The Jacobo surname

In the 2010 U.S. Census, 11,590 people carried this name — #3,105 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 25,400 people counted. That is up 53% from 7,566 in 2000.

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In Argentina’s national register

At least 1,122 people named Jacobo live in Argentina.

RENAPER only publishes a name in a province when more than ten people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in Buenos Aires Province.

Where it concentrates, on the map

Where they live today

Buenos Aires Province 322
Entre Ríos 159
Córdoba 149
City of Buenos Aires 99
Santa Fe 69
Tucumán 60
Corrientes 60
La Pampa 44

RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.

In print

Jacobo in American newspapers,
1886.

Newspaper page from Skaffaren carrying the name Jacobo
Skaffaren 1886-09-22
Newspaper page from Skaffaren carrying the name Jacobo
Skaffaren 1886-09-08
Newspaper page from Skaffaren carrying the name Jacobo
Skaffaren 1886-09-08

Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain · 8,010 pages in all carry the name.

In print

Jacobo in Australian newspapers,
1850s–1980s.

374 articles name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Jacobo. The most, 219, date from the 1930s.

Articles, by state

Victoria 47
New South Wales 37
Queensland 12
ACT (Canberra) 10
Tasmania 8
Western Australia 7
South Australia 4

Trove, National Library of Australia (trove.nla.gov.au) · articles in its digitised newspapers that name a Mr, Mrs or Miss Jacobo.

Who carried it

People named Jacobo,
with a public archive behind them.

  • Clara Jacobo 1898–1966 · opera singer
  • Clara Jacobo 1898–1966 · opera singer

Wikidata (CC0) · 6 lives in all are documented under this name.

In the public record

People named Jacobo,
in the records of 5 countries.

Soldiers, farmers, migrants and neighbours who carried the name and left a trace in public archives. Everyone shown here died long ago or was born more than a century ago.

United States180 records

180 records of the Jacobo name in the United States
  • U.S. alien registration index, 1940–1955 131
  • Passenger arrivals in the United States, 1820–1912 20
  • U.S. Army enlistment records, World War II 16
  • U.S. veterans' cemetery records, burials to 2001 12
  • New York City birth, marriage and death certificates 1
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Pietro Paolo Jacobo

    Arrived at New York in 1906 aboard the Koenig Albert from Genoa and Naples, aged 45; farm laborer. From Roccamonfina, Caserta, Italy; bound for Providence.

    U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted)
  2. A United States Selective Service registration card, 1942
    Example: U.S. registration card, 1942
    Military record David G. Jacobo

    Born 1923 in Mexico. Enlisted 1943 at Fresno, California; farm hand from Tulare County, California.

    U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain)
  3. A U.S. Army record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864
    Example: U.S. burial record, 1864
    Burial record Andres Jacobo

    U.S. Army veteran of World War II. Born 1909, died 1992; buried at Fort Bliss National Cemetery, Texas.

    U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0)

Showing 3 of 180 records for Jacobo in the United States.

Counts: U.S. National Archives, Flexoline Index Data File (public domain) · U.S. National Archives, Castle Garden Immigration Center Collection, Ship Passenger Records (unrestricted) · U.S. National Archives, WWII Army Enlistment Records (public domain) · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Gravesite Locator (CC0) · NYC Department of Records & Information Services, Historical Vital Records (NYC Open Data). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain); U.S. Selective Service registration card, 1942 (public domain); Record of death and interment, Camp Nelson, Kentucky, 1864, U.S. National Archives (public domain).

France7 records

7 records of the Jacobo name in France France's national death register, 1970–2001
  1. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Leonie Josephine Jacobo

    Born 1901 in Lorient; died 1994 in Lorient (Morbihan).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  2. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Anne Marie Louise Jacobo

    Born 1923 in Baden (Morbihan); died 1997 in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)
  3. A page of the death register of Nice, 1930
    Example: French death register, 1930
    Death record Anick Louise Leonie Jacobo

    Born 1934 in Nantes (Loire-Atlantique); died 1998 in Rivarennes (Indre-et-Loire).

    Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte)

Showing 3 of 7 records for Jacobo in France.

Counts: Insee, Fichier des personnes décédées (Licence Ouverte). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Death register of Nice, 1930, Archives départementales des Alpes-Maritimes (public domain).

Australia2 records

2 records of the Jacobo name in Australia Victoria passenger lists, 1839–1923
  1. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record Wm Jacobo

    Arrived in Victoria in 1862 aboard the Lightning, aged 44.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)
  2. A passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, arriving at New York in 1903
    Example: passenger manifest, 1903
    Passenger record David Jacobo

    Sailed from Victoria in 1870 aboard the Admiral, bound for Callao, aged 22.

    Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Public Record Office Victoria (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Passenger manifest of the S.S. St. Paul, New York, 1903 (public domain).

Netherlands1 record

1 record of the Jacobo name in the Netherlands Dutch civil registers (births, marriages, deaths)
  1. A page of the Berlin civil register, 1880
    Example: civil register, 1880
    Birth record Antje Christina Jacobo

    Born 1887 in Heusden.

    Open Archives, Streekarchief Langstraat Heusden Altena (CC BY 4.0)

Counts: Open Archives (CC BY 4.0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Civil register, Berlin, 1880, Landesarchiv Berlin (CC0).

Germany1 record

1 record of the Jacobo name in Germany German estate files
  1. A petition to the probate court of St. Louis, 1848
    Example: probate petition, 1848
    Probate record Valentin Jacobo

    Estate settled at Kenzingen in 1783; trader.

    Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek / Landesarchiv Baden-Württemberg (CC0)

Counts: Deutsche Digitale Bibliothek (CC0). Example pages, not the records of the people shown: Petition to the probate court, St. Louis, 1848, Missouri Historical Society (public domain).

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