Jacoby, and Jacobson.

In the 15th century, the surname Jakobi was associated with notable individuals such as Johannes Jakobi (c. 1420-1501), a German theologian and philosopher who taught at the University of Heidelberg. Another prominent figure was Andreas Jakobi (1528-1590), a German Lutheran theologian and reformer who served as a court preacher in Hesse.

The 16th century saw the emergence of Johann Jakobi (1518-1584), a German composer and organist known for his sacred music compositions. His contemporaries included the artist and engraver Lucas Jacobsz (c. 1533-1597), who was born in the Netherlands with the surname Jacobsz, a variant of the German Jakobi.

In the 17th century, the surname gained prominence through figures like Balthasar Jakobi (1602-1668), a German Lutheran theologian and professor at the University of Rostock. Another notable individual was Johann Jakobi (1629-1718), a German philosopher and theologian who served as a court preacher in Brandenburg.

As the surname spread throughout Germanic regions, variations in spelling and pronunciation emerged, leading to forms such as Jakobsen, Jakobsson, and Jacobi. However, the core meaning and origin of the name remained tied to the personal name Jakob and its biblical roots.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jakobi

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

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

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