The first name Jacob

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About the first name Jacob

Meaning

The name Jacob is traditionally associated with the “heel” and the idea of supplanting.

Historical origin

The name Jacob comes from Hebrew Ya‘aqov, the name of the patriarch Jacob in the Bible.

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In Christian families, Jacob was often passed from one generation to the next, helping explain its long presence in genealogical sources.

Pronunciation:ja-cobʒak.ɔb

Frequency of the first name Jacob by baptism year

The chart below shows the frequency of the first name Jacob by the year of baptisms listed in Genealogy Quebec’s data. It highlights the periods when this first name appears most often and its evolution across generations.

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Annual evolution of the first name JacobLine chart showing the frequency of the first name Jacob in baptisms by year.5037251201675174218091876194320101675–1679 1 baptisms1765–1769 3 baptisms1770–1774 1 baptisms1785–1789 2 baptisms1790–1794 2 baptisms1795–1799 1 baptisms1800–1804 1 baptisms1805–1809 1 baptisms1810–1814 4 baptisms1815–1819 5 baptisms1820–1824 5 baptisms1825–1829 7 baptisms1830–1834 8 baptisms1835–1839 7 baptisms1840–1844 9 baptisms1845–1849 7 baptisms1850–1854 9 baptisms1855–1859 11 baptisms1860–1864 14 baptisms1865–1869 20 baptisms1870–1874 12 baptisms1875–1879 8 baptisms1880–1884 5 baptisms1885–1889 6 baptisms1890–1894 1 baptisms1905–1909 2 baptisms1910–1914 3 baptisms1915–1919 1 baptisms1925–1929 1 baptisms1955–1959 1 baptisms1980–1984 1 baptisms1985–1989 1 baptisms1990–1994 3 baptisms1995–1999 14 baptisms2000–2004 21 baptisms2005–2009 7 baptisms2010–2014 2 baptisms

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