Last Name JACK

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Meaning The son of John, from nickname Jack. It seems probable that for a short period after Jack was becoming the nickname for John, robbing James of the distinction, Jakes with an 's' answered for Jacques or Jacobus, and Jake or Jack without an 's' for John.
A corruption of John, which signifies God's grace.
The same as John.
Origin English, Scottish, Jewish, Irish, Austrian, Belgian, Hungarian

Rank 2,376 (2000 US census) 1,852 (1990 US census)
Count 13,990 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 63.33%, or 8860 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 26.57%, or 3717 total occurrences, as black,
  • 1.02%, or 143 total occurrences, as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 5.48%, or 767 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • 2.12%, or 297 total occurrences, as two or more races, and
  • 1.49%, or 208 total occurrences, as Hispanic ethnic origin.


Scottish surnames

 Scottish last names divide themselves into two classes: Highland and Lowland.
In very few instances the names were considered before the eleventh century. They became significantly better known only since the thirteen century.
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English surnames

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