JACOBS is ranked as the 234th most popular family name in the United States with an
estimated population of 137,646.
This name is in the 99th percentile, this means that nearly 0%
of all the last names are more popular.
There are 43.17 people named JACOBS for every 100,000 Americans.
This name is most often used as a last name, 100% of the time.
Based on US Census Bureau data the estimated population of people named JACOBS is
136,447, the rank is 233
and the proportion per 100k Americans named JACOBS is 42.83.
The race and Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name
JACOBS is
76.7% White,
1.7% Hispanic origin,
15.9% Black,
0.5% Asian or Pacific Islander,
1.6% Two or More Races,
and 3.7% American Indian or Alaskan Native.
These figures should be considered only as a rough estimate.
The purpose of this graph is to compare the name's specific race and
Hispanic origin distribution to the distribution
in the general population of the US.
The vertical blue bars represent the race distribution of people that have the name.
The yellow horizontal lines represent the race distribution of the general population.
The amount by which the blue bars extend past the yellow horizontal lines determines
how likely a person with the name will be part of a given race or Hispanic origin group.
On this basis, the people with the name JACOBS have a higher likelyhood of being American Indian or Alaskan Native and a lower likelyhood of being Hispanic origin.
Ethnic and Cultural Name Categories
The first name JACOBS is included in the following name categories:
Not Categorized
Race & Hispanic origin distribution of the people with the name JACOBS
The state with the most people named
JACOBS is
California where
13,899 people have this name.
Vermont is the state where you are most
likely to meet a person named JACOBS, as
72.57 in every 100,000
Vermontians
have this name.
Highest percentile rank of any state for this name is
99th, this rank was reached in the states of
Florida.
Vermont is the state with the biggest
positive difference between the actual state population and the
projected state population based on the national average.
(where the blue bar extends past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 more
people than projected.
The state with the biggest negative difference is
Rhode Island
(where the blue bar does not extend past the yellow vertical line)
with a difference of
0 fewer
people than projected.
Midwest States
State stats for the first name JACOBS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Illinois
5,502
42.72
99.9%
Indiana
3,006
45.56
99.8%
Iowa
1,698
54.63
99.8%
Kansas
1,828
62.96
99.7%
Michigan
5,243
52.9
99.9%
Minnesota
2,292
42
99.9%
Missouri
1,064
35.52
98.7%
Nebraska
756
40.16
99.5%
North Dakota
217
29.36
97.9%
Ohio
5,871
50.63
99.9%
South Dakota
469
54.93
99.4%
Wisconsin
2,507
43.55
99.9%
West States
State stats for the first name JACOBS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Alaska
287
38.91
98.5%
Arizona
2,894
42.99
99.8%
California
13,899
35.82
99.9%
Colorado
2,066
38.58
99.8%
Hawaii
295
20.78
98.6%
Idaho
773
47.29
99.4%
Montana
486
47.52
99.4%
Nevada
1,293
45.55
99.7%
New Mexico
680
32.59
99.0%
Oregon
1,498
37.72
99.7%
Utah
1,217
41.37
99.2%
Washington
3,096
43.84
99.9%
Wyoming
261
44.7
98.7%
Northeast States
State stats for the first name JACOBS
State
Pop.
Prop/100k
%Rank
Connecticut
1,321
36.73
99.7%
Maine
632
47.48
98.7%
Massachusetts
2,566
38.05
99.7%
New Hampshire
495
37.32
99.0%
New Jersey
3,930
43.97
99.9%
New York
8,018
40.6
99.9%
Pennsylvania
5,962
46.63
99.9%
Rhode Island
210
19.87
97.7%
Vermont
455
72.57
99.6%
South States
State stats for the first name JACOBS
Shown are the top 20 most likely full names that have JACOBS as a last name.
The length of the bars represents an estimate of the the number of people with the name expressed as
a percentage of all the people named JACOBS.
The most popular full name is John JACOBS.
1.68% of all the people named JACOBS
have this given name.
There are 3706 first
names associated with this last name.
Top 20 Last Names
paired with the first name JACOBS