The jacobus Surname

jacobus Name Meaning and History

Dutch and German: humanistic Latinate form of Jakob.

Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4

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The jacobus name in History

A unique volume of fascinating facts, statistics and commentary following the jacobus family name as far back in history as possible.

jacobus Family Facts

Name Distribution (US)Name Distribution (UK)Name Distribution (Scotland)Place of Origin Immigration Year Ports of Departure Life Expectancy Occupations Civil War Service

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Distribution of jacobus Families in the US in 1920

Number of jacobus families

123-243

42-122

1-41

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Thread	Author	Replies
Belijtgen Jacobus	my_roots1	3
Isaac Jacobus	baker1jan	8
J & C JACOBUS	florida_bob	0
Jacobus's of Fairfield NJ	Karen197488	5
Jacobus - James link	catnoe	3
John A. Jacobus	Brenda Dukes	8
Jacobus nationality?	alex	8
Recent Jacobus Lineage-1900 to present	Terry	1
Frederick (Fred) Eldridge Jacobus	jacobusresearch1	1
Catharina Jacobus (1809-1873) of Waldalgesheim, Germany	@@gwdoerr@execpc.com	3

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