The Jakobs surname
In the 2010 U.S. Census, 199 people carried this name — #92,358 among all U.S. surnames, about 1 in every 1,428,600 people counted. That is up 14% from 175 in 2000.
In France’s civil register
France’s register of deaths holds 64 people named Jakobs.
Most of them — 35 — were born outside France. Those born in France came from 5 départements, most often Moselle.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where they were born
Fichier des personnes décédées, INSEE — Licence Ouverte 2.0 · deaths recorded in France since 1970, by place of birth.
In Switzerland’s population statistics
56 people named Jakobs live in Switzerland.
They live in 7 of Switzerland’s 26 cantons, most of all in Zurich.
Too few records to say where it concentrates region by region — these are plain counts, not shares.
Where 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 Poland’s population register
26 people named Jakobs have a registered home in Poland.
Of the 56 in Poland’s national register, these are the ones with a permanent address on file. They live in 3 of Poland’s 16 voivodeships, most of all in Łódź.
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 the Nordic population registers
86 people named Jakobs is counted in Sweden.
Sweden’s figure is from 31 December 2022, the last count Statistics Sweden published.
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).
Who carried it
People named Jakobs,
with a public archive behind them.
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Konrad Jakobs 1874–1931 · Catholic priest -
Johanna Jakobs 1856–1942
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Wilhelm Jakobs 1858–1942 · railway engineer
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Berta Jakobs 1861–1942
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Heinrich Jakobs 1865– · painter
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Sofie Jakobs 1867–1942
Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons (CC0) · 10 lives in all are documented under this name.
Nearby in the index
Surnames next to Jakobs.
- Jahan 1,386 · U.S. census
- Jahn 4,850 · U.S. census
- Jaillet 266 · U.S. census
- Jaime 13,532 · U.S. census
- Jain 11,626 · U.S. census
- Jakob 912 · U.S. census
- Jakubczak 376 · U.S. census
- Jakubiak 684 · U.S. census
- Jakubowicz 434 · U.S. census
- Jakubowski 3,513 · U.S. census
- Jalbert 2,306 · U.S. census
- Jam 209 · U.S. census
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