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

Jakus, 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 Jakus surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jakus in America

Jakus is the 79846th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jakus surname appeared 238 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 Jakus.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jakus 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 Jakus

The surname Jakus is believed to have originated in Eastern Europe, with roots tracing back to the region now known as Poland and the Czech Republic. It likely emerged during the Middle Ages, around the 13th or 14th century.

One theory suggests that Jakus is derived from the Slavic personal name "Jakub," a variant of the biblical name Jacob. This name was quite common in the region and may have evolved into various surname forms, including Jakus, over time.

Another potential origin is that Jakus was originally a nickname or descriptive surname based on an occupation or physical characteristic. In some Slavic languages, the suffix "-us" or "-os" was often added to personal names or descriptive words to form surnames.

While historical records from that era are scarce, the earliest known mention of the Jakus surname can be found in a document from the city of Krakow, Poland, dated 1412. This document refers to a person named "Jan Jakus," suggesting the name was already in use at that time.

In the following centuries, the Jakus surname appeared in various records and manuscripts across Central and Eastern Europe. One notable example is a land registry from the village of Lipnica, in present-day Slovakia, which lists several Jakus families as landowners in the late 16th century.

Among the earliest known individuals bearing the Jakus surname was Mikołaj Jakus, a Polish nobleman who lived in the late 15th century. He was a member of the lesser gentry and held lands in the region of Krakow.

Another notable figure was Matej Jakus, a Slovak historian and writer who lived from 1592 to 1676. He was a Protestant minister and authored several important works on the history of Slovakia and the Slovak language.

In the 19th century, Jan Jakus (1810-1891) was a prominent Czech sculptor and woodcarver, known for his intricate religious carvings and altarpieces found in churches throughout Bohemia.

Andrzej Jakus (1892-1963) was a Polish politician and diplomat who served as the Polish ambassador to the Soviet Union during World War II and played a role in the formation of the post-war Polish government.

More recently, Katarzyna Jakus (born 1979) is a contemporary Polish artist and sculptor, renowned for her large-scale public installations and sculptures made from diverse materials, including metal, wood, and plastic.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jakus

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

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

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