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Early Origins of the Jacob family

The surname Jacob was first found in Silesia, where the name was an integral part of a feudal society which would shape modern European history. Many prominent branches of the family would strive to make this name renowned as they contributed to the social, economic and political affairs of the region. In the Middle Ages, the name referred back to the Apostel Jacobus, whose grave in Spain was a popular goal for pilgrimage. These pilgrims from Germany became known as "Jacobsbrueder" (Jacobs-brothers).

Early History of the Jacob family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jacob research. Another 175 words (12 lines of text) covering the years 1600, 1685, 1734, 1740, 1743, 1814, 1817 and 1819 are included under the topic Early Jacob History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jacob Spelling Variations

Spelling variations of this family name include: Jacobsen, Jacobson, Jacobs, Jacobse, Jacob, Jacober, Jacobi, Jacobie, Jacoby, Jacobsohn, Jacobssohn, Jakobs, Jakober, Jakobsohn, Jacobsson, Jakobsson, Jakobssohn, Jakobsen, Jakobi, Jakobson, Jakobie and many more.

Early Notables of the Jacob family

Notables of the period with the surname Jacob were

  • Gunther Jacob (1685-1734), who was a Bohemian composer...
  • Friedrich Heinrich Jacobi (1743-1819) was a prominent philosopher, author, and friend of Goethe...
  • Johann Georg Jacobi (1740-1814) was a professor at Halle and then at Freiburg...

Jacob World Ranking

In the United States, the name Jacob is the 1,894th most popular surname with an estimated 17,409 people with that name. 1 However, in Canada, the name Jacob is ranked the 836th most popular surname with an estimated 6,407 people with that name. 2 And in Quebec, Canada, the name Jacob is the 529th popular surname. 3 France ranks Jacob as 171st with 19,579 people. 4

United States Jacob migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jacob Settlers in United States in the 17th Century
  • Nicholas Jacob, who landed in Boston in 1633 aboard the ship "Elizabeth Bonaventure", bound for Hingham, Massachusetts 5
  • Andrew Jacob, who landed in Virginia in 1635 5
  • Richard Jacob, who arrived New England in 1634 aboard the ship "Mary & John", bound for Ipswich, Massachusetts in 1635 5
  • Mr. Henry Jacob, aged 20, who arrived in Virginia aboard the ship "Paul" in 1635 6
  • Martha Jacob, who arrived in Virginia in 1642 5
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Jacob Settlers in United States in the 18th Century
  • Caleb Jacob, who landed in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1708 5
  • Christian Jacob, who settled in America in 1709
  • Hans Jacob, who landed in New York in 1709 5
  • Johan Jacob, who landed in New York in 1709 5
  • Johannes Jacob, who arrived in America in 1709 5
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Jacob Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Marcus Jacob, who landed in Pennsylvania in 1800 5
  • Salmon Jacob, who arrived in Pennsylvania in 1800 5
  • Day Jacob, who arrived in North America in 1832-1849 5
  • Mathew Jacob, who landed in Charleston, South Carolina in 1837 5
  • Adam Jacob, who landed in Allegany (Allegheny) County, Pennsylvania in 1840 5
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Jacob Settlers in United States in the 20th Century
  • Fritz Jacob, who landed in Arkansas in 1905 5

Canada Jacob migration to Canada +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jacob Settlers in Canada in the 18th Century
  • Benjamin Jacob, who arrived in Nova Scotia in 1749
Jacob Settlers in Canada in the 19th Century
  • Miss. Ellen Jacob who was emigrating through Grosse Isle Quarantine Station, Quebec aboard the ship "Margaret" departing 19th May 1847 from New Ross, Ireland; the ship arrived on 2nd July 1847 but she died on board 7

Australia Jacob migration to Australia +

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

Jacob Settlers in Australia in the 19th Century
  • Miss Mary Jacob, (b. 1797), aged 21, Irish nurse maid who was convicted in Kilkenny, Ireland for 7 years for house robbery, transported aboard the "Elizabeth" on 26th July 1818, arriving in New South Wales, Australia, she died in 1858 8
  • Taylor Jacob, English convict from Suffolk, who was transported aboard the "Arab" on July 3, 1822, settling in Van Diemen's Land, Australia 9
  • John Jacob, English convict from Surrey, who was transported aboard the "Andromeda" on November 13, 1832, settling in New South Wales, Australia 10
  • Mr. James Jacob, Jr., English convict who was convicted in Suffolk, England for 14 years, transported aboard the "Augusta Jessie" on 10th August 1838, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 11
  • Mr. John Jacob, English convict who was convicted in Canterbury (St. Augustines), Kent, England for 10 years, transported aboard the "Barossa" on 27th August 1841, arriving in Tasmania (Van Diemen's Land) 12
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

New Zealand Jacob 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:

Jacob Settlers in New Zealand in the 19th Century
  • S.W. Jacob, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "John Scott" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 7th March 1858 13
  • J. Jacob, British settler travelling from London aboard the ship "John Scott" arriving in Auckland, New Zealand on 7th March 1858 13
  • Miss Emma Jacob, (b. 1863), aged 11, Cornish settler departing on 10th September 1874 aboard the ship "Cospatrick" to Auckland, New Zealand the ship was lost at sea killing everyone on board 14
  • Mr. John Jacob, (b. 1827), aged 47, Cornish labourer departing on 10th September 1874 aboard the ship "Cospatrick" to Auckland, New Zealand the ship was lost at sea killing everyone on board 14
  • Mr. John Jacob, (b. 1853), aged 21, Cornish miner departing on 10th September 1874 aboard the ship "Cospatrick" to Auckland, New Zealand the ship was lost at sea killing everyone on board 14
  • ... (More are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)

Contemporary Notables of the name Jacob (post 1700) +

  • Zachariah Jacob, American politician, Mayor of Wheeling, Virginia, 1824-28, 1834-36 15
  • Thomas F. Jacob, American Republican politician, Postmaster at Nanticoke, Pennsylvania, 1898-1901 16
  • Ted Jacob, American Republican politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Pennsylvania 18th District, 1978 17
  • Marion Jacob, American Democratic Party politician, Candidate for U.S. Representative from Texas 24th District, 1996 18
  • Stephen Jacob, American politician, U.S. Attorney for Vermont, 1791-97; Justice of Vermont State Supreme Court, 1801-02 19
  • Ken Jacob, American Democratic Party politician, Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Missouri, 2000; Candidate for Missouri State House of Representatives 44th District, 2012 20
  • John Jeremiah Jacob (1829-1893), American Democratic Party politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Hampshire County, 1869; Governor of West Virginia, 1871-77 21
  • John J. Jacob Jr., American politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Ohio County, 1885-86 21
  • John J. Jacob, American politician, Member of West Virginia State House of Delegates from Ohio County, 1879 21
  • J. G. Jacob, American Republican politician, Delegate to Republican National Convention from Virginia, 1860 22
  • ... (Another 32 notables are available in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.)
Empress of Ireland
  • Mr. Alfred Henry Jacob (d. 1914), British Bedroom Steward from United Kingdom who worked aboard the Empress of Ireland and died in the sinking 23

Suggested Readings for the name Jacob +

  • History of the Jacob Family in England, Ireland, and America by Caroline Nicholson Jacob.
  1. "What are the 5,000 Most Common Last Names in the U.S.?". NameCensus.com, https://namecensus.com/last-names/
  2. "Surnames Meanings, Origins & Distribution Maps - Forebears." Forebears, https://forebears.io/surnames
  3. "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
  4. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  5. 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)
  6. Pilgrim Ship's of 1600's Retrieved January 6th 2023, retrieved from https://www.packrat-pro.com/ships/shiplist.htm
  7. 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. 81)
  8. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 3rd March 2022). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/elizabeth
  9. State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2016, October 27) Arab voyage to Van Diemen's Land, Australia in 1822 with 155 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/arab/1822
  10. State Library of Queensland. (Retrieved 2014, November 27) Andromeda voyage to New South Wales, Australia in 1832 with 186 passengers. Retrieved from http://www.convictrecords.com.au/ships/andromeda/1832
  11. Convict Records of Australia. Retrieved 23rd August 2020 from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/augusta-jessie
  12. Convict Records Voyages to Australia (Retrieved 24th September 2020). Retrieved from https://convictrecords.com.au/ships/barossa
  13. New Zealand Yesteryears Passenger Lists 1800 to 1900 (Retrieved 17th October 2018). Retrieved from http://www.yesteryears.co.nz/shipping/passlist.html
  14. Cornwall Online Parish Clerks. (Retrieved 2018, April 30). Emigrants to Auckland 1872-80 [PDF]. Retrieved from http://www.opc-cornwall.org/Resc/pdfs/new_zealand_assisted.pdf
  15. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2017, April 12) Zachariah Jacob. Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  16. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2017, April 12) Thomas Jacob. Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  17. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2017, April 12) Ted Jacob. Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  18. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2017, April 12) Marion Jacob. Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  19. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2017, April 12) Stephen Jacob. Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  20. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2017, April 12) Ken Jacob. Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  21. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2017, April 12) John Jacob. Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  22. The Political Graveyard: Alphabetical Name Index. (Retrieved 2017, April 12) J. Jacob. Retrieved from http://politicalgraveyard.com/alpha/index.html
  23. Commemoration Empress of Ireland 2014. (Retrieved 2014, June 17) . Retrieved from http://www.empress2014.ca/seclangen/listepsc1.html
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