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Jacks History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
Scotland
Ireland

The Scottish surname Jacks is generally understood to be derived from the given name John, which in turn came from the French name "Jacques," one of the many names that the Normans brought with them when they conquered England and Scotland. "Jacques," is a form of the Latin name "Jacobus." 1

Early Origins of the Jacks family

The surname Jacks was first found in Renfrewshire (Gaelic: Siorrachd Rinn Friù), a historic county of Scotland, today encompassing the Council Areas of Renfrew, East Renfrewshire, and Iverclyde, in the Strathclyde region of southwestern Scotland, where they held a family seat at Woodall between Langbank and the Port of Glasgow from ancient times.

In earlier times they had been located at Kethek in Coupar Angus, and in 1473 William Jack was tenant of the mill in that village. A few years later, Gilbert Jak was listed as a resident of Vddynston in 1498. John Jak held a tenement in Glasgow before 1498 (ibid., p. 500), and Katherine Jak in Stirling was charged with assault in 1545. " 2

Early History of the Jacks family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jacks research. Another 156 words (11 lines of text) covering the years 1498, 1502, 1545, 1567, 1570, 1574, 1577, 1578, 1580, 1586, 1589, 1598, 1628 and 1890 are included under the topic Early Jacks History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jacks Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jacke, Jack, Jacks and others.

Early Notables of the Jacks family

Notable amongst the family at this time was Wilyem Jaik, Deacon of the Kirk of Aberdeen in 1580. Thomas Jack (d. 1598), was a Scottish schoolmaster, appointed minister of Rutherglen in the presbytery of Glasgow, in 1567, and subsequently became master of Glasgow grammar school. In 1570 he was presented by James VI to the vicarage of Eastwood in the presbytery of...
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Jacks Ranking

In the United States, the name Jacks is the 3,796^th most popular surname with an estimated 7,461 people with that name. 3

Migration of the Jacks family to Ireland

Some of the Jacks family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
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Jacks migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jacks Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Jone Jacks, who landed in Maryland in 1667 4

Jacks Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Johan Michael Jacks, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1740 4
Johan Michael Jacks, aged 24, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1740 4

Jacks Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Jacks, who arrived in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in 1847 4
Pulaski Jacks, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1850 4
R C Jacks, who arrived in San Francisco, California in 1851 4
W S Jacks, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 4
H Jacks, who landed in San Francisco, California in 1851 4
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Jacks Settlers in United States in the 20th Century

John Jacks, aged 40, who landed in America from London, in 1903
Beatrice Ruby Jacks, aged 7, who immigrated to America from Liverpool, in 1904
Jeanie Jacks, aged 28, who settled in America from Glasgow, in 1905
Margt. Jacks, aged 24, who landed in America from Glasgow, in 1905
Henry Jacks, aged 26, who immigrated to the United States from Liverpool, in 1905
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Jacks migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jacks Settlers in Canada in the 20th Century

Arthur E. Jacks, aged 35, who immigrated to Chatham, Canada, in 1918
Albert Jacks, aged 38, who settled in Toronto, Canada, in 1920

Jacks migration to Australia +

Emigration to Australia followed the First Fleets of convicts, tradespeople and early settlers. Early immigrants include:

Jacks Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. William Jacks, British Convict who was convicted in Middlesex, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Earl Spencer" in May 1813, arriving in New South Wales, Australia 5
Jane Jacks, aged 31, a domestic servant, who arrived in South Australia in 1849 aboard the ship "Cheapside" 6
Jane Jacks, who arrived in Adelaide, Australia aboard the ship "Cheapside" in 1849 6

Contemporary Notables of the name Jacks (post 1700) +

William H. Jacks, American politician, U.S. Consul in London, 1897 7
Phillip E. Jacks, American Republican politician, Candidate for Iowa State Senate 23rd District, 1982 7
David Jacks, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from California, 1996 7
Susan Jacks (1948-2022), born Susan Pesklevits, a Canadian Country music, pop music, easy listening singer-songwriter and record producer
Christopher Raymond Jacks (b. 1978), New Zealand rugby union footballer
Garry Jacks (b. 1961), Australian former rugby league footballer and coach
David Bone Nightingale Jacks (1899-1958), English footballer
George Charles Jacks (b. 1946), English retired professional Association football player
Lawrence Pearsall Jacks (1860-1955), British educator

Historic Events for the Jacks family +

HMS Prince of Wales

Mr. Albert Jacks, British Leading Cook (S), who sailed into battle on the HMS Prince of Wales (1941) and died in the sinking 8

Citations +

Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
Black, George F., The Surnames of Scotland Their Origin, Meaning and History. New York: New York Public Library, 1946. Print. (ISBN 0-87104-172-3)
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
Filby, P. William, Meyer, Mary K., Passenger and immigration lists index : a guide to published arrival records of about 500,000 passengers who came to the United States and Canada in the seventeenth, eighteenth, and nineteenth centuries. 1982-1985 Cumulated Supplements in Four Volumes Detroit, Mich. : Gale Research Co., 1985, Print (ISBN 0-8103-1795-8)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 8th September 2021). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/earl-spencer
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) The CHEAPSIDE 1849. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1849Cheapside.htm
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 20) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
HMS Prince of Wales Crew members. (Retrieved 2014, April 9) . Retrieved from http://www.forcez-survivors.org.uk/biographies/listprincecrew.html