Show ContentsJaco History, Family Crest & Coats of Arms

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Jaco Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Family Crest Download (JPG) Heritage Series - 600 DPI

Etymology of Jaco

What does the name Jaco mean?

The Spanish surname Jaco is of noble and ancient decent, and is of patronymic origin. Patronymic surnames are those names which derive their origin from the personal name of the father of the initial bearer. Thus, the surname Jaco signifies "descendant or son of one named Jacob."

Early Origins of the Jaco family

The surname Jaco was first found in the southern region of Andalusia, in Seville. However, the name was probably brought to Spain by people whose roots are found in Flanders.

Early History of the Jaco family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jaco research. Another 73 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1482 and 1695 are included under the topic Early Jaco History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jaco Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jacobo, Jacome, Jacob, Jacobs, Jaco, Jaca and others.

Early Notables of the Jaco family

  • Pablo Jacobs, a nobleman with extraordinary courage who was knighted in 1482

Jaco Ranking

the United States, the name Jaco is the 9,118th most popular surname with an estimated 2,487 people with that name. 1

Migration of the Jaco family

Some of the first settlers of this family name or some of its variants were: Simon Jacome Cops Coezman who arrived in Peru in 1555; Felipe Jacome de Villalpando who settled in the Spanish Main in 1592; and Dolores Jacome who settled in Puerto Rico in 1857..

Contemporary Notables of the name Jaco (post 1700) +

  • Dr. William "Bus" H. Jaco (b. 1940), American mathematician
  • Charles Jaco (b. 1950), American journalist and author, best known for his coverage of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and the ensuing Gulf War
  • Jaco Geurts (b. 1970), Dutch CDA politician
  • Jaco Pretorius (b. 1979), retired South African rugby union player
  • Jaco Visser, South African former rugby league player, member of the South African National Team in 1995
  • Jaco Kriel (b. 1989), South African rugby union player
  • Jaco Erasmus (b. 1979), South African-born Italian rugby union naturalized player
  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/

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