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

Jaquay, 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 Jaquay surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jaquay in America

Jaquay is the 45026th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jaquay surname appeared 476 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 Jaquay.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jaquay 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 Jaquay

The surname JAQUAY originated in France during the late medieval period. It is derived from the French given name Jacques, which itself comes from the Latin name Jacobus, meaning "supplanter." The earliest known spelling variations of the name include Jaquais, Jaquay, Jaqway, and Jacquay.

Records indicate that the JAQUAY family was well-established in the region of Normandy, France, as early as the 12th century. One of the earliest documented references to the name can be found in the Cartulaire de l'abbaye de Fécamp, a medieval manuscript from the late 12th century, which mentions a "Radulphus Jaquay."

In the 13th century, the name appears in the Testa de Nevill, an important early census document from England, which lists landholders and their holdings. This suggests that members of the JAQUAY family had already migrated to England by that time.

One notable bearer of the JAQUAY surname was Jean Jaquay (c. 1450-1520), a French clergyman and scholar who served as the Bishop of Évreux from 1508 until his death.

Another early figure with this name was Guillaume Jaquay (c. 1520-1590), a French Protestant who fled religious persecution in France and settled in England during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. He is believed to be an ancestor of many English families bearing the JAQUAY surname.

In the 17th century, the name can be found in the records of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, where a Thomas Jaquay (1628-1702) was among the early settlers of Newbury, Massachusetts.

During the 18th century, a notable bearer of the JAQUAY name was Pierre Jaquay (1720-1785), a French merchant and explorer who played a significant role in the early fur trade and exploration of the Great Lakes region of North America.

Jean-Baptiste Jaquay (1780-1856), a French military officer and engineer, is also noteworthy for his service under Napoleon Bonaparte and his contributions to the fortification of several French cities.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jaquay

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

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

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