Giacomo

Giacomo Meaning & Origin

About Giacomo
The surname Giacomo is of Italian origin and is derived from the given name Giacomo, which is the Italian form of the name James. The name James itself has Hebrew origins and means "supplanter" or "one who follows." Therefore, the surname Giacomo can be interpreted to mean "descendant of James" or "son of James." It is a patronymic surname, indicating a family's connection to an ancestor named Giacomo or James.

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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

The surname Giacomo is a unique entry in our records. Discover more about its distribution and characteristics:

  • Number of People with the name Giacomo: 464
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 45,959
  • Frequency per 100k people: 0.16

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Giacomo based on recent US Census records. This is a brief glimpse into the diverse backgrounds of people carrying this surname.

Ranking information for the surname Giacomo is not currently available.

Pronunciation

📇 Metaphone
JKM
🗽 NYSIIS
GANA
🔊 Soundex
G02050
🎵 Syllabic Pronunciation
JH AA1 K AH0 M OW0
🌐 IPA
/ˈʤɑkəˌmoʊ/
🔊 Double Metaphone
('JKM', 'KKM')
🈯 Cross-Lingual Phonetic
G250

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Giacomo in Braille

Here's how to represent Giacomo in Braille, each pattern of raised dots corresponds to a letter in the name.

The name Giacomo in braille

How to sign the name Giacomo using Sign Language

The image below shows how you can spell Giacomo using American Sign Language (ASL). In sign language, each hand shape corresponds to a specific a letter of the name.

The name Giacomo in sign language

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