Last Name JACKETT

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Meaning The son of Jack, from diminutive Jacket and Old French Jaquette, a girl's name. The dictionary 'jacket' has probably a similar origin, being the diminutive of Old French 'jaque,' a jack or coat or mail, which is assigned to the Jacquerie, or revolt of the peasantry nicknamed Jacques Bonhomme.
Origin English, Irish

Rank 53,299 (2000 US census) 83,393 (1990 US census)
Count 364 (2000 US census)

Race / ethnic distribution

The 2000 US Census claims that
  • 93.96%, or 342 total occurrences, of those with this family name identified themselves as being white,
  • 3.02%, or 11 total occurrences, as black,
  • undisclosed % as Asian and Pacific Islander,
  • 2.2%, or 8 total occurrences, as American Indian and Native Alaskan,
  • undisclosed % as two or more races, and
  • undisclosed % as Hispanic ethnic origin.


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