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Etymology of Jacqueline

What does the name Jacqueline mean?

The name Jacqueline came to England with the ancestors of the Jacqueline family in the Norman Conquest of 1066. It comes from the name of an ancestor, as in 'the son of Jacqueline,' a name probably introduced from Flanders. 1 2 Alternatively, the name could have been derived from the French Jacquelin, a diminutive of James. 3

Early Origins of the Jacqueline family

The surname Jacqueline was first found in Yorkshire where the singular Latin form of the name Jakelinus, was listed in 1219. This may have been a forename as later we found Jakelinus de Boule listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1327. Elias Jakelyn was found in the Subsidy Rolls for Sussex in 1296 and Edmund Jakelin was listed in the Subsidy Rolls for Suffolk in 1327. 4

The Yorkshire Poll Tax Rolls of 1379 includes entries for Thomas de (sic) Jaclyn and Petrus Jaclyn. 1

Early History of the Jacqueline family

This web page shows only a small excerpt of our Jacqueline research. Another 69 words (5 lines of text) covering the years 1273, 1379, 1749 and 1794 are included under the topic Early Jacqueline History in all our PDF Extended History products and printed products wherever possible.

Jacqueline Spelling Variations

Anglo-Norman names tend to be marked by an enormous number of spelling variations. This is largely due to the fact that Old and Middle English lacked any spelling rules when Norman French was introduced in the 11th century. The languages of the English courts at that time were French and Latin. These various languages mixed quite freely in the evolving social milieu. The final element of this mix is that medieval scribes spelled words according to their sounds rather than any definite rules, so a name was often spelled in as many different ways as the number of documents it appeared in. The name was spelled Jackling, Jacklin, Jacklings, Jacqueline, Jacoline and many more.

Early Notables of the Jacqueline family

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Jacqueline Ranking

In France, the name Jacqueline is the 6,933rd most popular surname with an estimated 1,000 - 1,500 people with that name. 5

Migration of the Jacqueline family

Because of the political and religious discontent in England, families began to migrate abroad in enormous numbers. Faced with persecution and starvation at home, the open frontiers and generally less oppressive social environment of the New World seemed tantalizing indeed to many English people. The trip was difficult, and not all made it unscathed, but many of those who did get to Canada and the United States made important contributions to the young nations in which they settled. Some of the first North American settlers with Jacqueline name or one of its variants: Edmund Jackling, who sailed to Boston in 1635; and George Jacklin who was on record in New York in 1862.

Contemporary Notables of the name Jacqueline (post 1700) +

  • Liza Jacqueline (b. 1982), American voice actress from Silver Spring, Maryland
  • Anne Jacqueline Hathaway (b. 1982), American actress who has won 40 awards from 101 nominations, including an Academy Award, a Golden Globe Award, and a Primetime Emmy Award,
  • Erin Jacqueline Cuthbert (b. 1998), Scottish professional footballer
  • Kylie Jacqueline Masse (b. 1996), Canadian competition swimmer, four-time Olympic medalist, wining bronze at the 2016 Summer Olympics, silver medals and bronze at the 2020 Summer Olympics
  • Mrs. Sonia Jacqueline Parnell B.E.M., British Manager and Owner for Liberty House Care Home, appointed Medallist of the British Empire Medal 29th December 2018 for services to Vulnerable Adults 6
  • Dorothy Jacqueline Keely (1928-2017), known by her stage name Keely Smith, an American Grammy Award-winning jazz and popular music singer, known for "That Old Black Magic", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen"
  • Belinda Jacqueline Nash (1946-2016), Canadian-born, American historian, author and activist
  • Amanda Jacqueline Redman (b. 1957), English actress, best known for her role as Sandra Pullman in the BBC One series New Tricks
  • Jacqueline Rose "Jacqui" Freney OAM (b. 1992), Australian eight-time gold medalist Paralympic swimmer
  1. Bardsley, C.W, A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames: With Special American Instances. Wiltshire: Heraldry Today, 1901. Print. (ISBN 0-900455-44-6)
  2. Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
  3. Lower, Mark Anthony, Patronymica Britannica, A Dictionary of Family Names of the United Kingdom. London: John Russel Smith, 1860. Print.
  4. Reaney, P.H and R.M. Wilson, A Dictionary of English Surnames. London: Routledge, 1991. Print. (ISBN 0-415-05737-X)
  5. http://www.journaldesfemmes.com/nom-de-famille/nom/
  6. "Birthday and New Year Honours Lists (1940 to 2019)." Issue 62507, 28 December 2018 | London Gazette, The Gazette, Dec. 2018, www.thegazette.co.uk/honours-lists

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