How common is the surname Jacques?

14,417 people in the United States had the surname Jacques in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,415 Americans. It ranked 2,512th of 162,253 surnames.

Who is the most famous person named Jacques?

Catherine Jacques, Belgian judoka, followed by Jennie Jacques.

Where is the surname Jacques most common?

Wikidata records people named Jacques in Belgium and the United Kingdom.

How do you pronounce Jacques?

Jacques is /ʒæk/, one syllable.

Is the surname Jacques getting more or less common?

More common. 12,942 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,417 in 2010, up 11%.

Is Jacques also a first name?

Yes. Jacques is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.

The surname Jacques

A surname, carried by 14,417 people in the United States.

Pronounced /ʒæk/ 1 syllable Soundex J220 Also a first name

Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Jacques is more common than 98.5% of them.

Origin

A surname from given name.

Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

How common it is

2010 US Census

There were 14,417 people named Jacques in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 21,415 Americans. That is up 11% since 2000, when the Census counted 12,942.

#2,512

rank among US surnames

14,417

people in 2010

4.9

per 100,000 Americans

+11.4%

change since 2000 (was #2,572)

Rank	Surname	People	1 in
#2,503	Worthington	14,452	21,364
#2,504	Barbour	14,451	21,365
#2,505	Coles	14,449	21,368
#2,507	Starnes	14,442	21,378
#2,508	Randle	14,437	21,386
#2,509	Reardon	14,435	21,389
#2,510	Coughlin	14,434	21,390

Who is named Jacques

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

63% of people named Jacques identified as white (not Hispanic), 25% as Black (not Hispanic) and 9.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

White (not Hispanic) 63%
Black (not Hispanic) 25%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 9.0%
Two or more races 1.9%
Asian and Pacific Islander 0.8%
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

Famous Jacquess

2 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

Catherine Jacques
Belgian judoka, born 1979
Jennie Jacques
British actress, born 1989

Notable Jacquess come mostly from Belgium (1) and the United Kingdom (1).

Spellings and sound-alikes

Useful when a record has your ancestor under another spelling

Surnames that sound like Jacques

Jacques has the Soundex code J220, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code J220.

Questions

How common is the surname Jacques?: 14,417 people in the United States had the surname Jacques in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 21,415 Americans. It ranked 2,512th of 162,253 surnames.
What ethnicity is the surname Jacques?: In the 2010 Census, 63% of people named Jacques identified as white (not Hispanic), and 25% as Black (not Hispanic).
Who is the most famous person named Jacques?: Catherine Jacques, Belgian judoka, followed by Jennie Jacques.
Where is the surname Jacques most common?: Wikidata records people named Jacques in Belgium and the United Kingdom.
How do you pronounce Jacques?: Jacques is /ʒæk/, one syllable.
Is the surname Jacques getting more or less common?: More common. 12,942 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 14,417 in 2010, up 11%.
Is Jacques also a first name?: Yes. Jacques is used as a first name as well as a surname; its first-name page has the meaning and how many babies were given it.