The Jacob Family History

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The Jacob Family in the Census

Census Freqency of the Surname Jacob
1841 Census 2,185
1851 Census 2,064
1861 Census 2,194
1871 Census 2,283
1891 Census 3,030

Most Frequent Forenames for the Jacob Family in the Census

Name 1841 Census 1851 Census 1861 Census 1871 Census 1891 Census Total
WILLIAM Jacob 149 136 114 114 131
MARY Jacob 173 117 110 80 66
JOHN Jacob 136 118 111 91 87
ELIZABETH Jacob 111 82 89 87 79
SARAH Jacob 102 80 62 57 64
THOMAS Jacob 76 81 75 58 55
JAMES Jacob 95 73 66 56 49
ANN Jacob 103 84 62 48 28
GEORGE Jacob 61 54 54 46 62
JANE Jacob 59 62 43 46 28
HENRY Jacob 53 46 40 48 42
CHARLES Jacob 53 33 39 30 54
ELIZA Jacob 37 37 33 35 29
JOSEPH Jacob 34 33 33 20 36
HANNAH Jacob 30 32 22 35 27
EDWARD Jacob 33 27 25 25 35
ROBERT Jacob 30 33 30 21 31
EMMA Jacob 20 20 30 30 31
MARY ANN Jacob 11 33 34 25 20
MARGARET Jacob 26 24 26 28 18

Etmology and History of the Surname: Jacob

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