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Surname

Jakub

Female form: Jakubová

249 Bearers
6873. Rank
male Gender

Meaning

After an ancestor

A patronymic surname derived from a given name.

Origin: from a given name

A general explanation of the surname based on typical patterns (occupation, trait, ancestor's name, place). A particular family may have a different history.

Surname distribution by municipality

Number of bearers by municipality across Czechia (source: MV ČR archive, ~2011). Showing the 30 most frequent of 61 municipalities.

Map 1 · distribution of surname Jakub — colour = bearers per 10,000 inhabitants (darker = higher)

Historical trend by year of birth

Number of living bearers by year of birth (as of 2011, source: MV ČR archive).

Source: MV ČR – četnost příjmení (archiv) · Data year: 2011