Jacob (surname)

Jacob is a surname, ultimately from the Biblical figure Jacob. Jakob is the German form of the name.

For the meaning of the name, see Jacob (name).

Notable people with the surname Jacob

Abe Jacob (born 1944), American sound designer
Alaric Jacob (1909–1995), British journalist and author
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
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
Corentin Jacob (born 1997), French footballer
E. F. Jacob (1894–1971), British scholar
Edgar Jacob (1844–1920), British religious leader
Edward Jacob (c. 1710–1788), British scholar and politician
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
Gordon Jacob (1895–1984), British musician

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 Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, Pakistani Instrument of Surrender negotiator and contributor
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) (1770–1852), businessman, industrialist and philanthropist
John J. Jacob (West Virginia) (1829–1893), governor
Ken Jacob, (born 1949) American politician
Louis Léon Jacob (1768–1854), French admiral
Marius Jacob (1879–1954), French activist
Max Jacob (1876–1944), French writer
Maxime Jacob, or Dom Clément Jacob, (1906–1977), French monk, composer, and organist
Michael Jacob (born 1980), Irish hurler
Mick Jacob (born 1946), Irish hurler
Nancy Jacob, American photographer
Odile Jacob, French publisher
Pierre Jacob (1953–2018), Canadian politician
P. L. Jacob, pseudonym of French writer Paul Lacroix (1806–1884)
Romain Jacob (born 1988), French boxer
Rory Jacob (born 1983), Irish hurler
Suzanne Jacob (born 1943), Canadian author
Teun Jacob (1927–2009), Dutch wall painter and sculptor
Ursula Jacob (born 1985), Irish camogie player
Violet Jacob (1863–1946), British writer

Alfons Maria Jakob (1884–1931), German physician
Hans Jakob (footballer) (1908–1994), German soccer player
Hans Jakob (Esperantist) (1891–1967), German-born Swiss Esperantist
Liane Jakob-Rost (born 1928), German scholar
Ludwig Heinrich von Jakob (1759–1827), German economist