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

Contemporary Notables Historic Events Related Stories Citations

Jäger History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Early Origins of the Jäger family

The surname Jäger was first found in East Prussia, where the name Jäger was derived from the occupation of "hunter," through the Middle High German word jeger. 1 2 3

Early History of the Jäger family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jäger research. Another 126 words (9 lines of text) covering the years 1568, 1647, 1678, 1720 and 1855 are included under the topic Early Jäger History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jäger Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jäger, Jägger, Jäggers, Jäggeres, Jägere, Jägeres, Jägerr, Jägerrs, Jägerres, Jäggere, Jäggeer, Jägeer, Yaeger, Yaggar and many more.

Early Notables of the Jäger family

Notables bearing the name Jäger of this period include

Johann Wolfgang Jäger (1647-1720), a German professor of Protestant theology and chancellor of the University of Tübingen

Jäger World Ranking

In the United States, the name Jäger is the 11,361^st most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 4 However, in France, the name Jäger is ranked the 3,424^th most popular surname with an estimated 2,000 - 2,500 people with that name. 5 And in Netherlands, the name Jäger is the 123^rd popular surname with an estimated 8,618 people with that name. 6

Jäger migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jäger Settlers in United States in the 18th Century

Baltes Jager, who arrived in New York in 1709 7
Wendel Jager, who landed in New York in 1709 7
Christian Jager, who settled in New York in 1710
Christian Jager, who arrived in New York in 1710
Catharina Jager, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1732
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Jäger Settlers in United States in the 19th Century

Phillip Jager, aged 24, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1805 7
Frederick Jager, who landed in New York in 1822 7
Hans Jager, who arrived in Charleston, South Carolina in 1833 7
C. Hermann Jager, who settled in Texas in 1836
Sophie Ernestine Friderike Jager, aged 47, who arrived in America in 1839 7
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Jäger migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jäger Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century

Caroline Jager, who sailed from Hamburg to Quebec in 1868
Frederich Jager, aged 18, who arrived in Quebec in 1868

Contemporary Notables of the name Jäger (post 1700) +

Robert Jager (b. 1939), American music composer, conductor and educator
Henry Jager, American politician, Member of New York State Assembly from Kings County 14th District, 1921; Candidate for U.S. Senator from New Jersey, 1930 8
Gustav Jäger (1832-1917), German naturalist and hygienist, professor at Stuttgart Polytechnic

Historic Events for the Jäger family +

Bismarck

Rudolf Jäger (1922-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 9
Klemens Jäger (1916-1941), German Mechanikersmaat (A) who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 9
Friedrich Jäger (1921-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 9
Karl-Heinz Jäger (1920-1941), German Matrosengefreiter who served aboard the German Battleship Bismarck during World War II when it was sunk heading to France; he died in the sinking 9

Citations +

Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
Dixon, Bernard Homer, Surnames. London: John Wilson and son, 1857. Print
"What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
"Most Common Last Names in Netherlands." Forebears, https://forebears.io/netherlands/surnames
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)
The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2015, October 7) . Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
Bismarck & Tirpitz Class - Crew List Bismarck. (Retrieved 2018, February 06). Retrieved from https://www.bismarck-class.dk/bismarck/crew/bismarck_crew.html#crew_details