# Jacob (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/jacob/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 24,688 |
| US rank (2010) | 1,444 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 12,506 people |
| Change since 2000 | +16% (21,354 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Jacob in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 60% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 10% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 4.1% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 23% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 1.0% |
| Two or more races | 2.1% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Jacob in the United States and the United Kingdom.

## People named Jacob

- Lisa Jacob, American swimmer
- Edwin Jacob, Birtish Olympic sailor
- John J. Jacob, American politician (1829-1893)
- Ian Jacob, British Army general (1899-1993)
- Claud Jacob, British army officer (1863-1948)
- Caresse Crosby, American publisher, activist, and inventor of the bra (1892–1970)

## Similar surnames

Jacobo, Jacoby, Jacobi, Joseph, Jessup, Jessop.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.