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

Jaske, 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 Jaske surname is from the 2010 census data.

Popularity of Jaske in America

Jaske is the 86645th most popular name in America based on the data we have collected from the U.S. Census Bureau.

The Jaske surname appeared 215 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 Jaske.

We can also compare 2010 data for Jaske 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 Jaske

The surname Jaske is of German origin and can be traced back to the 14th century. It is believed to have originated in the region of Saxony, where it was originally spelled as "Jäske" or "Jeske." The name is derived from the Slavic word "jež," meaning "hedgehog," which may have been used as a nickname for someone with spiky hair or a prickly personality.

One of the earliest recorded instances of the name Jaske can be found in the Prussian chronicles of the 15th century, where it was mentioned as the surname of a merchant family from the city of Gdańsk (formerly known as Danzig). This suggests that the name had already spread to other parts of the German-speaking world by that time.

In the 16th century, the name Jaske appeared in various municipal records and church registers across Germany, particularly in the regions of Saxony, Brandenburg, and Pomerania. One notable example is Hans Jaske, a landowner and businessman from the town of Zittau in Saxony, who lived from 1520 to 1589.

During the 17th and 18th centuries, the name Jaske continued to be present in various parts of Germany and the surrounding areas. Some notable individuals bearing this surname include Johann Georg Jaske (1670-1737), a Lutheran theologian and author from Saxony, and Friedrich Wilhelm Jaske (1742-1805), a Prussian military officer who served during the Napoleonic Wars.

In the 19th century, the name Jaske started to spread further across Europe and beyond, as many German families emigrated to other parts of the world. One prominent individual with this surname was Karl Jaske (1835-1917), a German-American journalist and politician who served as the mayor of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, from 1884 to 1888.

Other notable figures with the surname Jaske include Heinrich Jaske (1880-1945), a German naval officer and submarine commander during World War I, and Konrad Jaske (1914-1987), a German-born American artist and illustrator known for his work in the field of science fiction and fantasy.

Race and ethnic origin of people with the last name Jaske

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

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

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