Jaques

Jaques Meaning & Origin

About Jaques
The surname Jaques is of French origin and is derived from the given name Jacques, which is the French form of the name James. The name James itself comes from the Hebrew name Yaakov, meaning "supplanter" or "one who follows." Therefore, the surname Jaques can be interpreted to mean "son of James" or "descendant of James."

๐ŸŒ Origin
๐Ÿ“ Surname Length
๐Ÿ’ฌ Number of Syllables
๐Ÿ”  Starting Letter
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Popularity

Surname Popularity by Ethnicity

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

  • Number of People with the name Jaques: 3,224
  • Overall Popularity: Less than 0.01% (a rare surname)
  • Ranking: 9,998
  • Frequency per 100k people: 1.09

Below is the ethnic distribution of the surname Jaques 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 Jaques is not currently available.

Pronunciation

๐Ÿ“‡ Metaphone
JKS
๐Ÿ—ฝ NYSIIS
JAGA
๐Ÿ”Š Soundex
J0202
๐ŸŽต Syllabic Pronunciation
JH AE1 K S
๐ŸŒ IPA
/สครฆks/
๐Ÿ”Š Double Metaphone
('JKS', 'AKS')
๐Ÿˆฏ Cross-Lingual Phonetic
J220

Accessibility & Communication

How to write the name Jaques in Braille

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

The name Jaques in braille

How to sign the name Jaques using Sign Language

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

The name Jaques in sign language

Numerology