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Meaning of the nameJacques

Jacques is a male name of French origin, coming from Latin Iacobus and Hebrew Jacó, which Behind the Name explains as 'the one who holds the heel' or 'supplanter'.

Meaning

“French form of Jacó, 'the one who holds the heel' or 'supplanter'”

Source: Wiktionary: Jacques (French) · Behind the Name: Jacob

People (2022)
2,293
Rank in Brazil
#4,657
Median age
45 years
2010 Census
2,109
people

Jacques in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Jacques, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1970s (665 people).

0 women 2,275 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Jacques is most common

States with the highest share of people named Jacques in the population, in the 2022 Census.

  1. Rio Grande do Sul 0.003%
  2. Santa Catarina 0.002%
  3. Minas Gerais 0.002%
  4. Rio de Janeiro 0.002%
  5. São Paulo 0.001%
All states
StatePeople% of population
São Paulo5370.001%
Minas Gerais3100.002%
Rio Grande do Sul2680.003%
Rio de Janeiro2460.002%
Paraná1300.001%
Santa Catarina1220.002%
Bahia960.001%
Espírito Santo870.002%
Pernambuco640.001%
Ceará530.001%
Goiás430.001%
Amazonas400.001%
Pará390.001%
Mato Grosso330.001%
Distrito Federal320.001%
Rio Grande do Norte310.001%
Mato Grosso do Sul300.001%
Maranhão290.000%
Paraíba260.001%
Alagoas210.001%
Piauí150.001%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Jacques

Jacques is the French form of the Latin name Iacobus, which Wiktionary traces to Greek Iákōbos and Hebrew Yaʿăqōḇ, the Jacó of the Old Testament. Behind the Name, in its entry for Jacob, explains the Hebrew name as 'the one who holds the heel' or 'supplanter', and records a less common hypothesis, 'may God protect'. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 2,293 people named Jacques. The spelling keeps the French -cques, the language in which the name is pronounced /ʒak/.

Sources

  1. Wiktionary: Jacques (French) · en.wiktionary.org · meaning
  2. Behind the Name: Jacques · behindthename.com · origin
  3. Behind the Name: Jacob · behindthename.com · meaning

Questions about the name Jacques

What does the name Jacques mean?

Jacques means “French form of Jacó, 'the one who holds the heel' or 'supplanter'”, according to Wiktionary and Behind the Name.

How many people are named Jacques in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 2,293 people with the first name Jacques, which ranks it number 4,657 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1970s.

Is Jacques a boy's or a girl's name?

Jacques is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 2,275 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Jacques?

Jacques is a name of French and Hebrew origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Jacques most common?

Proportionally, in Rio Grande do Sul: 0.003% of the state's population is named Jacques (268 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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