Jacob is a surname, ultimately from the Biblical figure Jacob. Jakob is the main German form of the name. The surname Jacob (including variant and regional forms, such as Jakob or Jakub) is used as an English, German, Ashkenazi Jewish, Slovenian, Croatian, Slovak, Czech, Hungarian, Portuguese, French, Dutch, and Christian South Indian surname.
For the meaning of the name, see Jacob (name).
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Notable people with the surname Jacob
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Abe Jacob (born 1944), American sound designer
Alaric Jacob (1909–1995), British journalist and author
Alek Jacob (born 1998), American baseball player
Alexander Malcolm Jacob (1849–1921), diamond and gemstone trader, sold the Jacob Diamond
Anund Jacob (c. 1010–1050), a.k.a. Anund Jakob, King of Sweden
Archibald Jacob (1829–1900), Australian politician
Archibald Jacob, (1888-1959), British musician, brother of Gordon Jacob
Ariana Jacob, American artist
Caroline Jacob (1861–1940), South Australian school principal and owner
Catherine Jacob (actress) (born 1956), French actress
Catherine Jacob (journalist) (born 1976), British broadcast journalist and news presenter
Charles Jacob (geologist) (1878–1962), French geologist
Charles Jacob (stockbroker) (1921–2015), British stockbroker, promoter of ethical investment
Charles Donald Jacob (1838–1898), American politician and diplomat
Christian Jacob (politician) (born 1959), French politician
Christy Jacob (born 1944), Irish hurler
Claud Jacob (1863–1948), British soldier
Claus Jacob (born 1969), German scientist
Corentin Jacob (born 1997), French footballer
Daryl Jacob (born 1983), Irish jockey
Daniela Jacob (born 1961), German climate scientist
E. F. Jacob (1894–1971), British scholar
Edgar Jacob (1844–1920), British religious leader
Edward Jacob (c. 1710–1788), British scholar and politician
Ephraim Arnold Jacob (1845–1905), American lawyer and judge
François Jacob (1920–2013), French biologist
Franz G. Jacob (1870–?), German chess master
Georges Jacob (1739–1814), French artist
Giles Jacob (1686–1744), British jurist and writer
Gilles Jacob (born 1930), French film critic and essayist
Gordon Jacob (1895–1984), British musician
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Heinrich Eduard Jacob (1889–1967), German-American writer
Ian Jacob (1899–1993), British soldier
Ida Luise Jacob (1826–1904), German cookbook author; see Emmy Braun (pseudonym)
Irène Jacob (born 1966) French-born Swiss actress
Jack Farj Rafael Jacob (1921–2016) Lieutenant general, Indian Army
John Jacob, Marquess of Montferrat (1395–1445), Italian soldier and government administrator
John Jacob (East India Company officer) (1812–1858)
John Edward Jacob (born 1934), American activist
John J. Jacob (Kentucky businessman) (1770–1852), businessman, industrialist and philanthropist
John J. Jacob (West Virginia politician) (1829–1893), governor
Ken Jacob, (born 1949) American politician
Louis Léon Jacob (1768–1854), French admiral
Marius Jacob (1879–1954), French activist
Maurice Jacob (1933-2007), French theoretical particle physicist
Max Jacob (1876–1944), French writer
Maxime Jacob, or Dom Clément Jacob, (1906–1977), French monk, composer and organist
Notable people with the surname Jakob
Alfons Maria Jakob (1884–1931), German physician
Hans Jakob (Esperantist) (1891–1967), German-born Swiss Esperantist
Hans Jakob (footballer) (1908–1994), German soccer player
Julia Jakob (born 1991), Swiss orienteer
Liane Jakob-Rost (born 1928), German scholar
Ludwig Heinrich von Jakob (1759–1827), German economist
Maike Jakob (born 2005), German sprint canoeist
Mark S. Jakob (born 1977), American criminal
