Explore the Family Name Jakobsen

The meaning of Jakobsen

Danish, Norwegian, North German, and Dutch: patronymic from the personal name Jakob. Compare Jacobsen and Jacobson. Some characteristic forenames: Scandinavian Bjorn, Lars, Anders, Bent, Gunner, Knut, Nels, Niels, Sven, Thor, Tor.

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How common is the last name Jakobsen in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the Jakobsen surname has seen a growth in its popularity in the United States between 2000 and 2010. The rank of the surname improved from 55,124 in 2000 to 51,066 in 2010, indicating an increase of 7.36%. The number of individuals with this surname also grew by 16.91% over the same period, increasing from 349 to 408. Consequently, the proportion of people named Jakobsen per 100,000 increased by 7.69%, moving from 0.13 to 0.14.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#55,124	#51,066	7.36%
Count	349	408	16.91%
Proportion per 100k	0.13	0.14	7.69%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Jakobsen

In terms of ethnicity, the data from the Decennial U.S. Census shows some changes within the Jakobsen surname bearers between 2000 and 2010. The majority of individuals with this surname identified as White, with a slight increase from 92.26% in 2000 to 93.14% in 2010. There was a significant decline in those identifying with two or more races, dropping by approximately 46% to just 2.94% in 2010. The census also recorded new ethnic identities among the Jakobsens: 1.47% identified as Asian/Pacific Islander and 1.72% as Hispanic in 2010, where there had been none in these categories in 2000. No Jakobsens identified as Black or American Indian and Alaskan Native in either census.

	2000	2010	Change
White	92.26%	93.14%	0.95%
Two or More Races	5.44%	2.94%	-45.96%
Hispanic	0%	1.72%	0%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	1.47%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%