Jacobs
Surname from Jacob
Jacobs is a surname, originally meaning "son of Jacob." It ranks among the more common English surnames.
The name appears in various compounds and references: Jacobs ladder (a plant or a rope ladder with wooden rungs), Marc Jacobs (the fashion designer).
As with most surnames, it occasionally appears as a given name.
Traditional masculine name
- JacobySurname in bridge history
- JakobJacob, German style
- patronymicName from father's name
- DutchOf the Netherlands
German · Jewish · Ashkenazi · Sephardic · English · Scandinavian · naming · lineage
Family line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
- descentDownward slope or lineage
forebears · progenitors · ancestors · descendants · kinship · clan · tribe · dynasty
Current popular trend
Hereditary code molecule
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- haplogroupGenetic ancestry classification
- mitochondrialOf cell's energy centers
- Y-chromosomeMale-determining genetic unit
genetics · genotype · phenotype · heredity · alleles · traits · recessive · dominant
James
Traditional masculine name
Jacobson
- JacobySurname in bridge history
- JakobJacob, German style
- patronymicName from father's name
Dutch · German · Jewish · Ashkenazi · Sephardic · English · Scandinavian · naming · lineage · registry
ancestry
Family line of descent
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- bloodlineAncestry through generations
descent · forebears · progenitors · ancestors · descendants · kinship · clan · tribe · dynasty · patrimony
fashion
Current popular trend
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- haplogroupGenetic ancestry classification
- mitochondrialOf cell's energy centers
Y-chromosome · genetics · genotype · phenotype · heredity · alleles · traits · recessive · dominant · mutation
- Coffee SourcesStarbucks, Dunkin, Folgers, Maxwell House, Nescafe
- Instant Coffeecoffee powder, freeze-dried, Nescafe, Maxwell House, Folgers
- Engineering FirmsHDR, Atkins, Hatch, McDermott
- Defense ContractorsLockheed Martin, Raytheon, RTX, Boeing, Thales
- Dutch SurnamesJansen, Janssen, Meijer, Mulder, Peters
- Architecture FirmsHDR, Page, BIG, Frank Gehry
Jacobsfirst name
Personal name, not surname
given name · forename · Christian name · Jacob · personal name
- Jacob's LadderScriptural stairs to paradise
- Jacob Marley
- Marc Jacobs
- Jane Jacobs
- Jacob and EsauGenesis patriarch rivals
- Jacob LawrenceAmerican narrative painter