The Jager surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 4,356 people carried this name — #7,621 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 67,600 people counted. That is up 26% from 3,445 in 2000.
What the name means
The meaning of the Jager surname
A surname originating as an occupation.
From Wiktionary, the free dictionary (en.wiktionary.org) — entry «Jäger» (German), by Wiktionary contributors · licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 (creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0) · excerpt, lightly adapted.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
3,228 people named Jager live in Switzerland.
They live in 24 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they live today
Swiss Federal Statistical Office (FSO), «Surnames of the permanent resident population by canton», 2025, opendata.swiss/en/dataset/nachnamen-der-standigen-wohnbevolkerung-nach-kanton3 · names with fewer than 3 bearers in a canton are not published.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 938 people named Jager.
120 of them were born outside France. Those born in France came from 46 départements, most often Moselle.
Where it concentrates, on the mapWhere they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Poland’s population register
111 people named Jager have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 217 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 12 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Greater Poland.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
PESEL register, Ministry of Digital Affairs of Poland (dane.gov.pl) — CC0 · living people by voivodeship of permanent residence, 20 January 2026.
In Argentina’s national register
At least 94 people named Jager 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.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
RENAPER (National Registry of Persons, Argentina), surnames of residents by province, December 2021 — CC BY 4.0.
In Belgium’s population register
At least 26 people named Jager live in Belgium.
Statbel only publishes a name in a municipality when five or more people there share it, so the real number is higher. Most of them live in East Flanders.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they live today
Statbel (Statistics Belgium), family names of the population by municipality, 1 January 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In the Nordic population registers
545 people named Jager are counted in Sweden and Finland.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published. Finland counts its citizens, at home or abroad.
Counted, by country
Own calculations based on data from Statistics Sweden (SCB), surnames with at least two bearers, 31 December 2022 — CC BY 4.0 (names with 20 or more bearers shown) · Digital and Population Data Services Agency (DVV), Finland, surname statistics, August 2026 — CC BY 4.0.
In print
Jager in American newspapers,
1911–1916.
Chronicling America, Library of Congress — digitised newspapers in the public domain.
Who carried it
People named Jager,
with a public archive behind them.
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Francis Jager 1869–1941 · Catholic priest -
Francis Jager 1869–1941 · Catholic priest
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John Jager 1871–1959 · architect -
John Jager 1871–1959 · architect
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August Jäger 1887–1949 · judge -
Jean-Nicolas Jager 1790–1868 · priest
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0).
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Jager.
- Jaeck 192 · U.S. census
- Jaeckel 551 · U.S. census
- Jaeger 12,436 · U.S. census
- Jaegle 153 · U.S. census
- Jaen 593 · U.S. census
- Jaffray 193 · U.S. census
- Jaggi 605 · U.S. census
- Jago 496 · U.S. census
- Jagodzinski 1,131 · U.S. census
- Jahan 1,386 · U.S. census
- Jahn 4,850 · U.S. census
- Jaillet 266 · U.S. census
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