# Jager (surname)

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

A surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | not recorded |
| Type | not recorded |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 4,356 |
| US rank (2010) | 7,621 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 70,878 people |
| Change since 2000 | +26% (3,445 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | /ˈjeɪ.ɡɚ/, 2 syllables |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Who carries it

Share of people named Jager 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) | 92% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 0.9% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 2.9% |
| Asian and Pacific Islander | 0.8% |
| American Indian and Alaska Native | 0.8% |
| Two or more races | 2.7% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Jager in the United States and Austria.

## People named Jager

- Tom Jager, American swimmer
- Evan Jager, American athletics competitor
- Michael Jäger, Austrian editor and amateur astronomer
- Albert Jäger, Austrian priest and historian (1801-1891)
- Robert E. Jager, American composer
- Lukas Jäger, Austrian footballer

## Similar surnames

Jaeger, Jagger.

## 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.