English: from the Old French personal name Jaques, a
vernacular form of Latin Jacobus (see Jacob). In English
this surname is traditionally pronounced as two syllables,
jay-kwez. Compare Jacques.
Dictionary of American Family Names, Oxford University Press, ISBN 0-19-508137-4
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