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    The surname Jacobo

    A surname, carried by 11,590 people in the United States.

    3 syllables Soundex J210

    Jacobo: #3,105 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Jacobo #3,105, 11,590 people Jacobo: #3,105 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Jacobo #3,105, 11,590 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jacobo is more common than 98.1% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 11,590 people named Jacobo in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 26,639 Americans. That is up 53% since 2000, when the Census counted 7,566.

    #3,105
    rank among US surnames
    11,590
    people in 2010
    3.9
    per 100,000 Americans
    +53.2%
    change since 2000 (was #4,346)
    RankSurnamePeople1 in
    #3,096Brothers11,61926,572
    #3,097Fine11,61826,575
    #3,098Alcaraz11,61626,579
    #3,099Pulliam11,61326,586
    #3,100Benner11,61226,588
    #3,101Scanlon11,61026,593
    #3,102Nolasco11,60926,595

    Who is named Jacobo

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    96% of people named Jacobo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), 2.9% as white (not Hispanic).

    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 96%
    • White (not Hispanic) 2.9%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.2%
    • Two or more races 0.2%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 0.2%

    Compare: most common surnames among Hispanic and Latino Americans.

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Jacobo

    Jacobo has the Soundex code J210, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J210.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Jacobo?
    11,590 people in the United States had the surname Jacobo in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 26,639 Americans. It ranked 3,105th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Jacobo?
    In the 2010 Census, 96% of people named Jacobo identified as Hispanic or Latino (any race), and 2.9% as white (not Hispanic).
    Is the surname Jacobo getting more or less common?
    More common. 7,566 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 11,590 in 2010, up 53%.