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

Jaquet, 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 Jaquet surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jaquet in America

Jaquet is the 73666th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jaquet surname appeared 263 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 Jaquet.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jaquet 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 Jaquet

The surname JAQUET originated in France, specifically in the regions of Normandy and Brittany, during the medieval period. It is derived from the French diminutive form of the personal name Jacques, which in turn comes from the Latin name Jacobus, meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows."

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name JAQUET can be found in the Domesday Book, a manuscript compiled in 1086 under the orders of William the Conqueror. The record mentions a person named Robert Jaquet, who held lands in Gloucestershire, England.

During the 13th century, the name JAQUET appeared in various records and documents, such as the Hundred Rolls of Cambridgeshire, which listed a Richard Jaquet in 1273. Around the same time, the name was also found in the Pipe Rolls of Gloucestershire, where a certain William Jaquet was mentioned in 1285.

Throughout the centuries, the JAQUET surname has been associated with several notable individuals. One of the earliest was Jean Jaquet (c. 1370-1430), a French painter and miniaturist who worked for the Dukes of Burgundy and is known for his contributions to the Très Riches Heures du Duc de Berry, a renowned illuminated manuscript.

Another prominent figure was François Jaquet (1676-1753), a Swiss watchmaker and inventor who is credited with developing the first truly portable watch, known as the Jaquet-Droz. His son, Pierre Jaquet-Droz (1721-1790), was also a renowned watchmaker and automaton creator.

In the 19th century, Eugène Jaquet (1807-1889) was a French landscape painter and etcher who achieved significant recognition for his romantic depictions of nature. Later, Frédéric Jaquet (1868-1944) was a Swiss engineer and inventor who played a crucial role in the development of the world's first high-voltage direct current transmission line.

One of the most recent notable individuals with the JAQUET surname was Claude Jaquet (1919-2005), a Swiss watchmaker and entrepreneur who revived the Jaquet-Droz brand in the late 20th century, contributing to the resurgence of high-end Swiss watchmaking.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jaquet

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

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

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