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Early Origins of the Jagers family

The surname Jagers 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 Jagers family

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Jagers 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 Jagers family

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Jagers migration to the United States +

Some of the first settlers of this family name were:

Jagers Settlers in United States in the 19th Century
  • Gerh Jagers, who landed in America in 1846 4

Contemporary Notables of the name Jagers (post 1700) +

  • Bart Jagers, American actor, known for his role as Bradley Crowley on Jurassic Park: Island Survival
  • Kimon Jagers, South African actress, known for SA Girl (2018) and Toska (2016)
  • Sverker Jagers, Swedish professor at the Department of Political Science, University of Gothenburg & Luleå University of Technology


  1. Harrison, Henry, Surnames of the United Kingdom: A Concise Etymological Dictionary Baltimore: Geneological Publishing Company, 2013. Print
  2. Smith, Eldson Coles, New Dictionary of American Family Names New York: Harper & Row, 1956. Print
  3. Dixon, Bernard Homer, Surnames. London: John Wilson and son, 1857. Print
  4. 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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