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

Jaquez, 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 Jaquez surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jaquez in America

Jaquez is the 4295th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jaquez surname appeared 8,281 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 3 people would have the surname Jaquez.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jaquez 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 Jaquez

The surname Jaquez originated in Portugal during the late Middle Ages. It is derived from the Spanish form of the Hebrew name Jacob, which was often Latinized as Jaco or Jaque. The earliest recorded instances of the name appear in the Iberian Peninsula, particularly in regions with significant Jewish populations.

In the 13th century, the name Jaques or Jaco was listed among Jewish families in the town of Évora, Portugal. Records from the 14th century indicate that the name was also present in the town of Beja, where a notable figure named Isaac Jaques served as a prominent member of the Jewish community.

As the Sephardic Jewish population faced persecution and expulsion from the Iberian Peninsula in the late 15th century, many families bearing the name Jaquez sought refuge in other parts of Europe and the Mediterranean region. Some settled in the Netherlands, where the name was adapted to the Dutch spelling "Jacquez."

In the 16th century, a merchant named David Jacquez was documented as residing in Amsterdam, where he played a significant role in the city's thriving trade with the Iberian Peninsula. Around the same time, a family named Jaquez was recorded in the Italian city of Livorno, which had become a haven for Sephardic Jews.

During the 17th century, the surname Jaquez appeared in various parts of the Ottoman Empire, particularly in the Sephardic communities of Thessaloniki and Istanbul. One notable figure was Rabbi Jacob Jaquez, who lived in Thessaloniki and was renowned for his work on Jewish law and ethics.

In the 18th century, a branch of the Jaquez family was documented in the French city of Bordeaux, where they were involved in the wine trade. Antoine Jaquez, born in 1732, was a prominent merchant and landowner in the region.

As the Sephardic diaspora continued, the surname Jaquez found its way to the Americas, where it was adopted by both Jewish and non-Jewish families. In the 19th century, José Jaquez, born in 1824 in Mexico, became a renowned painter and muralist, known for his works depicting religious and historical themes.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jaquez

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

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

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