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Jacques History Early Origins Early History Spelling Variations Early Notables World Ranking

Ireland United States Canada Australia New Zealand

Contemporary Notables Related Stories Citations

Jacques History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

Origins Available:
England
France
Ireland

Jacques is one of the many new names that came to England following the Norman Conquest of 1066. The name Jacques comes from the personal name Jacques, which is a form of the Latin name Jacobus. 1

Early Origins of the Jacques family

The surname Jacques was first found in Yorkshire where they held a family seat as Lords of the Manor of Nether Silton in the North Riding of Yorkshire. At the taking of the Domesday Book in 1086, Nether Silton was recorded as a village with a Hall and the tenant-in-chief was the Count of Mortain.

Further to the south in the parish of St. Just, Cornwall, the barton called Treveres or Treverys, a family called Jack formerly had a seat." 2

Early History of the Jacques family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jacques research. Another 107 words (8 lines of text) covering the years 1440, 1613, 1628, 1639, 1640, 1653 and 1818 are included under the topic Early Jacques History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jacques Spelling Variations

Multitudes of spelling variations are a hallmark of Anglo Norman names. Most of these names evolved in the 11th and 12th century, in the time after the Normans introduced their own Norman French language into a country where Old and Middle English had no spelling rules and the languages of the court were French and Latin. To make matters worse, medieval scribes spelled words according to sound, so names frequently appeared differently in the various documents in which they were recorded. The name was spelled Jacques, Jaques, Jack, Jacks, Jackes, Jakes, Jeeks, Jeke, Jeex, Jaquiss, Jaquez and many more.

Early Notables of the Jacques family

Outstanding amongst the family at this time was

Sir John Jacques

Jacques World Ranking

In the United States, the name Jacques is the 2,204^th most popular surname with an estimated 14,922 people with that name. 3 However, in Canada, the name Jacques is ranked the 279^th most popular surname with an estimated 15,319 people with that name. 4 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Jacques is the 107^th popular surname. 5 France ranks Jacques as 215^th with 16,259 people. 6

Migration of the Jacques family to Ireland

Some of the Jacques family moved to Ireland, but this topic is not covered in this excerpt.
Another 36 words (3 lines of text) about their life in Ireland is included in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jacques migration to the United States +

Because of this political and religious unrest within English society, many people decided to immigrate to the colonies. Families left for Ireland, North America, and Australia in enormous numbers, traveling at high cost in extremely inhospitable conditions. The New World in particular was a desirable destination, but the long voyage caused many to arrive sick and starving. Those who made it, though, were welcomed by opportunities far greater than they had known at home in England. Many of these families went on to make important contributions to the emerging nations of Canada and the United States. Analysis of immigration records indicates that some of the first North American immigrants bore the name Jacques or a variant listed above:

Jacques Settlers in United States in the 17th Century

Henry Jacques, who settled in New England in 1635
Edmond Jacques, who arrived in Maryland in 1640 7
Henry Jacques, who landed in Newbury, Massachusetts in 1669 7
Thomas Jacques, who settled in Pennsylvania in 1683
Jean Jacques, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1696 7

Jacques Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Mr. Jacques, who settled in New Orleans La. in 1720 with his son
Frances Jacques, who settled in Virginia in 1725
Abraham Jacques, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1736 7
Mr. Pierre Joseph Jacques, (b. 1740), aged 45, German carpenter traveling from France"L'Amitie" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 8th November 1785 8
Mrs. Anne Jacques, (nee Drapeau), (b. 1744), aged 41, French settler traveling aboard the ship "L'Amitie" arriving in New Orleans, Louisiana on 8th November 1785 8
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Jacques Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

John Jacques, who arrived in New York in 1809 7
John J Jacques, who arrived in New York, NY in 1816 7

Jacques migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jacques Settlers in Canada in the 17th Century

Louis Jacques, who settled in Quebec in 1688 from Picardy
Louis Jacques, who landed in Quebec in 1688
Louis Jacques, son of Nicolas and Marie, who married Antoinette Le Roux, daughter of François and Marie, in Quebec on 17th May 1688 9

Jacques Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century

Nicolas Jacques, son of Louis and Antoinette, who married Marie-Josephte Bédard, daughter of Jacques and Isabelle, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 17th October 1712 9
Louis Jacques, son of Louis and Antoinette, who married Marie-Marguerite Séguin, daughter of Robert and Claudine, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 20th November 1719 9
Pierre Jacques, son of Louis and Antoinette, who married Marie-Ambroise Chalifour, daughter of Pierre and Anne, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 12th February 1720 9
Nicolas Jacques, son of Louis and Antoinette, who married Marie-Josephte Tessier, daughter of Pierre and Marie-Anne, in Charlesbourg, Quebec on 15th July 1737 9
Henri Jacques, son of Mathieu and Catherine, who married Marie-Josephte Garand, daughter of Pierre and Madeleine, in Saint-François-de-la-Rivière-du-Sud, Quebec on 29th October 1738 9
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Jacques Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Mr. John Jacques, aged 22 who was a Seaman aboard the ship "Elizabeth" taking passenger to Grosse Isle Quarantine Station in Quebec but died at Grosse Isle on 12th June 1847 in the typhus epidemic 10

Jacques migration to Australia +

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

Jacques Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century

Mr. John Jacques, English convict who was convicted in Sussex, England for 7 years, transported aboard the "Bardaster" on 7th September 1835, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 11
Robert Jacques, who arrived in Kangaroo Bay aboard the ship "Tam O'Shanter" in 1836 12
William Jacques, who arrived in Kangaroo Bay aboard the ship "Tam O'Shanter" in 1836 12
Mr. Thomas Jacques, English convict who was convicted in Worcester, Worcestershire, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Equestrian" on 25th January 1844, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Island) 13
Charlotte Jacques, aged 40, who arrived in South Australia in 1850 aboard the ship "Trafalgar" 14
... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Jacques migration to New Zealand +

Emigration to New Zealand followed in the footsteps of the European explorers, such as Captain Cook (1769-70): first came sealers, whalers, missionaries, and traders. By 1838, the British New Zealand Company had begun buying land from the Maori tribes, and selling it to settlers, and, after the Treaty of Waitangi in 1840, many British families set out on the arduous six month journey from Britain to Aotearoa to start a new life. Early immigrants include:

Jacques Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century

Mr. Thomas Jacques, (b. 1849), aged 14, British settler travelling from Gravesend aboard the ship "Lancashire Witch" arriving in Lyttelton, Christchurch, South Island, New Zealand on 13th October 1863 15

Contemporary Notables of the name Jacques (post 1700) +

Shirley J. Jacques, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Kansas, 1996; Chair of Saline County Democratic Party, 2011 16
Norman J. Jacques, American politician, Representative from Rhode Island 1st District, 1992 16
Joseph Jacques (1825-1883), American politician, Mayor of Knoxville, Tennessee, 1858, 1878 16
Geoffrey Jacques, American politician, Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1980 16
Fred W. Jacques, American Republican politician, Member of Connecticut State House of Representatives from Waterford; elected 1926 16
Francois Jacques, American Republican politician, Candidate for New Hampshire State House of Representatives from Manchester 12th Ward, 1938 16
Emile Jacques, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Maine, 1964 16
Cheryl Ann Jacques, American Democratic Party politician, Member of Massachusetts State Senate, 1993- 16
Arthur Francis Jacques (b. 1874), American Democratic Party politician, Coal business; Candidate for Presidential Elector for Michigan, 1916; Mayor of Marquette, Michigan, 1934-38 16
Thomas Reginald Jacques (1894-1969), English choral and orchestral conductor
... (Another 10 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Citations +

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Hutchins, Fortescue, The History of Cornwall, from the Earliest Records and Traditions to the Present Time. London: William Penaluna, 1824. Print
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"Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
"The first 1,000 family names by rank, Quebec (in French only)" Institut de la statistique du Quebec, https://statistique.quebec.ca/en/document/family-names-in-quebec/tableau/the-first-1000-family-names-by-rank-quebec
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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)
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Internoscia, Arthur E., and Claire Chevrier. Dictionnaire National des Canadiens Français 1608-1760. Vol. 1, Institut Drouin, 1958.
Charbonneau, André, and Doris Drolet-Dubé. A Register of Deceased Persons at Sea and on Grosse Île in 1847. The Minister of Canadian Heritage, 1997. ISBN: 0-660-198/1-1997E (p. 62)
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 16th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/bardaster
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) TAM O'SHANTER - 1836. Retrieved from http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1836TamOShanter.htm
Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 4th May 2022). https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/equestrian
State Records of South Australia. (Retrieved 2010, November 5) TRAFALGAR 1850. Retrieved http://www.slsa.sa.gov.au/BSA/1850Trafalgar-March.htm
New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html